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
Posted in: Ann Miller,Betty Hutton,Debbie Reynolds,Hedy Lamarr,Judy Garland,Mary Astor,Rita Hayworth,Vivien Leigh
