Peggy Hamilton modeling a Travis Banton hostess gown with beaded chiffon and gold lace, 1932
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Eugene Richee was a studio photographer who worked for Paramount Pictures from 1925 to 1935 and later worked for MGM and Warner Brothers., A different photograph of Peggy Hamilton wearing this hostess gown appears in her Los Angeles Times feature "Fashions," September 11, 1932, pg. F4, Handwritten on edge of negative: PFL-12 [should read "FPL": Famous Players Lasky; later Paramount], Travis Banton was the chief designer at Paramount Pictures. He is considered one of the most important Hollywood costume designers of the 1930s., Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds.