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Ginger Rogers' dress

posted 12 years ago by G_Burighan
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What colors were in that dress Ginger Rogers wore in "The Continental"? Does anyone know?

[–] cnb 12 years ago

Can't be certain the tinting of this photo is accurate, G, but here is one take:

http://i146.photobucket.com/albums/r280/Ayres_album/gingercontinental.jpg

[–] WhoDo-YouDo 12 years ago

Well, that one has shades of Green, with Ginger's platinum hair as auburn.
http://i146.photobucket.com/albums/r280/Ayres_album/gingercontinental. jpg

This one has Maroon and White, with her platinum
http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_zAoyoHwC5IQ/StpFxRaMlBI/AAAAAAAAGRI/iMPFflnq V8A/s400/Gay+Divorcee,+The+(1934).png

And this one has Black and Cyan, but doesn't have the necessary contrast of the others.
http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/512SHX9BDTL._SL500_AA300_.jpg

Or it may have been Black and White all along?
http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/518QEnzfcdL._SL500_AA300_.jpg

Good question.

[–] JackBluegrass 11 years ago

Whatever the colors were, the design was such that the viewer had no trouble picking her out from among all the other female dancers. Movie studios had experts in all of the arts of filmmaking in the '30s.

And, thank God, no-one has tried to "colorize" this masterpiece!

[–] twob_ornot 11 years ago

I have no idea, but I think it should have been red towards the hem and hairy stuff on the shoulders and the main part white--or maybe orangey yellow.

[–] bedrock1960 9 years ago

According to no less of an authority than Ms. Rogers herself, the dress was silver lame with teal blue accents.

[–] TheChamCham 9 years ago

Ahhh, teal blue. My favorite !

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