Two Hardy Amies ensembles believed to have belonged to Vivien Leigh, early 1950s. comprising green silk and polka-dot velvet bodice and full skirt, black on white grosgrain 14 Savile Row label, the top with self-covered droplet-like buttons; the other of lavender blue and white paisley-print cotton, similarly labelled, comprising dress with dropped waist, fitted jacket with shaped curved hips and matching cravat, bust 86cm, 34in, waist 61cm, 24in; together with a xerox note from Miss Leigh's secretary Dorothy Welford, offering her suit for sale: 'I'm afraid she wants £30 for it' (6).
Two Hardy Amies ensembles believed to have belonged to Vivien Leigh, early 1950s. comprising green silk and polka-dot velvet bodice and full skirt, black on white grosgrain 14 Savile Row label, the top with self-covered droplet-like buttons; the other of lavender blue and white paisley-print cotton, similarly labelled, comprising dress with dropped waist, fitted jacket with shaped curved hips and matching cravat, bust 86cm, 34in, waist 61cm, 24in; together with a xerox note from Miss Leigh's secretary Dorothy Welford, offering her suit for sale: 'I'm afraid she wants £30 for it' (6).
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