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Betty Grable orange, ivory & yellow striped dress from Mother Wore Tights

Currency:USD Category:Memorabilia Start Price:1,000.00 USD Estimated At:1,000.00 - 1,500.00 USD
Betty Grable orange, ivory & yellow striped dress from Mother Wore Tights
(TCF, 1947) Sleeveless dress of ivory cotton top and lime skirt and self-belt. Orange and ivory wool striped jacket. Both pieces have handwritten label “505-79 GRABLE” and stamped “1 69 6 0906”. Skirt exhibits a stain on front. Buttons have been replaced on jacket. Designed by Charles Le Maire and Orry-Kelly. Dress not worn in final film but seen on the poster when Betty and Dan first become a dance team and also hanging in Betty’s closet in Mother Wore Tights.