Short-Sleeved Green Mermaid Dress
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Short-Sleeved Green Mermaid Dress

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Collection: Charles Le Maire costume and fashion sketches

Material Category
Drawing/Painting/Print
Type of Work
drawings
Description
Theatrical ensemble designed for a wedding sequence in the Earl Carroll Vanities production of "The Fine and Dandy". The ensemble includes a green mermaid dress with a low v-neckline and short sleeves with frilled cuffs. The dress is worn with an oversized green sunhat, long white gloves, and what appears to be some sort of feather or fur wrap with a long purple ribbon.
Date
1930 – 1936
Related people
Charles Le Maire (artist)
Earl Carroll's Vanities Orchestra (commissioner)
Measurements
8.5 in (width) x 11 in (height)
Inscription
earl carroll vanities. "The Fine and Dandy" wedding sequence. c. 1930-36 (text)
Related Repository
Kellen Design Archives
Costume design, Theater--New York (State)--New York--History--20th century
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Location
box k_4, folder 5
Identifier
KA0055_k04_f06_12
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