(The) Tailored Woman (with her fur flying)

Another eBay find: this ad from a 1964 Vogue.  Now I know that fur is a no-no, but I had to have the ad because it shows the Tailored Woman store and its famous display windows.



Incidentally, for reasons I haven't yet determined, the store sometimes used "The" in its name and sometimes did not.  It appears that at the time of this ad, "The" was out of fashion.  (Much like real fur today.)

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