Thread by @ZrnicZorica

#BornthisDay July 10 1904 French #actress #StyleIcon, & first wife of Errol Flynn, Lili Damita. Known for movies Brewster's Millions, This Is the Night (Cary Grant), The Match King , Frisco Kid (James Cagney) & Friends & Lovers (von Stroheim).
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Lili Damita in The Frisco Kid with Cagney, and the 1935 version of Brewsters Millions. The costumes for latter by Elsa Schiaparelli, Norman Hartnell, and Sophie Divine.
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Lili Damita in Friends and Lovers - wardrobe & Art direction by Max Rée) 1931 and One Hour with You, 1932 wardrobe by Travis Banton, and in a sheepskin flying jacket & goggles.
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Shots of Lili Damita outfits in the 1920s
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Shots of Lili Damita wiith Marlene Dietrich, Dolores del Rio etc and another fabulous 1920s hat with deco brooch
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Lili Damita in furs , and also slacks and blazer & cravat, with husband Errol Flynn in Palm Springs
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Encore Lili Damita?
Yes of course! More fabulous outfits....
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More encore Lili Damita? Of course!
Some more great shots of hat styles in the 1920s
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More shots of Lili Damita in The Match King 1932, the costumes were by Orry Kelly. Also have to show you the fab velvet gown worn by Juliette Compton. Fantastic fashion movie, as all Orry Kelly wardrobe movies.
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Finally the one you've been waiting for you Cary Grant fans.... This is the Night 1932. No idea who did the wardrobe for this but its fabulous! Anybody know?
The hat veil is stunning! Note the decor edging.
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Fab shot of the detail on the veil, and a great shot of Lili Damita. Barbara Hershey plays Lili Damita btw in My Wicked Wicked Ways based on Errol Flynn''s autobiography. They divorced 1942. Their son Sean a photo journalist sadly went missing Cambodia in 1970, and & never found.