Tag Archives: Travilla

Inge Festival in Kansas

Posted on April 20, 2013 by marina72

This year’s William Inge Theatre Festival – marking the centenary of playwright – will feature a staging of perhaps his most enduringly popular work, Bus Stop, at Independence Community College, Kansas, starring actress Sarah Shaefer as Cherie, reports the Bartlesville Examiner-Enterprise. In … Continue reading →


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Marilyn, Travilla and Their Mystery Friend

Posted on February 11, 2013 by marina72

This photo, featuring Marilyn relaxing at the 5-4 Ballroom, Los Angeles, in 1952, with costume designer Billy Travilla and an unnamed friend, was uncovered by the Travilla estate a few years ago. Previously, it had only been published in cropped … Continue reading →


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‘Rain’: Marilyn’s Lost TV Movie

Posted on January 14, 2013 by marina72

In a fascinating, 3-part guest post for Elisa Jordan’s regular column at the Examiner, Eric Woodard looks behind at the ill-fated Rain, planned as a TV movie in 1961. Cast as prostitute Sadie Thompson, who clashes with an obsessive preacher in an … Continue reading →


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Tom Tierney Launches New Book

Posted on September 20, 2012 by marina72

Illustrator Tom Tierney, author of Marilyn Monroe: Paper Dolls (2000), has produced a second book dedicated to MM. Film Fashions of Travilla was commissioned by the costume designer’s estate and can be ordered from Eric Woodard (author of Hometown Girl) via email at … Continue reading →


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Cinema Style File: ‘The Seven Year Itch’

Posted on May 30, 2012 by marina72

The Seven Year Itch is a perfect summer movie, perhaps best-known for the iconic scene in which Marilyn stands above a subway grating, her white halter dress (designed by Travilla) blowing in the air. However, it’s easy to forget the … Continue reading →


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‘Sew Iconic’: The Seven Year Stitch

Posted on May 2, 2012 by marina72

 Create your own Marilyn moment with Sew Iconic, a new book by Kate Gregory, published on June 12. ‘From Marilyn Monroe’s billowy white halter in “The Seven Year Itch” to Audrey Hepburn’s effortlessly chic black number in “Breakfast at Tiffany’s,” … Continue reading →


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Marilyn’s ‘Icon Dress’ at Wallis

Posted on April 20, 2012 by marina72

This stylish replica of Marilyn’s white dress from The Seven Year Itch is part of a new range, ‘Icon Dresses’, at UK fashion chain Wallis, reports Market Watch. It costs £75, and is selling out fast. The range also includes … Continue reading →


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‘Dressing Marilyn’ Author Speaks

Posted on April 18, 2012 by marina72

Andrew Hansford, author of Dressing Marilyn: How a Hollywood Icon Was Styled by William Travilla, is interviewed in the latest issue of Corduroy magazine: “How much of a say did Marilyn have in designing the clothes? None. A lot of … Continue reading →


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Courteney’s Monroe Moment

Posted on February 2, 2012 by marina72

Actress Courtney Cox wore this white halter dress – reminiscent of Marilyn’s in The Seven Year Itch - for a beach wedding scene in her TV series, Cougar Town, reports the Daily Mail.


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‘Dressing Marilyn’ Reviewed

Posted on February 1, 2012 by marina72

 Andrew Hansford’s book on Billy Travilla reviewed at Queens of Vintage, plus your chance to win a copy (via Twitter) We’re now giving away five copies of Dressing Marilyn: How a Hollywood Icon Was Styled by William Travilla. Simply follow us @queensofvintage and … Continue reading →


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