Peggy Hamilton modeling a Max Rée hostess gown with a tulle collar, 1928

Description

This photograph appears in Peggy Hamilton’s Los Angeles Times feature "Fashions," December 30, 1928, pg. I3. The photo credit for this issue is "Moss photos", Peggy Hamilton modeling a hostess gown and matching cap by, Max Rée, costume designer for First National Studios. The gown has a wide shawl collar made of ruffled tull that extends to the waist and a ruffled tulle flounce or train at the hem of the form-fitting skirt., Handwritten on edge of negative: D 716, Max Rée (1889–1953) was a Danish costume designer who designed for films from 1926 to 1935 and was the supervising director for sets and costumes at RKO from 1929 through 1932. He won an Academy Award for Best Art Direction for the film Cimarron., Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds.