Many of the Horrockses Fashions designs were based on flowers, but occasionally John Tullis, head designer, would request something more unusual. This dress with a fun food print was worn in the early 1950s, at a time when food rationing was still in place in Britain. The types of food illustrated include asparagus, quiche and artichoke, all of which must have appeared very exotic to people living off wartime rations which did not end completely until 1954.