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THE COUTURE & DESIGNER CLOTHING COLLECTION OF Ms. LESLIE CARON exclusively at- |
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Presenting the couture & designer wear collection of personally owned property from the award winning & devoted, award winning film star actress- Ms. Leslie Caron exclusively at HeavenofGowns.com. We are pleased to be the only vintage clothing website/retailer to be offering this special collection!
Ms. Caron amassed an astounding collection of high-fashion, which includes in this collection- Marc Bohan for Christian Dior couture, rare Yves St. Laurent, and early works of Hubert de Givenchy. All items from this collection shall come with detailed provenance, describing each particular item, and its ownership to Ms. Caron.
The majority of the items are accompanied by photographs or images of Ms. Caron wearing the garments to important public affairs, or for professional glamour shots. And some of the examples have with them, extremely rare, never before seen professional photographs of Ms. Caron in private settings, and also some rarely seen media images.
The personal property of Ms. Caron & the items' images, have been securely stored in archives for the past decades, and having never been brought forth to the public eye- until now. Never before has any property of Ms. Leslie Caron been offered to the public in past, making all of these items true treasures for the collector of celebrity/film-star memorabilia, or the Leslie Caron lover!
 Born Leslie Claire Margret Caron, on the 1st day of July, of the year 1931, in Boulonge-Billancourt, France. Her American mother, whom was previously a dancer, prepared Leslie for a career in preforming. She trained at the Paris Conservaotire from childhood, until she reached the age of sixteen, when she was selected to dance with the Ballet de Champs Elysses. After three years with this prestigious troupe, she was discovered by the famous Gene Kelly, whom cast her as the ingénue in his 1951 film An American in Paris. This of course, led to a long-term Metro Goldwyn Mayer contract and a string of films to follow in which Caron's dancing and singing skills were shocased to the utmost, the include Lili (1953), The Glass Slipper (1954), Gaby (1956), and a film that we associate as being her most memorable- Gigi (1958). This was only the beautiful begining, Caron worked on loan at 20th Century Fox studios and co-stared with Fred Astaire, and was then sent on the Paris stage in Jean Renoir's Ornet. As musicals slowly went out of fashion, Caron sought to alter her screen image- successfully doing
 so with her portrayal of a pregnant unmarried woman awaing an abortion, in what is believed to be her most exceptionally played role in The L-Shaped Room (1962), a performance that won her the BFA award, although she had been previously nominated for a BFA, and an Oscar for her role in Lili. Caron became known as the most "stylishly-elegant" actress of the 1960's, thanks to her superb wardrobe collection- the majority designed by her well-loved Marc Bohan, and of course her renown smooth, ease-like manner and presence, which is very apparent in all of her films. She was co-starred with many of Hollywood's finest & most handsome actors- which included Cary Grant, in Father Goose (1965) where she received the utterly famous "slap-in-the-face" (playful of course!). Caron was also one of the few actresses of the 50's-60s to receive the most consecutive number of film awards. Her awards & nominations are below.
-The left illustration shows Ms. Caron wearing a Dior- one of the gowns to be offered by HeavenofGowns.com, whilst she is accepting her British Film Academy award for her performance in The L-Shaped Room.
 Illustration above- Shows Ms. Caron being presented to Her Royal Highness,
Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth of England, and accompanied with Julie Christie (left), and
seen with Catherine Deneuve (right); wearing a Dior gown to be offered by HeavenofGowns.com
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