Object Title
Bonwit Teller Window Display Featuring Gown with Tulle Skirt Adapted from the Costumes of "Auntie Mame" by Marusia Toumanoff Sassi and Travis Banton, and Hanging Sculpture
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 an evening gown 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. A hanging sculpture casts abstract shapes on the wall behind it. The mannequin is wearing a trumpet cut dress with a tulle skirt, bangles, and earrings. 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/ 1447A 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_000370
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Material Category
Photographic MaterialType of Work
photographic printsDescription
Bonwit Teller window display featuring an evening gown 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. A hanging sculpture casts abstract shapes on the wall behind it. The mannequin is wearing a trumpet cut dress with a tulle skirt, bangles, and earrings. 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/ 1447A 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_000370Related 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.