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The young Tony Duquette, a protg of decorator Elsie Mendl (who had moved from Paris to Los Angeles at the outbreak of war), designed some of the whimsical ephemeral decorations for the windows, showroom, and entrance rotunda of the Adrian salon in Beverly Hills, including a full scale plaster baby elephant, and a cage with more frolicking monkeys

This charming long formal dress features a ruching bodice with stylish bubble sleeves

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