Sunday, September 29, 2024

Travilla 1950s Sketches

An eclectic mix of fashion/costume sketches dating from the 1950s. The first eighteen were found at an Arizona estate sale and listed on eBay in 2018. I continually search online and auction listings when I remember for addition to my database of Travilla that has come up for sale (aside from his 2013 Julien's auction.)













Very similar to Marilyn Monroe's No Business Like Show Business finale gown. Greer Garson wore a similar gown to the 1965 Academy Awards.








Similar to Marilyn Monroe's 1954 Photoplay gown and a gold version
worn by Ginger Rogers in Dreamboat.

























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