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  • Diana Lynn as Jane Stacey wearing a polka dot dress in the 1949 film "My Friend Irma."
    • Paramount Pictures

    My Friend Irma

    1949

    Costume seen on Diana Lynn as Jane Stacey

  • Marilyn Maxwell as ‘Brainey’ Baxter wearing a polka dot dress in the 1951 film "The Lemon Drop Kid."
    • Paramount Pictures

    The Lemon Drop Kid

    1951

    Costume seen on Marilyn Maxwell as ‘Brainey’ Baxter

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About the Costume

This charming polka dot dress, designed by Edith Head was first worn by Diana Lynn as Jane Stacey in the 1949 film My Friend Irma.

Head reused her costume for the 1951 film The Lemon Drop Kid, where it appeared on Marilyn Maxwell as “Brainey” Baxter.

 

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About the Costume

This charming polka dot dress, designed by Edith Head was first worn by Diana Lynn as Jane Stacey in the 1949 film My Friend Irma.

Head reused her costume for the 1951 film The Lemon Drop Kid, where it appeared on Marilyn Maxwell as “Brainey” Baxter.

 

This charming polka dot dress, designed by Edith Head was first worn by Diana Lynn as Jane Stacey in the 1949 film My Friend Irma.

Head reused her costume for the 1951 film The Lemon Drop Kid, where it appeared on Marilyn Maxwell as “Brainey” Baxter.

 

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