Travis Banton (1894-1958) was an American costume designer at the Paramount. He dressed hollywood stars such as Carole Lombard, Rita Hayworth, Jean Arthur, Claudette Colbert and Marlene Dietrich. He worked with Carole Lombard and Marlene Dietrich for many movies. He designed glamorous (exquisite fabrics) and sophisticated dresses (ornaments), following feminine curves.
Actresses dressed by Travis Banton :
Gene Tierney
Maria Montez
Eleanor Whitney
Fay Wray
Joan Bennett in Scarlet street, 1945
Dorothy Lamour :
Jean Arthur in « Easy living » :
Jean Arthur in « The green murder case » :
Louise Brooks in “The Canary murder case” :
Tonight is ours
Bluebeard’s eighth wife
Zaza, 1939
The gilded Lily, 1935
Claudette Colbert in « Cleopatra », 1934 :
Rita Hayworth in « Cover girl » :
1934
1940
Photo by Scotty Welbourne
Bolero, 1934
1937
1936
Photo by Eugene Robert Richee, 1935
1937
Nothing sacred, 1937
1931
1939
Carole Lombard :
1932
Carole Lombard in « Sinners in the sun » :
Sinners of the sun
Sinners in the sun, 1932
Carole Lombard in 1934 :
1934
1934
Carole Lombard in 1936 :
1936
1936
Carole Lombard in « Eagle and the hawk » :
The eagle and the hawk
Photo by Eugene Robert Richee
Carole Lombard in « Rumba » :
Rumba, 1935
Rumba
Rumba, 1935
Rumba, 1935
Carole Lombard in « No man of her own » :
No man of her own, 1932
No man of her own
No man of her own
No man of her own
No man of her own, Carole Lombard and Clark Gable
No man of her own
Carole Lombard in « To be or not be » :
To be or not to be, 1942
To be or not to be, 1942
Carole Lombard in « Love before breakfast » :
Love before breakfast
Love before breakfast, 1936
Carole Lombard in « No one man » :
No one man
No one man, 1932
Carole Lombard in « My man Godfrey » :
My man Godfrey
My man Godfrey
My man Godfrey, 1936
My man Godfrey, 1936
My man Godfrey
My man Godfrey
My man Godfrey
Marlene Dietrich in « Desire » :
Marlene Dietrich in « Angel » :
Angel
Marlene Dietrich in « Shanghai express » :
Shanghai
Marlene Dietrich in « The devil is a woman » :
The devil is a woman
The devil is a woman
Marlene Dietrich in « Blond Venus » :
The flame of New Orleans, 1941
Erwin Blumenfeld, 1954
L’imperatrice rouge
The Scarlet Empress, 1934
Photo by James N. Doolittle
Destry rides again
Dishonored
Seven sinners
Marlene Dietrich in « Morocco » :
Marlene Dietrich in « Manpower » :
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