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Burton and Taylor_Helena Bonham Carter coat, Dominic West_Image credit BBC 4 Films-001

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Costume Stories: This Week, Burton & Taylor and Scandal

By: Lord Christopher LavertyFiled under Costume Stories and Links. Tagged Ballet Russes, Burton and Taylor, Claudette Colbert, Cleopatra, Elizabeth Taylor, Gavia Baker, Much Ado about Nothing, Prince Igor, Scandal, Shawna Trpcic, Susannah Buxton, The Cabin in the Woods, Theda Bara, Vivien Leigh, X-Men: First Class. Bookmark the permalink. 1 Comment

This week’s costume news. Continue reading→

Dior at Harrods_2011 Charlize Theron Jadore dress 1_Image credit Jennifer Lunn

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So Dior Exhibition at Harrods: Movie Star Dresses

By: Lord Christopher LavertyFiled under Clothes from 1950s, Girls in Films. Tagged Audrey Hepburn, Butterfield 8, Charlize Theron, Christian Dior, Corrole Line, Dior, Elizabeth Taylor, handbag, Harrods, Julianne Moore, Lucien Lelong, Margot Fonteyn, Premium Content, Princess Diana, Princess Margaret, Robert Piquet, toile. Bookmark the permalink. Leave a comment

Some photographs from the recent So Dior exhibition at Harrods. Continue reading→

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Julien’s Auctions: Classic Costumes Go Under the Hammer

By: Lord Christopher LavertyFiled under Girls in Films, Guys in Films, News. Tagged A Place in the Sun, auction, brocade, Elizabeth Taylor, gingham pinafore, Glencheck suit, GoldenEye, Ida Lupino, Jeff Bridges, John Tuturro, Judy Garland, Julie Andres, Juliens, Marilyn Monroe, My Fair Lady, Pierce Brosnan, Prince of Wales check, River of No Return, Steve McQueen, The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, The Big Lebowski, The Sound of Music, The Wizard of Oz. Bookmark the permalink. 1 Comment

Julien’s Hollywood Icons and Idols sale draws high bids for famous costumes, but not the big numbers seen last year at the Debbie Reynolds auction. Continue reading→

The Seven Year Itch_Marilyn Monroe ivory dress_side

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Debbie Reynolds Costume Auction: Marilyn Goes for $4.6 Million!

By: Lord Christopher LavertyFiled under Girls in Films, Guys in Films, News. Tagged Ascot dress, Audrey Hepburn, Cary Grant, Clothes on Film, coral pink, costume auction, Debbie Reynolds, Edward G. Robinson, Elizabeth Taylor, Gentleman Prefer Blondes, Grace Kelly, Julie Andres, Marilyn Monroe, My Fair Lady, National Velvet, Profiles in History, rose pink, Rudolph Valentino, showgirl outfit, silk slippers, subway dress, The Sound of Music, There’s No Business Like Show Business, To Catch a Thief, Travilla. Bookmark the permalink. 3 Comments

$ 4,600,000 for Marilyn Monroe’s ‘subway’ dress was only just one mega bid of many. Continue reading→

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