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Lot 1079

A Man About Town dance costume

10 December 2019, 14:00 PST
Los Angeles

US$400 - US$600

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A Man About Town dance costume

Paramount Pictures, 1939. Designed by Edith Head. Pale pink satin full-length sleeveless gown with black velvet straps, a plunging V neck, and a ruched waistband, enhanced by small black feathers resembling a bird perched atop one shoulder, with a skirt with a small train, bearing two blue-lettered "Paramount" labels, one with "AU6" and one with "Muriel Barr" handwritten in black ink. The name "Barr" is also handwritten on the built-in bra in fading ink. Barr can be seen wearing this gown in a group of women who are sharing the spotlight with Betty Grable as she sings to an audience. Accompanied by a DVD of the film.

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