During our visit to the Ark, RAMM Assistant Curator Shelley Tobin retrieved a range of paper documents from the archive which added a deeper context to the Vivien Leigh dresses.
We explored materials such as the letters of donation for the two dresses by Vivien Leigh's daughter Suzanne Farrington; paper records of the accession of the dresses; photographic material; and a variety of historical fashion magazines. These offered a great deal of information about the popularity of fur dresses and accessories in the 1950s, the period during which Vivien Leigh's broadtail dress was constructed for her.
We explored materials such as the letters of donation for the two dresses by Vivien Leigh's daughter Suzanne Farrington; paper records of the accession of the dresses; photographic material; and a variety of historical fashion magazines. These offered a great deal of information about the popularity of fur dresses and accessories in the 1950s, the period during which Vivien Leigh's broadtail dress was constructed for her.
| Subject | Vivien Leigh |
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| Source | Royal Albert Memorial Museum |
| Date | 2019-06-13 |
| Format | Photograph |
| Type | Research process |
| Coverage | 1930s-1960s |