Friday, May 31, 2013

Elephant Empressi #1

Posted by Buckles at 5/31/2013 05:53:00 AM

4 comments:

JACKIE said...

Just love the looks of these costumes so many years ago. Some, quite simple, but with a statement. You get the impression with this photo that she knew exactly just what she was doing and was in command.

31 May, 2013 23:11
Chic Silber said...


I guess that this style of costume

was readily available from uniform

companies like Brooks & Van Horn

& lent itself well as ready to wear

01 June, 2013 14:59
Roger Smith said...

Lucia Zora's book, SAWDUST AND SOLITUDE, is a classic worth the search.

Brooks & Van Horn for some folks. Mabel Stark, Louis Roth and most of the Barnes show performers ordered from DeMoulin Bros. of Greenville, Illinois. Their stuff was not ready-to-wear. Fittings were required, and I have Mabel's list of sizes, plus four sets of her uniforms. They are exceptionally well-constructed, and made to endure hard usage. I have a letter from their historian telling of DeMoulin sending a master tailor to take the measurements of Tom Mix.

05 June, 2013 01:54
Chic Silber said...


Hi Roger but I didn't really mean

"ready to wear" but standard styles

Brooks Uniforms in NY & Van Horn in

Philly were the leading suppliers

of their time & eventually became

Brooks Van Horn & are long gone

They built all of Don Foote's stuff

for many years (for Hagenbeck)

05 June, 2013 09:56

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