Oreste Kirkop "Francois Villon" gold tunic from The Vagabond King. ...

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Oreste Kirkop "Francois Villon" gold tunic from The Vagabond King. Oreste Kirkop "Francois Villon" gold tunic from The Vagabond King. (Paramount, 1956) Gold brocade tunic trimmed with bronze metal ribbon along edges and cuffs with two twisted cord ties and lined in tan. Western Costume Co. label typed "95-2209-2 / Oreste Kirkop [crossed out] / 44". Exhibits material loss along collar (inside and out) and shoulders. Two inch section of shoulder lining detached at seam. Designed by Mary Grant. Worn by Oreste Kirkop as "Francois Villon" during the "Watch Out for the Devil" musical number with Kathryn Grayson and through the rest of the film in The Vagabond King.

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