Avery Trufelman

It's the same thing that drew 100,000 starving French people to stare at the Théâtre de la Meade.

Glamour and luxury are powerful.

Susan knew she had to bring these mannequins back to Paris to revive the Théâtre de la Mode back to its former glory.

She went back to Paris and got busy.

Susan did her Paris Condé Nast bureau chief thing and pulled together an elite team to refurbish the Théâtre de la Mode.

This was a team effort from a crew of set designers, clothiers, and historians.

Experts and artists referenced the black and white photographs from the original show and talked with the fashion houses to make sure the outfits were perfectly restored.

Leather was polished.

Silk was dry cleaned.

Diamond jewelry was reconstructed.

Real hair replaced and combed.

And once again, the Chambre Syndicale de la Couture was footing the bill.

The cool thing was that many of the original artists and designers who worked on the project in the 40s were still alive to oversee the revival in the 80s.

This labor of love they all thought they had lost.

And if the mannequins were going to Paris, Linda had to go with them.

She had to ensure they were safe because they were still in the Maryhill collection.

But also...

There were many parties and celebrations to attend.

For the next two years, as the mannequins were being fixed up, Linda went back and forth, from Paris to Goldendale, from champagne toasts to rattlesnakes and back again.

Little by little, she was becoming more glamorous under the tutelage of Susan Train.