These type
gowns were in style for a couple of years in the Golden Era,
mostly among starlets
such as
Jayne Mansfield,
and in 2004 experienced a resurgence among the
prom crowd.
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The cover girl from Le Corset de France, October/November 1950, Jacques Fath Compliments Stephen K. Click on picture for larger |
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Jayne Mansfield in HER inimitable style of mermaid gown! (Right - No, she was not naked,
but the gown was specially constructed to make her appear almost
so...
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Jayne
Mansfield in a mermaid gown,
Or...could this
be Mamie Van Doren?
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My! She IS a joy to look at! What a figure! What a gown! CLICK TO ENLARGE |
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Singer Pat Lewis |
(above) Cover of a 2009 wedding planner supplement in Newsday (NY)
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We could not resist this image of Heidi Erich, |
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(left) Demi Moore
(middle) Nicole Kidman (right) Dorothy
Dandridge - all enlargeable
(above left) Melania Trump
(right) Same gown on Mariah Carey?
(above two) Dior creations - 2008 collection
(below left) Vera Ellen (center) Cyd Charisse
(right) Miss Spain
Diana Dors
Sabrina
Dita Von Teese
Gina Lollobrigida
(enlarge)
(above
left)
Dolores Del Ray
(center) Katherine Heigl
(right) Gina Lollobrigida
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Helen Hunt ...wearing an extravagant mermaid gown People Magazine (February, 2013)
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(above left) Marilyn Monroe (right) Kelly
Clarkson
(above left) Chris Cole 2008 (right) Milano fashion by Mariella Buriani
- 2008
(above left) "Chili Pepper" (center) Burlesque stripper
Sally the Shape (right) Unique Era mermaid from
Life Library
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Mermaid petticoats, which, while
some are meant for bridal
gowns, |
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Abby Rhodes
sends this
Era (above the knee) |
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(above) Sugarbarre
at age 14
Dior mermaids on one of our designer pages
