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20TH CENTURY FOX, 1949
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BETSY DRAKE SUIT FROM "DANCING IN THE DARK"
20th Century Fox, 1949
A two-piece suit worn by Cary Grant's third wife as she portrayed Julie Clark in the musical comedy about backstage Broadway shenanigans. Made of royal blue lightweight wool, the unusual jacket has a fitted waist with a double train, French cuffs and pointed lapels while the matching skirt has a single frontal pleat. A handwritten tag in the inside sleeve lining reads 568-05 Betsy Drake and a black and white still showing Drake in the suit is included.
20th Century Fox, 1949
A two-piece suit worn by Cary Grant's third wife as she portrayed Julie Clark in the musical comedy about backstage Broadway shenanigans. Made of royal blue lightweight wool, the unusual jacket has a fitted waist with a double train, French cuffs and pointed lapels while the matching skirt has a single frontal pleat. A handwritten tag in the inside sleeve lining reads 568-05 Betsy Drake and a black and white still showing Drake in the suit is included.
Further details
Please note three buttons are missing from the jacket and the skirt appears to have been slightly altered.