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  • June Allyson as Jo March wearing an orange, black, and white striped dress in the 1949 film "Little Women."
    • Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)

    Little Women

    1949

    Costume seen on June Allyson as Jo March

  • Ruby Dee as Rachel wearing a striped dress in the 1951 film "The Tall Target."
    • Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)

    The Tall Target

    1951

    Costume seen on Ruby Dee as Rachel

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About the Costume

This gown was created by Walter Plunkett for Little Women in 1949. Interestingly, this was the second time that Plunkett had designed gowns for a production of Little Women, the first time being in the 1933 ataptation, starring Katharine Hepburn as Jo.

This costume, which was worn on June Allyson in Little Women and then recycled for Tall Target in 1951, where it was worn on Ruby Dee as Rachel, was purchased by Debbie Reynolds. It went up for auction in 2011 again via Profiles in History (Now Heritage Auctions)

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About the Costume

This gown was created by Walter Plunkett for Little Women in 1949. Interestingly, this was the second time that Plunkett had designed gowns for a production of Little Women, the first time being in the 1933 ataptation, starring Katharine Hepburn as Jo.

This costume, which was worn on June Allyson in Little Women and then recycled for Tall Target in 1951, where it was worn on Ruby Dee as Rachel, was purchased by Debbie Reynolds. It went up for auction in 2011 again via Profiles in History (Now Heritage Auctions)

This gown was created by Walter Plunkett for Little Women in 1949. Interestingly, this was the second time that Plunkett had designed gowns for a production of Little Women, the first time being in the 1933 ataptation, starring Katharine Hepburn as Jo.

This costume, which was worn on June Allyson in Little Women and then recycled for Tall Target in 1951, where it was worn on Ruby Dee as Rachel, was purchased by Debbie Reynolds. It went up for auction in 2011 again via Profiles in History (Now Heritage Auctions)

Credits

Sighting Credit:
  • Java’s Journey
Costume Designer:
  • Walter Plunkett

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    • Fabric fades over time, which appears to be the case with this gown. You can see the orange on the sleeves and orange of the bodice are different, showing different amounts of dis-colorization over time.

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    • Fabric fades over time, which appears to be the case with this gown. You can see the orange on the sleeves and orange of the bodice are different, showing different amounts of dis-colorization over time.

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