As the fellow from LA Props used to say, "Well it looked good to me"!
On Sun, Jul 10, 2011 at 3:25 PM, Ron Magid <[email protected]> wrote: > My understanding is that dress was widely considered "wrong" (ie not the > screen used one.) > > ------------------------------ > *From:* Neil Jaworski <[email protected]> > > *To:* [email protected] > *Sent:* Sun, July 10, 2011 11:52:06 AM > > *Subject:* Re: [MOPO] Gilda dress > > 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 <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/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]<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_dress_of_Rita_Hayworth#cite_note-Bella-4> > The > initial price was estimated between $30,000 and $50,000, but the lot was > withdrawn before it reached the > auction.[6]<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_dress_of_Rita_Hayworth#cite_note-5> > [5]<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_dress_of_Rita_Hayworth#cite_note-Bella-4> > Later, > in September 2009, the dress appeared mysteriously in an auction on > eBay<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EBay> with > a starting price of > $30,000.[1]<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_dress_of_Rita_Hayworth#cite_note-Claudia-0> > > --- 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 > > -- > Bruce Hershenson and the other 29 members of the > eMoviePoster.com<http://emovieposter.com/>team > P.O. Box 874 > West Plains, MO 65775 > Phone: 417-256-9616 (hours: Mon-Fri 9 to 5 except from 12 to 1 when we > take lunch) > our site <http://www.emovieposter.com/> > our auctions <http://www.emovieposter.com/agallery/all.html> > > Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com > ___________________________________________________________________ How to > UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: > [email protected] In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF > MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content. > > > Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com > ___________________________________________________________________ How to > UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: > [email protected] In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF > MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content. > > Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com > ___________________________________________________________________ How to > UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: > [email protected] In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF > MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content. > > Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com > ___________________________________________________________________ How to > UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: > [email protected] In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF > MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content. > > -- Bruce Hershenson and the other 29 members of the eMoviePoster.com team P.O. Box 874 West Plains, MO 65775 Phone: 417-256-9616 (hours: Mon-Fri 9 to 5 except from 12 to 1 when we take lunch) our site <http://www.emovieposter.com/> our auctions <http://www.emovieposter.com/agallery/all.html> Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___________________________________________________________________ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: [email protected] In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content.
