Sold for:
$9,000
$9,000
Swan Cardini’s bellhop costume. Navy blue and grey bellhop costume with golden buttons and gold braid epaulets, pleated pants, suspenders, and one white cotton glove sewn to the right shoulder. With matching garrison cap. Miami, Donald Lavigne Uniforms, ca. 1950. Shows wear from use, but overall very good condition. This is the costume worn by Swan on the 1957 NBC TV special, The Festival of Magic. Swan cut a diminutive figure on stage. She stood only five feet high (or 4’ 11’, according to some reports) and weighed a mere 85 or 90 pounds.
Auctioneer:
Potter & Potter
Date:
2013-04-06
