Travis banton biography
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An evocative and glamorous example of the work of Paramount Studios costume designer Travis Banton, who, during the 1930s, also dressed Marlene Dietrich, Carole Lombard, and Mae West, this dress was worn by Chinese-American actress Anna May Wong. While the dress may evoke the "cheongsam", a from-fitting traditional Chinese dress style, its construction is along the lines of high-necked form-fitting Western gowns from the Belle-Epoque period, but the dragon motif adds a distinct Asian influence, dazzling in its execution in gold and silver sequins on luxurious satin. It was designed by Banton for Wong's role of Tu Tuan in the 1934 film "Limehouse Blues." Wong was a pioneer for Asian-American actors and one of the few actors in general to transition from silent to talking films.
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Title:Evening dress
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Travis Banton (August 18, 1894 – February 2, 1958) was an American costume designer. He is perhaps best known for his long collaboration with actress Marlene Dietrich and director Josef von Sternberg. He is generally considered one of the most important Hollywood costume designers of the golden age. "Designers, like Adrian and Travis Banton, were gay, but they got married and played along," William Mann said. "while Orry-Kelly refused."
Banton was born in Waco, Texas, the son of Rentfro B. Banton (1865–1949) and Margaret J. Banton (1872–1962). His parents also lived part of the year in Manhattan, where his uncle, Joab Banton, was a district attorney and one of the chief forces behing the shutdown of Mae West's play "Sex". When Travis was two, the family began living full-time in New York, where Margaret Banton indulged her son's penchant for all things dramatic. Banton was educated at Columbia University and at the Art Students League where he studied art and fashion design. There he was a pupil of the esteemed teacher Ro
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Travis Banton
American style designer
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