Dolly's Costume Drawing

There was a recent appraisal on "Antiques Roadshow" of a drawing of a costume worn by Rita Moreno in "West Side Story," and also the red gown worn by Carol Channing in "Hello, Dolly". If you click on the arrrow, you should be able to see the video of the appraisal. (Not positive this link will work.)



https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/roadshow/season/24/winterthur-/appraisals/1957-1964-broadway-costume-sketches--201905A18/

fashionguru_23 said: "Oh no! You fell for the classic trick! It is actually for a costume worn byChita Rivera notRita Moreno!"



No, I did not "fall for the classic trick". In searching for and posting a link that I thought might be enjoyed by the BWW community, I made a simple error while composing my comments. I do, in fact, know the stage and film histories of both ladies.

Geez....Fashionguru was simply trying to point out your error in a fun way, REALLY no need to be defensive. (THIS is why things spiral out of control here - everyone take every little comment to be an attack.)

Its definitely a preliminary costume drawing, but I doubt Freddy Wittop re-drew - at least not for the original Broadway production. A costume sketch isn't necessarily meant to be decisive about things like the fabric choices. This is still pretty marvelous especially for what an iconic original costume it represents.

Updated On: 1/16/20 at 04:48 PM