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Old burlesque costumes, get ready to cry
So I bought a trash bag of beaded "things" that had belonged to Gilda Gray. I was in a hurry and didn't go through it, until I got home. I also
didn't research her until I got home either and regret not grabbing some of the paper stuff that had her name/signature on it. I actually left
canceled checks and other stuff there 
anyway, the stuff is in BAD fragile shape. Don't think anything can be done about it without costing an arm and a leg, sigh
it seriously almost brought tears to my eyes to see this butterfly dress with the rips
this one HAD a beaded skirt at one time
this skirt top had feathers at one time
This piece weighs a ton, all glass beading
it even has a sparkly g-string style crotch
metal thread and glass beaded collar
various odds and ends, I WISH whatever came in that Cartier bag was still in there!
and this POOR Lanvin cloche had blue iridescent feathers all over it at one time
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![[*]](./images/xmbforum/default_icon.gif) posted on 29-7-10 at 02:44 AM |
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holy cow!! if ONLY ~
but still, a glimpse at some truly amazing pieces at one time...
thanks for sharing!
Mary
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Hi,
It is sad they disintegrated so badly, but still just to see them is a treat, and they have value for study and research. I would love that butterfly
dress just to display!
Actually, what are your plans for the badly damaged Lanvin hat? I do not know if this is the right forum to ask, but if you wish to part with it,
I'd love it for the millinery museum, or just to loan for some photos?
Thank you for showing them.
Barbara
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Thanks so much for sharing these pictures. I so wish I could've seen them in "action," and can feel the history just looking at them.
Lovely work done on these pieces!!
I had to research...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gilda_Gray
http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_CLu8_jFPNZ4/R4aLYd8b4SI/AAAAAAAABSo/Ud4mBPNSjk8/s400/Gilda2.jpg
The shimmy queen!
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| posted on 29-7-10 at 02:53 AM |
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Lanvin!!!!
Killing me. Send it to me, I have the BEST seamstress!!!!!! Consignment, really. We can make this good. !!
Ang
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truly. missmaggiethcat@hotmail.com
really, she's good and we can make it happen.
Ang
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| posted on 29-7-10 at 04:19 AM |
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Good lord.
Some lovely beaded examples on show this week. Try to have the butterfly dress backed if possible. That's basically making a new slip as a lining
and attaching the dress to it. I think it would be worth it for the provenance if you can still get the paperwork? That's really important. You can
just see Gilda shimmy in those costumes. Great find.
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| posted on 29-7-10 at 04:41 AM |
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Lovely stuff: even in this condition they're beautiful and collectable. Well done! The Lanvin label is fabulous.
Nicole
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| posted on 29-7-10 at 04:58 AM |
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Oh my goodness, it breaks my heart! What wonderful pieces, you can feel the glamour just looking at the photo's. What an amazing find.
Linda
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| posted on 29-7-10 at 02:42 PM |
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WOW! Fabulous stuff, what a treat to see this stuff for real and not on film!
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| posted on 29-7-10 at 03:03 PM |
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Wow. What amazing pieces. Even in their sorry shape, they are beautiful to behold. Thanks for sharing them.
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Thanks everybody. Trust me I am kicking myself hard for not grabbing the brown bag of personal papers! I went to the seller the next day and he
didn't have them (I think they may have been thrown out)
there were 3 or 4 huge scrap books she must have made, someone paid a bunch for those. Most of the lot of stuff was furniture and it was a frenzy of
people snapping the stuff up! The only other clothes were somewhat modern crappy mens stuff. I'm guessing this was the estate of whoever inherrited
her things.
I've done some searching on line for photos of these costumes and can't find a match. These do seem pretty risqué so I'm guessing there weren't
photos of the entire show.
I really didn't know what I had until I pulled the pieces out at home. When I did you could hear beads and sparkles dropping, ugh! it took two if us
to lift out the heavy dress
I would LOVE to save some of them, especially the butterfly dress. I was wondering if someone could back the fabric with something to make it stronger
and wearable.
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| posted on 29-7-10 at 07:24 PM |
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Still sooooo beautiful! What a score!
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| posted on 3-8-10 at 04:17 AM |
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Ms Eel, are you on Facebook? A friend found an image of her wearing one of the costumes;
See here.
Nicole
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okay, here it is for those not on FB:
See here
- and it's dated 1940 too!
Nicole
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| posted on 3-8-10 at 10:41 AM |
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I thinly this is the one with the fringe!
Crud brb with link lol
Gilda Gray Pictures
Found it on fanpix.net under Gilda gray pictures
~ Jennifer ~
Vintage information and tips
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Amazing photos, she really was stunning! and the outfits!
Thanks for finding these, Jennifer!
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| posted on 3-8-10 at 09:01 PM |
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What an incredible find  ! Just gorgeous!
Karin
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Watch Gilda Gray Dance!
Amazing bead work! Found this info about Gilda Gray on a website about Wisconsin natives. Includes a 3 min. clip from a 1929 movie that shows her
dancing. Fun!
http://wisconsinology.blogspot.com
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Hi,
I just wanted add in another thought. Someone asked about sending the Lanvin hat to a seamstress for renovation, but I have to strongly disagree.
Millinery and dressmaking are not the same art, and no matter how good a seamstress she might be, she is not be able to restore an antique Haute
Couture feather hat. As a matter of fact, an actual restoration of that hat would require knowing exactly what the hat looked like before the
feathers completely fell off, and finding antique feathers of the same type and same age/vintage with which to do the restoration. Applying new
feathers would be just wrong on so many levels. I am not a museum curator, but would think that the hat would be better off left as is, and
sent/donated/sold to a museum to restore.
It takes and entire semester at FIT or FIDM to learn to create feather hats, so it is not an easy task or something left to an uneducated hand. I
would leave it as it is, and attempt to find a clear close up photo of the hat or a description in the Lanvin archives.
Just my 2 cents...
Barbara
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Thanks for the link, Angelgrace, her bio is quite special!
and that info about the movie "Gilda" being based on her is quite interesting indeed and the kind of money she earned back then, wow!
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| posted on 5-8-10 at 10:56 AM |
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Thanks so much Jennifer and Nicole! Just what I was looking for!
If anyone has suggestions on how or who can back that butterfly dress please let me know.
As for the rest, I don't know what to do with em. They're just in a box. It makes me feel good to know I own a little bit of fun history.
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| posted on 5-8-10 at 03:20 PM |
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All I can say is WOW ...What a wonderful thing to see, thank you for
taking the time to share this with us!
Truly AMAZING!!
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