Object Title
Bonwit Teller Window Display Featuring Women's Ensemble Adapted from the Costumes of "Auntie Mame" by Marusia Toumanoff Sassi and Travis Banton
Part of
Dan Arje Papers ➔ Series 2. Photographs ➔ Albums, 1950-1981
Material Category
Photographic Material
Type of Work
photographic prints
Description
Bonwit Teller window display featuring a women's ensemble adapted from the costumes of the comedy "Auntie Mame". The adaptation was done in collaboration with the movie's costume designers, Travis Banton and Marusia Toumanoff Sassi. Travis Banton was one of the chief costume designers of Paramount and was considered the most influential costume designer of the 1930s. The background of the window consists of an ornate screen divider, and a mannequin who stands off to the side dressed in a robe and sandals. The other mannequin is standing more in the center of the display, a cigarette holder in one hand, and wearing an embroidered coat, dress and heeled shoes. A banner at the bottom of the display reads "That one and only 'Auntie Mame'... all in these fashions adapted by Marusia and Travis Banton from the costumes of the gala comedy 'Auntie Mame'... Designers Salon Sixth Floor... starring the one and only Rosalind Russell as 'Auntie Mame' herself!"
Date
October 30 1956
Related people
Bonwit Teller & Co (commissioner)
Virginia Roehl (photographer)
Travis Banton (designer)
Marusia Toumanoff Sassi (designer)
Dan Arje (compiler)
Inscription
Fifth Avenue/ October 30, 1956/ 1450A Virginia Roehl/ Bonwit Teller (text)
Measurements
8 in (width) x 10 in (height)
Related Repository
Kellen Design ArchivesDepartment stores, Show windows, Women's clothing, Department stores--United States, Display of merchandise, Show windows, Fashion merchandising Rights
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ (copyrighted)
Location
binder 5
Identifier
KA0001_000364
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Material Category
Photographic MaterialType of Work
photographic printsDescription
Bonwit Teller window display featuring a women's ensemble adapted from the costumes of the comedy "Auntie Mame". The adaptation was done in collaboration with the movie's costume designers, Travis Banton and Marusia Toumanoff Sassi. Travis Banton was one of the chief costume designers of Paramount and was considered the most influential costume designer of the 1930s. The background of the window consists of an ornate screen divider, and a mannequin who stands off to the side dressed in a robe and sandals. The other mannequin is standing more in the center of the display, a cigarette holder in one hand, and wearing an embroidered coat, dress and heeled shoes. A banner at the bottom of the display reads "That one and only 'Auntie Mame'... all in these fashions adapted by Marusia and Travis Banton from the costumes of the gala comedy 'Auntie Mame'... Designers Salon Sixth Floor... starring the one and only Rosalind Russell as 'Auntie Mame' herself!"Date
October 30 1956Related people
Bonwit Teller & Co (commissioner)Virginia Roehl (photographer)
Travis Banton (designer)
Marusia Toumanoff Sassi (designer)
Dan Arje (compiler)
Inscription
Fifth Avenue/ October 30, 1956/ 1450A Virginia Roehl/ Bonwit Teller (text)Measurements
8 in (width) x 10 in (height)Related Repository
Kellen Design ArchivesDepartment stores, Show windows, Women's clothing, Department stores--United States, Display of merchandise, Show windows, Fashion merchandising
Rights
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ (copyrighted)Location
binder 5Identifier
KA0001_000364Related Objects
There’s more! What you see on this site is only what is viewable online. Please visit archives.newschool.edu to find out more about what’s in the archives.