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Goldfinger: Sean Connery in a Towelling Playsuit

By: Lord Christopher LavertyFiled under Clothes from 1960s, Guys in Films, Premium. Tagged 007, Auric Goldfinger, baby blue, belt, BlogalongaBond, Bondian, Cec Linder, Claire McCardell, Clark Gable, Dr. No, Felix Leiter, fitted, Goldfinger, halterneck, identity, Incredible Suit, James Bond, masculine, one-piece, patch pocket, playsuit, Premium Content, Roger Moore, Sean Connery, Shirley Eaton, shorts, slanted pockets, suit, Tarzan the Ape Man, terry towelling, terrycloth, towelling, trunks, World War 2, zip. Bookmark the permalink. 11 Comments

The blue towelling playsuit in Goldfinger is typically remembered as Bond’s one sartorial disaster. Yet it might be worthy of reconsideration. Continue reading→

Fans Save Gone with the Wind Costumes

3 Sep ’10

By: Lord Christopher LavertyFiled under Girls in Films, Guys in Films, News. Tagged Academy Award, civil war, Clark Gable, costume, dress, dressing gown, gall gown, Harry Ransom Center, Jill Morena, restoration, Scarlett O'Hara, suit, velvet, Vivien Leigh, Walter Plunkett. Bookmark the permalink. 2 Comments

Thanks to donations from 600 people, $30,000 has been raised to restore fragile dresses from Gone with the Wind. Continue reading→