Sunday, July 27, 2014

MOST WANTED: Purple embroidered bustier Elizabeth Taylor gown

This is one of my top three favorite Elizabeth Taylor gowns, and thus one of my very top favorite Nolan Miller gowns in general.  Nolan designed this gown for Elizabeth for her to wear in her Passion Perfume advertisements.  She also wore this gown to the official launch party for the perfume.  I love this gown.  I find it to be very iconic as it is an Elizabeth Taylor in her signature color of purple.  The embroidered designs and jewels on the chest add interest and embellishment.  I also really love the cut of the gown, which Nolan did for Elizabeth in many different colors.  This cut looked phenomenal on her, accentuating her figure to the fullest.

WANTED: If anyone has this gown, or any information on its whereabouts, please let me know!

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 


Monday, July 14, 2014

My collection: Sketch of red chiffon Krystle gown

This is the Nolan Miller sketch for the red matte chiffon gown worn by Linda Evans.  This gown was made for Linda's role as Krystle, and the design was also used for the McCall's "Dynasty Collection" dress pattern kits.  Linda did not ever wore this design on the show, but she did wear the gown for the photo shoot for McCall's as well as to a personal event.  This sketch is done on large sketch board.  The back of the sketch has hand written notes stating "# 12 - Linda Evans - Krystle - Dynasty".  This leads me to believe that this design was made for Linda to wear on the show and perhaps the scene got cut or a different gown was used instead.

If anyone has any information on where Linda wore this design, or the location of the actual gown, please let me know!



Friday, July 4, 2014

MOST WANTED: Black beaded with rhinestone trim Alexis gown

This is my very top favorite Alexis gown from Dynasty, and one of my top three favorites from the show.  It has several elements that I really like.  I like the color black, I like the zig-zag beading, and I like the extra pop of the crystal trim around the edges and waist, which gives some added interest.  This design is also more classic and less 80's flamboyant, as many of Joan's gowns on Dynasty were.  Nolan drew inspiration from old Hollywood glamour for many of his designs, and this gown was one of them.

WANTED: If anyone has this gown, or any information on its whereabouts, please let me know!