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  • Katherine DeMille as Alice of France wearing a beaded black gown and cape decorated with embroidery in the 1935 film "The Crusades."
    • Paramount Pictures

    The Crusades

    1935

    Costume seen on Katherine DeMille as Alice of France

  • Mildred Natwick as Griselda wearing a beaded black gown decorated with embroidery in the 1955 film "The Court Jester."
    • Paramount Pictures

    The Court Jester

    1956

    Costume seen on Mildred Natwick as Griselda

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This costume was designed by Travis Banton for the 1935 Paramount film The Crusades. The gown was created for Katharine DeMille as Alice of France. Katharine DeMille was the adopted daughter of director Cecil B. DeMille. She worked as an actress, but she would turn down her father’s offers for roles as she did not want to his reputation to affect her career. Reportedly, her role in The Crusades was given to her as a Christmas gift.

The costume was also worn by an extra in 1949 film A Connecticut Yankee, but as of right now it has not been officially sighted. It was worn a third time by Mildred Natwick in the 1956 film The Court Jester.

The costume consists of a two piece period gown and long cape constructed of black silk crepe, and embroidered with gold and silver bullion in an ornate floral motif with glass pearls and steel marcasite beads. Though Travis Banton used some elements from the appropriate time period, the gowns of The Crusades are still very much influenced by 1930s fashion.

This costume is currently part of Hollywood costume historian and archivist Larry McQueen’s private collection.

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This costume was designed by Travis Banton for the 1935 Paramount film The Crusades. The gown was created for Katharine DeMille as Alice of France. Katharine DeMille was the adopted daughter of director Cecil B. DeMille. She worked as an actress, but she would turn down her father’s offers for roles as she did not want to his reputation to affect her career. Reportedly, her role in The Crusades was given to her as a Christmas gift.

The costume was also worn by an extra in 1949 film A Connecticut Yankee, but as of right now it has not been officially sighted. It was worn a third time by Mildred Natwick in the 1956 film The Court Jester.

The costume consists of a two piece period gown and long cape constructed of black silk crepe, and embroidered with gold and silver bullion in an ornate floral motif with glass pearls and steel marcasite beads. Though Travis Banton used some elements from the appropriate time period, the gowns of The Crusades are still very much influenced by 1930s fashion.

This costume is currently part of Hollywood costume historian and archivist Larry McQueen’s private collection.

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This costume was designed by Travis Banton for the 1935 Paramount film The Crusades. The gown was created for Katharine DeMille as Alice of France. Katharine DeMille was the adopted daughter of director Cecil B. DeMille. She worked as an actress, but she would turn down her father’s offers for roles as she did not want to his reputation to affect her career. Reportedly, her role in The Crusades was given to her as a Christmas gift.

The costume was also worn by an extra in 1949 film A Connecticut Yankee, but as of right now it has not been officially sighted. It was worn a third time by Mildred Natwick in the 1956 film The Court Jester.

The costume consists of a two piece period gown and long cape constructed of black silk crepe, and embroidered with gold and silver bullion in an ornate floral motif with glass pearls and steel marcasite beads. Though Travis Banton used some elements from the appropriate time period, the gowns of The Crusades are still very much influenced by 1930s fashion.

This costume is currently part of Hollywood costume historian and archivist Larry McQueen’s private collection.

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