Wow, watching “San Francisco” with Jeanette McDonald, just realized the gown she wears as Violetta in “La Traviata” looks VERY much like Glinda’s/Billie Burke’s in “The Wizard of Oz.” Indeed the @recycledmoviecostumes Website has this (apologies, but for some reason I was unable to share the specific URL): “This is yet another costume that is arguably one of the most famous in all of cinema history. Costume designer Adrian is credited with creating the ‘gowns’ for the 1936 film San Francisco. Three years later, when Adrian designed all of the….View more of this blog….