Lot Details & Additional Photographs
The exterior in black silk with allover pink heart and white dot print, fitted jacket with slight flair and ruffle neck, with complementary skirt.
Jacket: Chest 16 in.; Length 24 in.; Sleeve 22 in.; Shoulder 16.25 in.; Skirt: Waist 13.75 in.; Hip 20 in.; Length 28 in.
The Estate of Joanna Carson, Los Angeles, California; Acquired from the above by present owner. Joanna Carson (born Johanna Ulrich) was a New York–raised model, philanthropist, and Broadway producer. In 1971 she met Johnny Carson and married him the following year, later using the visibility of that marriage to power a lifetime of charitable work. Over more than fifty years, she helped establish the Women’s Rape Treatment Center, supported children with disabilities through SHARE (Share Happily and Reap Endlessly), worked closely with the Elizabeth Taylor AIDS Foundation, and helped direct an estimated $200 million to causes she championed.
Small run by middle button; discoloration to interior underarm.