The Private Life of Greta Garbo (1931)

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Record Details:

Title:
The Private Life of Greta Garbo
Date:
1931
Publisher:
New York: Doubleday
Volume:
The Private Life of Greta Garbo
Leaf #:
000176
Language:
English
Collection:
Hollywood Studio System
Format:
Books
Contributor:
Media History Digital Library
Sponsor:
Media History Digital Library
Coordinator:
Media History Digital Library
Date Added:
May 15, 2025
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THE PRIVATE LIFE OF GRETA GARBO 162 “I never saw her have a needle in her hand while I was there. I did the sewing that needed to be done. “There was never much mending to do for Garbo. All her clothes were simple and generally tailored. She wore men’s pajamas; most of them made of silk, plainly tailored, with collars buttoning tight around the neck. The blouses she wore with her jersey and tweed suits were men’s tailored shirts. She had a big assortment of men’s ties in all kinds and colors that she wore with them. Her stockings were not sheer silk ones always in need of mending. Most of the time she wore a light-weight woolen hose, such as we buy in Sweden. In hot weather she used lisle half socks.” “I used to buy most of her shoes,” said Gustaf. “She wore the smallest size of men’s oxfords. She didn’t believe in pinching her feet or tottering around on high, pointed heels. I bet she had a dozen pairs of these tan shoes sitting in her closet. Often when I brought home a new pair she had ordered, she would say, ‘Just the thing for us bachelors, eh, Gustaf?’