Showing posts with label Judy Garland. Show all posts
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Debbie Reynolds' iconic cinema costume - 3


Who: Mary Astor
Movie: Meet Me in St. Louis
Exquisite ivory lace period gown heavily appliquéd with grape leaves and cluster pattern, belt, matching hat and parasol worn by Mary Astor as "Mrs. Anna Smith" in the final scene at the St. Louis Fair in Meet Me in St. Louis, 1944.
Estimate: $6,000 - $8,000

Who: Judy Garland
Movie: Meet Me in St. Louis
Two-piece grey crepe wool tiered dress with grey tassels on each tier and a mustard silk top worn by Judy Garland as "Esther Smith" in the musical numbers "Skip to My Lou," "I Was Drunk Last Night," "Under the Bamboo Tree" and "Over the Bannister."
Estimate: $10,000 - $15,000 

Who: Ann Miller
Movie: Easter Parade
Miller wore this white chiffon gown with cascading red feather shirt and rhinestone neckline in her role as 'Nadine Hale' in 'Easter Parade', 1948.
Estimate: $800 - $1,200

Who: Hedy Lamarr
Movie: Samson and Delilah
Peacock-feather eye two-piece gown worn by Lamarr as Delilah in Samson and Delilah, 1949.
Estimate: $8,000 - $12,000 


Who: Betty Hutton
Movie: Annie Get Your Gun
Complete 10-piece Wild West Show costume by Helen Rose from Annie Get Your Gun, 1950. Judy Garland was scheduled to play "Annie Oakley"and a number of costumes were made for her, but a few weeks into production she was replaced by Betty Hutton. Complete outfit of cream suede jacket and two skirts adorned with pink and green floral sequins with matching gloves, hat, boots, belt, and green blouse with scarf.
Estimate: $8,000 - $12,000

Who: Vivien Leigh
Movie: A Streetcar Named Desire
Vivien Leigh's 'Blanche DuBois' wore this ivory and pink chiffon robe in the scene where Karl Malden confronts her and tells her he does not want to marry her in A Streetcar Named Desire.
Estimate: $4,000 - $6,000 

Who: Debbie Reynolds
Movie: Singin' in the Rain
Green and ivory leaf pattern flapper dress worn in the role of 'Kathy Selden' in the scene where she is dubbing Lina's voice in the recording studio in Singin' in the Rain, 1952.
Estimate: $800 -$1,200

Who: Marilyn Monroe
Movie: Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
This iconic costume was worn by Marilyn Monroe as 'Lorelei Lee' in the number 'Two Little Girls from Little Rock' with Jane Russell in Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, 1953. The slightly risqué bust area once again fooled the censors by including a shear body-toned fabric from the neck right down to the waist giving the impression of nudity without showing a thing.
Estimate: $200,000 - $300,000 

Who: Rita Hayworth
Movie: Salomé
Rita Hayworth's 'Princess Salome' wore this flesh chiffon dress with halter by Jean Louis for the 'Dance of the Seven Veils' sequence in Salomé, 1953.
Estimate: $12,000 - $15,000

Debbie Reynolds' iconic cinema costume


As Debbie Reynolds prepares to auction her amazing collection of movie costumes and artefacts, we select some of the highlights...

The star of stage and screen has amassed an unparalled collection of iconic cinema costumes and artefacts which will go under the hammer on June 18 in Los Angeles. The auction contains 3,500 costumes, 20,000 photographs and several thousand original posters. Here are our pick of some of the remarkable highlights from a lifetime of collecting.
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Who: Marilyn Monroe
Movie: Seven Year Itch
Monroe wore this ivory pleated "Subway" dress by Travilla, for her role as 'The Girl' in Seven Year Itch in 1955. After she stood on a subway grate and uttered the famous line "Oooh isn't it delicious?", the scene, and the dress, went down in Hollywood history.
It was acquired by Debbie Reynolds directly from Twentieth Century-Fox during the 'pre-sale' when she bought all of the Marilyn Monroe wardrobe from the studio prior to the auction in 1971.
Estimate: $1,000,000 - $2,000,000


Who: Judy Garland
Movie: Wizard of Oz
The iconic blue dress worn by Garland as 'Dorothy Gale' in the Wizard of Oz, 1939. Made by Adrian, the cotton pinafore with polka dot trim bears a handwritten label "Judy Garland 3955."
Estimate: $60,000 - $80,000 


Who: Judy Garland
Movie: Wizard of Oz
Debbie Reynolds told how she nearly lost this pair of ruby slippers when her daughter Carrie Fisher, who played Princess Leia in the Star Wars trilogy wanted to give them to her director George Lucas as a thank you gift.
Estimate: $120,000-$150,000

Who: Audrey Hepburn
Movie: My Fair Lady
Audrey Hepburn's iconic Ascot dress from 'My Fair Lady', 1964, designed by legendary costume designer Cecil Beaton is featured in nearly every image associated with the film, and is considered to be Cecil Beaton's magnum opus. Worn by Audrey Hepburn in the most memorable scene of the film, it is without question one of the finest screen-worn garments ever made.
Estimate: $200,000 - $300,000 

 
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