Photoplay (Jan-Jun 1954)

Underwear An Entire Yenr of H.oll^wood[ Ear Your Enjoyment (Continued from page 39) girls are dressing according to the males. Neither Janet Leigh nor Tony Curtis goes for Marilyn’s “no underwear” slogan. “I wear a bra,” Janet says frankly. “I’ve got to, with my measurements.” (Highly photogenic measurements, as every fan knows.) “And it’s more provocative,” she adds, “to wear panties and other frilly underthings.” Tony agrees with Janet. Rock Hudson’s more explosive: “If there’s one thing I can’t stand to look at it’s a girl who’s wearing falsies. I can spot ’em at thirty paces.” Well, I hate to disillusion the dear boy, but many of Hollywood’s loveliest wear the delightfully deceitful sort of bra, and the result can fool even the eye of the camera. I won’t tell you who the wearers are, but some names would surprise you. Let me add that Audrey Hepburn’s is not among them. I’ve never seen Audrey au naturel, but I’m told she resembles a classic Greek statue of the goddess Diana. There’s nothing flat about her, except her tummy. She just refuses to over-accentuate the positive. A well-made bra, of course, doesn’t produce exaggerated lines. Debbie Reynolds also speaks up in praise of this bosom friend. Says Debbie severely: “Girls who don’t wear bras or underwear are promoting their bodies, not doing the best for their dresses. I think both should look good.” Mitzi Gaynor’s reaction is more skeptical: “Lots of girls say they don’t wear anything under their dresses. But they do. They just think it’s more sexy and exciting to say they don’t. Me, I enjoy pretty things. Of course I wear a bra! I’m so active that if I didn’t Td lose my figure. Native girls in the South Seas don’t wear bras, and their figures go to pot very early.” Bra-topped slips have been a welcome addition to Mitzi’s wardrobe. The unbroken line takes care of those wrinkles Marilyn was worrying about, and the brief skirts are particularly good under slim suits, since they don’t show when Mitzi sits down. Though Jane Russell owns one of the world’s most famous chests, she doesn’t go along with the theory that a low-cut evening dress offers an excuse to dispense with support. She always has a strongboned bra built into such gowns. Under Mona Freeman’s favorite formal goes a long-line bra that insures a smooth curve right down to her slender waist. Really smart Hollywood women recognize that even the most naturally beautiful figure looks better in clothes when it gets some assistance from art. Elizabeth Taylor, for instance, always wears a bra, though in her case nature’s work seems to call for no improvement. I know that’s true, because I happened to be in her bedroom when she was trying on the wedding dress she was to wear at her marriage to Nicky Hilton. Incidentally, if you think all this talk of underwear makes Hollywood girls sound slightly immodest, here’s proof to the contrary. My son Rolobie, then four years old, was with me that day. Before undressing, Liz said to him, “Will you please turn your back, little boy?” I assured her he was probably much more interested in the picture of an airplane he was trying to draw. Debra Paget goes Liz one better. When Debra’s being fitted for a new dress, she won’t even allow women in the fitting room — except the fitter, of course. These studio fitters could give you an earful about lingerie-less ladies. It’s said they sometimes deliberately stick pins into girls who won’t wear underwear. And naturally Once again the editors of Photoplay Magazine bring you Photoplay Annual. This year Photoplay Annual is more glamorous than ever! It is a treasure-mine of information about tlie stars ... a real Who’s Who in Hollywood. This book is a collector’s item. 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