Peggy Hamilton modeling a Max Rée hostess gown of apple-green satin and metallic gold fabric, 1929
Description
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., Peggy Hamilton modeling a hostess gown of apple-green satin, with a bodice of metallic gold fabric. The fitted gown has a train. The sheer bell sleeves are edged with grey fox, and the ornaments are of emerald crystal., Handwritten on edge of negative: D 717, Text from negative sleeve: R 26. Peggy Hamilton. RKO Photo. Ernest H. Bachrach Photo. 1931 July. [This date is incorrect, since this photo appeared in the "Fashions" feature on 1/13/1929. The photo credit on the "Fashions" page is Junius Estep]., This photograph appears in Peggy Hamilton’s Los Angeles Times feature "Fashions," January 13, 1929, pg. J3., For a similar gown by Max Rée , see also: ark no. 21198/zz002bzz7x., Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds.