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recycledmoviecostumes · 2 months

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This Edwardian-style gown was created for the Ascot scene in the original 1956 Broadway production of the Lerner and Loewe musical My Fair Lady. The scene was filled with beautiful gowns, all in black and white, in keeping with the famous “Black Ascot” of 1910, when King Edward VII died shortly before the event, making it inappropriate to wear color. Thus, those who attended wore all black, aside from accents of white from pearls and flowers.

The gown was designed by Cecil Beaton and executed by Helene Pons based on his sketches. The cream crepe dress has black velvet stripes and an embroidered lace bib. The photo above most likely shows actress Melisande Congdon in the costume, as she performed in the play for three years.

When Truman Capote decided to throw his famous “Black and White Ball,” – he used the scene from My Fair Lady as its inspiration. Deborah Davis’ wonderful book The Party of the Century mentions that much of the gossip about town was about “who” everyone would wear. Amanda Carter Burden, daughter of Babe Paley, was able to sidestep this conversation and not commit to any one designer when she chose a gown from the film My Fair Lady. A drawing of Amanda in costume, sketched by Kenneth Paul Block, appeared on the front page of Women’s Wear Daily.

But was her gown from the film adaptation of My Fair Lady? Amanda was based in New York City, and it would have been far easier for her to obtain one of the costumes from the Broadway show.

In addition, no costume in the film accurately matches the one she wore to the ball. There is one that is similar and clearly based on the same design, but it appears to be a different piece.

In 2015, the dress from the Broadway production went up for sale, where it sold for $1280. It contains a lace dickey that the auction house noted has been added post-production. The dickey is clearly visible on Amanda Carter in the Black and White Ball photo. While I cannot confirm for certain that she is wearing the dress from the stage production rather than the film production, I am confident that she is.

Costume Credit: Katie S.

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#my fair lady #truman capote #Melisande Congdon #cecil beaton #Amanda Carter Burden #black and white ball #costume drama #period drama

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rosepompadour · 8 months

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Her eyes were broken bits of sparkle.

Truman Capote, Breakfast at Tiffany's (1958)

#are you okay lula mae #breakfast at tiffany's #truman capote #literature

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unioncityblues · 6 months

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Lorna Luft, Jerry Hall, Andy Warhol, Debbie Harry, Truman Capote, and Paloma Picasso at Studio 54 in New York City, New York. June 1979.

Photographed by Sonia Moskowitz.

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numnum-num · 3 months

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Truman Capote

#truman capote #gay history #lgbtq history #lgbt history #vintage fashion #male style #male fashion #literature #swans #breakfast at tiffany's

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flowerytale · 2 years

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Truman Capote, from "Breakfast at Tiffany's"

#breakfast at tiffany's #truman capote #typo #typography #words #quote #quotes #lit #literature #american literature #novella #june #july #*

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thoughtkick · 11 months

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Because no matter where you run, you just end up running into yourself.

Truman Capote, Breakfast At Tiffany’s

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citizenscreen · 26 days

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April 1955: Gloria Vanderbilt and Truman Capote are toasting Pearl Bailey at the Blue Angel on the occasion of Miss Bailey's twentieth anniversary in show business.

#pearl bailey #gloria vanderbilt #truman capote #1950s

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shihlun · 26 days

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#楊國台 #design #graphic design #book cover #taiwan #in cold blood #truman capote

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voguefashion · 2 months

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Truman Capote's infamous Black and White Ball at New York’s Plaza Hotel on November 28th 1966. The masked ball which was labeled the "party of the century", was thrown in the honor of his dear friend Katharine Graham, whose husband died by suicide in 1961, leaving her to run the family media empire. The guest list contained 540 of his closest friends from affluent families, royalty, fashion designers, models, actors, writers, musicians and his famous "Swans".

Photos: 1. Capote with his favourite "swan" Lee Radziwill, 2. Interior designer Billy Baldwin (pictured on the right) with a fellow guest. 3. Princess Luciana Pignatelli, Peter Gimbel and Contessa Consuelo Crespi. 4. Capote chatting with guests. 5. Françoise de Langlade and Oscar de la Renta. 6. Guests dancing. 7. Frank Sinatra and Mia Farrow. 8. Capote dancing with "swan" Gloria Guinness. 9. Candice Bergen dancing with a guest. 10. Capote with guest-of-honor Katharine Graham. 11. Truman socializing with guests.

#truman capote #black and white ball #1966 #lee radziwill #billy baldwin #luciana pignatelli #peter gimbel #consuelo crespi #françoise de langlade #oscar de la renta #frank sinatra #mia farrow #gloria guinness #candice bergen #katharine graham #style #fashion #1960s

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white-fang-22 · 1 month

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"Una conversación es un diálogo, no un monólogo. Por eso hay tan pocas buenas conversaciones: debido a la escasez de personas inteligentes."

-------- Truman Capote

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auxoubliettes · 9 months

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Beat the Devil, dir. John Huston (1953)

#beat the devil #truman capote #john huston #humphrey bogart #gina lollobrigida #peter lorre #cinema

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robertocustodioart · 3 months

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Truman Capote by Horst P. Horst 1968

#truman capote #horst p. horst

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rosepompadour · 8 months

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She was on her way out — white satin dancing pumps and quantities of perfume announced gala intentions.

Truman Capote, Breakfast at Tiffany’s (1958)

#breakfast at tiffany's #truman capote #literature #i was visiting an antique bookstore in los angeles the other week and they had the pink diamond-studded calfskin edition #and i went on such a tangent about how the book is better than the movie that the owner let me hold it and do a photoshoot with it #for five minutes it was mine!

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oceancentury · 3 months

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“I liked you once, I liked you quite a bit. But then I heard behind my back you called me a fag. So I thought I’d be a fag. And show you what a fag can do when he’s angry. When he’s very angry.” - Feud: Capote vs The Swans. 🦢

#feud #my gif #Tom Hollander #Demi moore #naomi watts #feud capote vs the swans #truman capote #ryan murphy #tv quotes #tv shows #tv #gif set #tv gifs #my gifs #gay #gay icons #chloe sevigny #oceancentury #tv and film

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metamorphesque · 2 years

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— Breakfast at Tiffany's, Truman Capote

[text ID: June, July, all through the warm months she hibernated like a winter animal who did not know spring had come and gone.]

#breakfast at tiffany's #truman capote #quotes #literature #summer #july #classic literature

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surqrised · 8 months

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Because no matter where you run, you just end up running into yourself.

Truman Capote, Breakfast At Tiffany’s

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