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Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds. Peggy Hamilton modeling a short dark dress. The back and front of the bodice have triangular pieces of sheer net fabric embellished with metallic embroidery. Three of the 7 garments represented in the February 5, 1929 photo session are documented as being by Adrian; the remaining 4 appear to be Adrian designs as well. This photograph appears in Peggy Hamilton’s Los Angeles Times feature "Fashions," August 3, 1930, pg Adrian (Adolph Greenberg), an American costume designer during the 1930s and 1940s, designed costumes for over 250 films. In the 1940's he became a fashion designer as well.
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