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  • Leslie Ann Warren wearing an orange, blue, and green piano coat with fringe trim in a 1971 photoshoot by Bert Stern.
    • Bert Stern

    Photo Shoot by Bert Stern

    1971

    Costume seen on Leslie Ann Warren

  • Shirley MacLaine as Aunt Zena wearing an orange, blue, and green piano coat with fringe trim in the 1990 film "Waiting for the Light."
    • Epic Productions

    Waiting For the Light

    1990

    Costume seen on Shirley MacLaine as Aunt Zena

  • Queen Latifah as Motormouth Maybelle wearing an orange, blue, and green piano coat with fringe trim in the 2007 film "Hairspray."
    • New Line Cinema

    Hairspray

    2007

    Costume seen on Queen Latifah as Motormouth Maybelle

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This colorful vintage piano coat with fringe trim was first worn by Leslie Ann Warren in a 1971 photo shoot with photographer Bert Stern. It went on to be used in the 1990 film Waiting for the Light, where Shirley MacLaine wore it as Aunt Zena. The piece was used a third time in 2007 on Queen Latifah as Motormouth Maybell in Hairspray.

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About the Costume

This colorful vintage piano coat with fringe trim was first worn by Leslie Ann Warren in a 1971 photo shoot with photographer Bert Stern. It went on to be used in the 1990 film Waiting for the Light, where Shirley MacLaine wore it as Aunt Zena. The piece was used a third time in 2007 on Queen Latifah as Motormouth Maybell in Hairspray.

This colorful vintage piano coat with fringe trim was first worn by Leslie Ann Warren in a 1971 photo shoot with photographer Bert Stern. It went on to be used in the 1990 film Waiting for the Light, where Shirley MacLaine wore it as Aunt Zena. The piece was used a third time in 2007 on Queen Latifah as Motormouth Maybell in Hairspray.

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          • A while back, I spotted one with long fringe, perhaps from Cosprop’s stock, on a piano in Downton Abbey and one in The Brett’s, and also on a dressing table in The Duchess of Duke Street. I didn’t realize it was called a “shawl” or that it could potentially turn up as a costume.

            • I actually own one! – fringe and everything. My Great Grandmother owned it. We actually draped it…over the piano because that is what my grandmother did…we didn’t realize she was actually correct to do so, or that it had a name, or that we could wear it. I need to maybe go dig it up…I recall it was very pretty, but had a big stain, so we put it away…

              • Cool! FYI: There are lots of DIY suggestions online for removing stains from vintage textiles. It just takes patience and perseverance. Barring that, you might be able to give it a make-over and disguise the stained segment.

                P.S. This isn’t all that different from Scarlett and her drapery dress, lol.

                • Thanks – I will look into that!

                  You’re right, it’s not much different than the drapery dress!

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          • A while back, I spotted one with long fringe, perhaps from Cosprop’s stock, on a piano in Downton Abbey and one in The Brett’s, and also on a dressing table in The Duchess of Duke Street. I didn’t realize it was called a “shawl” or that it could potentially turn up as a costume.

            • I actually own one! – fringe and everything. My Great Grandmother owned it. We actually draped it…over the piano because that is what my grandmother did…we didn’t realize she was actually correct to do so, or that it had a name, or that we could wear it. I need to maybe go dig it up…I recall it was very pretty, but had a big stain, so we put it away…

              • Cool! FYI: There are lots of DIY suggestions online for removing stains from vintage textiles. It just takes patience and perseverance. Barring that, you might be able to give it a make-over and disguise the stained segment.

                P.S. This isn’t all that different from Scarlett and her drapery dress, lol.

                • Thanks – I will look into that!

                  You’re right, it’s not much different than the drapery dress!

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