Vivien Leigh's Personally Owned Pink Silk Paisley Dress From The Sydney Guilaroff Collection W/Notarized Letter of Provenance - This lovely pink paisley patterned silk Cheongsam-style dress was personally owned by iconic golden era actress, Vivien Leigh. Vivien Leigh was primarily a stage performer, however she grew to fame as a screen actress with her performances in films such as Gone with the Wind and A Streetcar Named Desire, winning the Academy Award for Best Actress twice. She also won a Tony Award for her work in the Broadway musical version of Tovarich. The dress comes with a notarized letter of provenance from notable hair stylist, Sydney Guilaroff, which states in part, "'Vivy' as I called her gave me this beautiful mid 1960s pink silk paisley Asian pattern dress to add to my star worn collection. No one has worn it except her." Sydney Guilaroff was a hair stylist during Hollywood's Golden Age who was the first to receive on-screen credit in films. He worked for more than forty years at the Metro Goldwyn Mayer studios on more than a thousand films, and was instrumental in crafting many of the hairstyles which became the signature looks for numerous film stars, including Dorothy's braids in Wizard of Oz and Lucille Ball's red hair. Guilaroff was a friend, stylist, and confidante to many Golden Age stars including Greta Garbo, Joan Crawford, Audrey Hepburn, and Marilyn Monroe.