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OUTSTANDING SERVICE AND SELECTION View costumes at www.ABCStudiosCostumes.com 545 Circle Seven Drive, Glendale CA 91201 | 818.553.4800 | Mon-Fri 8 am - 6 pm - T o p l a y t h e p a r t , t h e y h a v e t o d r e s s t h e p a r t - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ------------------- ------------------- ------------------- ------------------- ---------------- ------------------- --------------- In the 1954 classic film There's No Business Like Show Business, Marilyn Monroe as Vicky Parker donned a fanciful William Travilla-designed ensemble for the climactic musi- cal number "Heat Wave." The costume is a cross between a flamenco and can-can dancer with a streak of Rio Carnival performer. Comprised of a black silk bandeau with black spangles, a hot pink streamer radiates from the pinched center bust over the left shoulder to the floor. The matching dancing skirt has a bold "U" cut out of the front yoke and six layers of ruffles descending from the low hip to the ankle with a center slit edged in ruffles. It has a bold black-and-white oversized Hawaiian floral, is lined in hot pink, and is accessorized with a large white straw hat with orange silk flowers. On a man- nequin, the piece seems more demure. But in actuality, the matching black silk bikini brief was a necessity as the skirt was never stationary. Marilyn lifted and twirled, snapping it open and closed to great effect throughout the song. Allegedly, Monroe's then-husband, Joe DiMaggio, refused to be photographed on set with his wife wearing the racy cos- tume. Originally from the Debbie Reynolds Collection, the garments garnered three times the maximum estimate at Julien's Auctions with the hammer price of $280,000. The original costume illustration in gouache signed by Travilla also sold for $11,520. Travilla at Auction