'Gossip Girl': Does slain actress Sharon Tate's style influence the series?
Roman Polanski's beautiful young wife, actress Sharon Tate, was murdered at their Benedict Canyon home on Aug. 9, 1969, by the followers of Charles Manson. She was 8-1/2 months pregnant at the time.
Sharon was a trend-setter in the '60's and continues to influence today's fashions. Even the fashionistas on "Gossip Girl" owe a nod to the blond beauty for hair, makeup and clothing inspiration. Doesn't Sharon Tate, above, look a lot like "Gossip Girl" newbie Lydia Hearst, left?
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Now, back to Sharon Tate.
Photos of her clothing, worn by a model who less resembles Sharon Tate, will be exhibited in L.A. this summer. But you can see Sharon's clothes tonight on "Inside Edition," (3:30 p.m. on KCAL/CBS) when the show talks to Debra Tate, who kept some of her sister's clothing in a trunk, presumably in a dusty, dank attic, like in "Whatever Happened to Baby Jane?" or "Hush, Hush, Sweet Charlotte."
She tells "Inside Edition" on tonight's show that the clothes remind her of a happier time. "I really enjoy going through the clothes," says Tate. "It takes me back to a much happier time when she and I would spend time in her closet picking which outfit she was going to wear to which event."
Debra Tate, who pulls out a pair of ski pants, maternity dresses and formal wear, says she can still smell her sister on the clothes. "They're precious moments. That is why I don't open it often. I can still smell her scent."
OK, creepy. Creepy-sweet. But still creepy.
Want a sneak peek? Keep reading!
Here are several shots of Sharon Tate's old clothes. Look at the fabrics and cuts! These dresses are perfect for a "Kiss on the Lips" party or maybe even an Upper East Side Sunday brunch with Lilly and Bart.
Photos: Inside Edition /Jeremy Corbell.
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Hi ya, great article, wedding dress on show had odd blue ribbons on it, Sharon's wedding dress dit not. Wonder why they were added?
I feel there was nothing wrong with her clothes. She was a girl of the times. Most everyone wore that type of clothing
during the 60's. I was part of that era and proud of it. So, yes if that is what her sister wants. Many people would like to buy something of the actress.
who was a very beutiful girl, and was just another person dressing for times.
Wow, what amazing "art".
LA should be firebombed.
way more care should have went into this photo/video shoot.
Excuse me, "LA should be firebombed". Why would you even say that? That is horrible! My family built LA, my city, we've been here for over 100 years. This is a very art rich city with many talented people and with dozens of art exhibits everyday to prove it. A great many of our most respected artists of all time come from LA or get their start here. This is one of the few cities in the world where an artist can get seen no matter how small they are and live for their art. Why would you want to take that away? Without places like LA, what would you listen to? ...what would you watch? ...and what would you hang on your wall? ...to name a few.
she really did dress well, and still has an increasingly giant influence apon many, even if they dont know who she is. classic. and that way she piled up the hair-pieces at the back of her head? my girlfriend does that now. its classic exellence
however, LA? as a visitor from the uk who saw it without local blinkers, and went beyond tourist-ville, it had so many run down dereliction, so many broken folk, hanging onto a country that dosnt care