June 30, 2025
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When does ANY party start? When you get there! This week's party comes to you via the E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company, whose 1969 short industrial film "Dresswear Potpourri", filmed on luxury liner the 'Hamburg', featured resort wear fashions made of the company's Orlon and Dacron fibers.
The full 9-minute film is now part of Hagley Library's collection of DuPont Company films and commercials (Accession 1995.300). This large collection of commercials, short films, feature films, and television programs documents the research, development, training, safety measures, products, and promotional aspects of DuPont Company history.