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  • Nancy Carroll as Olivia Dangerfield wearing a floral dress with scalloped edged sleeves in the 1930 film "Honey."
    • Paramount Pictures

    Honey

    1930

    Costume seen on Nancy Carroll as Olivia Dangerfield

  • Una Merkel as Sybil LaGrange wearing a floral dress with scalloped edged sleeves in the 1930 film "The Eyes of the World."
    • Inspiration Pictures

    The Eyes of the World

    1930

    Costume seen on Una Merkel as Sybil LaGrange

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About the Costume

This floral dress with distinctive scalloped edging on the sleeves was first used in the 1930 film Honey, where Nancy Carroll wore it as Olivia Dangerfield. Travis Banton designed costumes for the film. The outfit appeared again the same year on Una Merkel as Sybil LaGrange in The Eyes of the World – a film now considered lost. An illustration of Merkel appears on the cover of a reprint of the novel, and she seems to be wearing the same dress. 

While the dress is undoubtedly the same design, it’s unknown if it is the exact same costume. Because the films came from different studios, it’s possible that the same dress was purchased off the rack for both movies. 

 

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About the Costume

This floral dress with distinctive scalloped edging on the sleeves was first used in the 1930 film Honey, where Nancy Carroll wore it as Olivia Dangerfield. Travis Banton designed costumes for the film. The outfit appeared again the same year on Una Merkel as Sybil LaGrange in The Eyes of the World – a film now considered lost. An illustration of Merkel appears on the cover of a reprint of the novel, and she seems to be wearing the same dress. 

While the dress is undoubtedly the same design, it’s unknown if it is the exact same costume. Because the films came from different studios, it’s possible that the same dress was purchased off the rack for both movies. 

 

This floral dress with distinctive scalloped edging on the sleeves was first used in the 1930 film Honey, where Nancy Carroll wore it as Olivia Dangerfield. Travis Banton designed costumes for the film. The outfit appeared again the same year on Una Merkel as Sybil LaGrange in The Eyes of the World – a film now considered lost. An illustration of Merkel appears on the cover of a reprint of the novel, and she seems to be wearing the same dress. 

While the dress is undoubtedly the same design, it’s unknown if it is the exact same costume. Because the films came from different studios, it’s possible that the same dress was purchased off the rack for both movies. 

 

Credits

Sighting Credit:
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Costume Designer:
  • Travis Banton

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