Peggy Hamilton modeling a black velvet dinner gown and metallic brocade jacket, 1930
Description
Handwritten on edge of photograph: R 6. Typed caption: Peggy Hamilton selected for the dinner dance, this costume of black velvet and brocade, featuring the form fitting lines over the hips, circular flare to the ankles, clever jacket of gold, green and black brocaded metal cloth, bordered with black velvet, typical of the newest fashions for the winter of 1930-1931. R-6. December, 1930., A different photograph of Peggy Hamilton wearing this dinner gown and jacket appears in her Los Angeles Times feature "Fashions," December 28, 1930, pg. H3. Black "x" marks and lines indicate areas of the photograph to be retouched., Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds.