Coat worn by Rosalind Russell in <i>Auntie Mame</i>
date: label: Date made
content: 1958
notes: label: Description (Brief)
content: Hollywood designer Orry-Kelly created this floor length coat for actress Rosalind Russell to wear as the heroine of the 1958 Warner Bros. film, <i>Auntie Mame.</i> Designed for Russell’s first scene in the movie, the costume is appropriately scene-stealing in its effect. It is made of a bright orange crepe fabric and decorated with orange sequins and black beads arranged in intricate patterns along the front placket of the coat, underscoring the stylish ostentation of the madcap title character. Russell premiered the role on Broadway before committing it to film, winning an Oscar nomination for the latter.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
topic: label: Subject
content: Musical Theater
label: Subject
content: Motion Pictures
label: general subject association
content: Television
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content: Culture and the Arts: Entertainment
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content: Popular Entertainment
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift in memory of Rosalind Russell from Frederick Brisson
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 1979.0481.01
label: accession number
content: 1979.0481
label: catalog number
content: 1979.0481.01
objectType: label: Object Name
content: coat
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: fabric, creped (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 59 1/2 in x 22 in x 1/4 in; 151.13 cm x 55.88 cm x .635 cm