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Assiut Spotted<\/h1>\nAssiut Spotted<\/h1>\nVintage assiut cloth experienced a major style moment in the early 1970s. Antique shawls were<\/span> coveted by celebrities drawn to the glistening shimmer and provocative transparency that looked fantastic under stage lights. <\/span>In the 1970s there was a rising nostalgia for the freedom, style, and lust for life of the jazz babies of the 1920s.<\/span><\/p>\n Image Right: Publicity still, First Artists via Wikimedia Commons<\/span><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n In this publicity still for the movie “A Star is Born,” Barbara Streisand wears a stunning assiut dress. She designed this gown, part of a two-piece ensemble, <\/span>from vintage assiut shawls pulled from her personal collection.<\/span> As one of the producers of the film, Barbara had the power to make executive decisions.\u00a0 She chose this look for the pivotal scene when her character was receiving a Grammy award.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Image Below: Collage of photographs from the 2004 auction catalog “Her Name is Barbara,” published by Julien’s Auctions\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n In a slide show entitled “Signature Style: Barbara Streisand,” from the In Style Magazine website<\/a>, Barbara comments on a 1976 publicity still for the movie:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n “Here I am with Kris Kristofferson in\u00a0A Star Is Born. I designed the dress: I took a couple of my silver and black shawls and draped them. Isn’t that cool? Slinky, snaky, shiny. I gave myself a little credit at the end of the movie-it just said, ‘Miss Streisand’s clothes from her closet.’ I was made fun of, but it was the truth!”\u00a0\u00a0<\/em><\/span><\/p>\nAssiut Ensemble in “A Star is Born”<\/h2>\n
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