couture-constellation: dieselpunkflimflam: wehadfacesthen: Marlene Dietrich takes a bow at the Th&ea
couture-constellation: dieselpunkflimflam: wehadfacesthen: Marlene Dietrich takes a bow at the Théâtre de l’Étoile, Paris, 1959, wearing the Jean Louis swansdown cape The public caught its first glimpse of Dietrich’s magnificent swansdown coat when she wore it at the Sands Hotel in Las Vegas, in February 1957. The wrap, which weighs less than 5 pounds, took 3 experts 6 months to create. Jean Louis told press at the time that the 10 foot long coat, and the dress he designed for that season (reportedly comprising 227,000 beads), could not be duplicated at any price. [source] [source] It’s the kind of garment that would be unacceptable nowadays to make (you know, because animal cruelty and we have fake fur, which is enough), but I have to admit that it is an impressive piece -- source link
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