Archive for category: Kimberley Ashley
Kimberley Ashley's 11-part article series in next months' digital version of Discover the Region –The Focus; entitled "The Phoenix Bird Always Rises: The Renaissance of Kimberley Ashley Haute Couture." Stay tuned for her upcoming articles on Billy Travilla and his design muse Marilyn Monroe. You can see more at Facebook pages: Kimberley Ashley Haute Couture and The Ashley Travilla Foundation.
Human Interest, Kimberley Ashley
The Bus Stop In Arizona
Less than a decade after Marilyn Monroe's 1962 death, Billy made an emotional decision that, had he lived until friend Debbie Reynolds 2012 auction, he would have severely regretted. "I used to have six of Marilyn's dresses," Click here for the full article.
July 18, 2017 /by Kimberley Ashley
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MOVIE LEGENDS AND FILM TITANS
In the golden days of Hollywood films, the competitive consciousness in the acting arena could be considered comparable to Rome's ancient coliseum, Click here for the full article.
June 13, 2017 /by Kimberley Ashley
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FILM DRAMA MEETS FASHION DESIGN
When Valentino, the man affectionately dubbed by his partner, The Last Emperor, referenced Marilyn's gowns Click here for the full article.
May 9, 2017 /by Kimberley Ashley
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A GALLERY OF GLAMOUR, SIXTIES STYLE
"The Valley of the Dolls," those "dolls" were both dangerous and destructive. Anyone who has seen the 1967 film version of her run-away-best-seller Click here for the full article.
April 11, 2017 /by Kimberley Ashley
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Some Gentlemen Didn't Prefer Blondes
Travilla was one of the few, if not ONLY people to understand the blondes' ambition. Click here for the full article.
March 14, 2017 /by Kimberley Ashley
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A RODEO ROUNDUP OF STAR STYLE- TRAVILLA DESIGNS DALLAS
As a popular series, Dallas was a television phenomenon in the 1980's. The dramatic lives of J.R. and Sue Ellen Ewing and their Texas oil clan were the talk of every town the day after airing. Click here for the full article.
February 14, 2017 /by Kimberley Ashley
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MARILYN MONROE'S ITCH TO BE FAMOUS
As a young girl, Norman Jean Baker had little idea that she would actually one day grow up to become the likes of "Marilyn Monroe." Click here for the full article.
January 10, 2017 /by Kimberley Ashley
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Marilyn Monroe and Barry Goldwater
In the case of Marilyn Monroe, she depended upon her friend Billy for every item in her Hollywood costume arsenal. All of her famed 20th Century-Fox costumes, Travilla designed; including the "white" pleated halter dress she wore Click here for the full article.
December 14, 2016 /by Kimberley Ashley
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HOW TO MARRY A MILLIONAIRE
For the films big fashion show scene, in keeping with designers like Christian Dior's tradition to name each of his outfits, Travilla gave his costumes names that were all included in the films script: names such as; Rainbow Over the Everglades; Good Afternoon Sweetheart Click here for the full article.
November 14, 2016 /by Kimberley Ashley
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Human Interest, Kimberley Ashley, Phoenix Arizona
Billy Travilla's World
If Danielle Steel, the glamorous writer of hundreds of novels about fantasy lives, Click here for the full article.
October 17, 2016 /by Kimberley Ashley
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