I'm sure many reading this know I own one of the same design gowns the ladies wore on the Mike Douglas Show in 1965 as I've posted pics of my gown in other gown related threads and the story that it was Diana's gown. At any rate, we all know the available footage from that show is in black and white. The gown I own is what I call "Supremes Pink" since it's in a hue similar to the set of pink gowns shown in Mary's book. Other forum members expressed thoughts that the gowns the ladies wore might be a different color [[blue or green), since they appear darker in much of the MD Show footage. Personally I think the lighting for their performances was horrid and likely affects the perceived color of the gowns. These gowns were "off the rack", designed by Eloise Curtis for David Styne and were possibly available in other hues of silk velvet, although I have never seen another example of this gown in any other color in all my research.
At any rate, the photo below showed up on Ebay recently. I've not seen any color photos taken of the ladies that day. Does the forum feel the photo below is likely just "computer colorized" or could it possibly be something out of a magazine or trade publication of the day? The color in the photo is very similar to the gown I own.
Thanks,
Darin
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