Another, additional, "fun fact:"
To be able to wear the dress, Hayworth had to wear a corset, because
just a few months before she had given birth to her daughter,
Rebecca, and had not yet regained her pre-pregnancy figure. In
addition to the dress, Jean Louis made a harness, worn under the
dress. The harness consisted of rigging - one under the breast, one
in the middle and one on the side. In addition, the soft plastic had
been molded around the top of the skirt.
On Jul 10, 2011, at 11:52 AM, Neil Jaworski wrote:
Hallo, good ol' Wikipedia comes to the rescue:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_dress_of_Rita_Hayworth
In April 2009, the dress was to be sold at the auction house of
Forrest J. Ackerman. In the description of the lot it was specified
that the dress still had the label "property of Columbia Pictures"
and "Rita Hayworth" sewn inside.[5] The initial price was estimated
between $30,000 and $50,000, but the lot was withdrawn before it
reached the auction.[6][5] Later, in September 2009, the dress
appeared mysteriously in an auction on eBay with a starting price
of $30,000.[1]
--- On Sun, 10/7/11, walter reuben <[email protected]> wrote:
From: walter reuben <[email protected]>
Subject: Re: [MOPO] Gilda dress
To: [email protected]
Date: Sunday, 10 July, 2011, 17:38
Dear Bruce
Because of the kind of dress that it was, Rita literally had to be
taped into it every day before shooting started. It was that
tight. It is a virtual certainty that it fell apart and was not
saved.
Unless a spare one was made, just in case, and not used.
But it was such an expensive dress that I really doubt that.
Walter
On Sun, Jul 10, 2011 at 9:32 AM, Bruce Hershenson
<[email protected]> wrote:
With all the publicity about the amazing price for the Marilyn
dress, I wondered if the whereabouts of the Gilda sheath dress are
known (if it exists).
I figured someone here would surely know!
Bruce
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