Karinska Costumes

Size Size of photo 8.3" x 11.9"  Costume for a Persian female warrior to the Queen of Shemakhan, 1937 bearing Karinska costimer's label and also handwritten with 'Bolin, Beauty, Mann, Pereyra', the upper bodice section of silver-grey satin with overlay of gold mech to simulate chain mail, the front applied with three red wool lozenges adoned with faux blister pearls above sapphire blue wool skirt panels. This photograph originates from the International Magazine Services photo archive. IMS was ... [Read More]

This is a rare December 24th, 1951 playbill from the opening weeks of the Original Broadway production of the ANITA LOOS comedy "GIGI" at New York's Fulton Theatre. (The production opened November 24th, 1951 and closed May 31st, 1952 after 219 performances.) ..... The play starred AUDREY HEPBURN (in her Broadway debut) and featured CATHLEEN NESBITT, MICHAEL EVANS, JOSEPHINE BROWN, DORIS PATSTON, FRANCIS COMPTON and BERTHA BELMORE ..... CREDITS: Book by ANITA LOOS adapted from COLETTE's novel; Se... [Read More]