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Lucille Ball’s Wig Braid from The Lucy Show & Here’s Lucy

Lucy Carmichael wins a trip to London in The Lucy Show episode entitled “Lucy Flies to London” from the fifth season in 1966. For one day she tours the city in a whirlwind adventure. To mark the occasion of Lucille Ball actually going to London, a one hour prime-time special called “Lucy in London” aired a week later. During a 60’s “mod” montage she wears this long, red braided pony tail extension in a series of poses.

Fast forward three years later during Here’s Lucy, the braid is reused for a Roman-inspired scene in the episode “Lucy and the Generation Gap.” Along side Lucie Arnaz, Desi Arnaz Jr. and Gale Gordon (portraying Julius Caesar) Lucille Ball wears the braid, this time the bow which was pink in the London special has been changed to gold to match her costume. Its appearance today is the result of Lucy entangling the locks in Gale’s laurel corona by accident when reaching for their harps, snarling it.

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Lucille Ball’s False Teeth Used On The Lucy Show & The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson

These false teeth were worn by Lucille Ball on two separate occasions. The first was in an epiosde of The Lucy Show entitled “Lucy and the Soap Opera” from season four where Lucille Carmichael disguises herself as a Japanese gardener (distasteful and offensive stereotype) opposite comedian Jan Murray.

The prosthetic front dentures were made by the Wilkinson Company of Santa Monica, CA who in the 1960’s and 70’s, was a leading dental manufacturer. The date stamped on the box reads October 6, 1965 which corresponds to the timing when rehersals and filming would soon begin for the January 31, 1966 airing of the show.

Lucy retained the teeth and use them again in 1974 during her appearance on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson. In a gag to shock and surprise Johnny, Lucy pulls them out of her purse when he wasn’t looking, pushes them on and casually acts like nothing is wrong. Remnants of Poligrip are still present on the teeth from them being used nearly 50 years ago.

October 5, 2023August 29, 2024 by The Lucy Room Categories: Costume, Gale Gordon, Johnny Carson, Lucille Ball, Personal, Shown Worn, Television, The Lucy ShowTags: Costume, Dentures, Gold, Johnny Carson, Lucille Ball, Lucille Ball Owned, Lucille Ball Worn, Screen Worn, Teeth, Television, The Lucy Show, The Tonight Show Leave a comment

Lucille Ball Earrings worn on The Lucy Show

Lucy Carmichael tries to go on a date with Frank Winslow played by Clint Walker in The Lucy Show episode “Lucy and the Sleeping Beauty” which aired on November 15, 1965. Frank is a construction worker who is extremely tired when she shows up to Lucy’s place. If startled from sleeping he goes into combat mode from being in the war and starts swinging. Lucy unfortunately finds this out when he dozes off on her couch.

Lucy looks absolutely gorgeous in her new dress and wears these beautiful earrings for the date. The clip-on set features a circular gold base with emerald green beads and a cluster of lighter jade beads in a series of layers. They are very similar to the Miriam Haskell set Lucille owned and could very well been made by Haskell as well.

August 29, 2023August 29, 2024 by The Lucy Room Categories: Desilu, Earrings, Jewelry, Lucille Ball, Miriam Haskell, Shown Worn, Television, The Lucy ShowTags: Clint Walker, Desilu, Earrings, Hollywood, Jewelry, Lucille Ball, Lucille Ball Worn, Miriam Haskell, Personal, Screen Worn, Television, The Lucy Show Leave a comment

Lucille Ball ‘Sally Elliot’ Skirt from “The Fuller Brush Girl”

In 1950 while under contract with Columbia Pictures, Lucille Ball starred in the slapstick comedy The Fuller Brush Girl. Lucy plays Sally Elliot opposite Eddie Albert’s Humphrey Briggs who both work for a steamship company. After getting fired, Lucy’s character tries to sell Fuller Brush cosmetics.

Created by Academy Award winning French-American costume designer Jean Louis, Lucille wears this plaid pleated skirt throughout the last half of the film as she and Humphrey out run a criminal gang. The interior retains the original Columbia studio label with “L. Ball” written in pen.

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Vivian Vance Feather Headpiece from The Lucy Show

Vivian Vance returned to TV after I Love Lucy in 1962 for Lucille Ball’s second hit series, The Lucy Show. Airing on the last day of the year the episode entitled “Chris’ New Years Eve Party,” Lucy Carmichael and Vivian Bagley perform a silent movie sketch to help save Chris’ dull party.

In full costume, Lucy brilliantly portrays Charlie Chaplin while Viv is a flirtatious 1920’s flapper wearing this black feather headpiece. One end has an attached comb to secure the feather to her hair and a black velvet bow to hide it. This may have been added later for use in another production as the bow does not appear visible in the sketch.

August 1, 2023August 29, 2024 by The Lucy Room Categories: CBS, Costume, Desilu, Feathers, Lucille Ball, Shown Worn, Television, The Lucy Show, Vivian VanceTags: Charlie Chaplin, Costume, Desilu, Feather, Flapper, Head Piece, I Love Lucy, Lucille Ball, Personal, Screen Worn, Show Worn, The Lucy Show, Vivian Vance Leave a comment

Lucille Ball’s Gold Coin Necklace from Here’s Lucy

This 19″ gold coin necklace was worn by Lucille Ball on Here’s Lucy in two separate Season 3 episodes. The first was entitled, “Lucy and Rudy Vallee” that originally aired on November 30, 1970. The second was “Lucy’s Vacation” where Lucille Carter dresses like a hippie, airing on January 4, 1971. The three tiered, charm style, necklace features bronze like Roman coins in various sizes and fish attached to link chains. It ties in the back with gold elastic.

July 10, 2023August 29, 2024 by The Lucy Room Categories: Costume, Gale Gordon, Here's Lucy, Jewelry, Lucille Ball, Necklace, Rudy Vallee, Shown Worn, TelevisionTags: Coins, Costume, Gale Gordon, Gold, Here's Lucy, Hippie, Lucille Ball, Lucille Ball Owned, Lucille Ball Worn, Necklace, Rudy Vallee, Screen Worn Leave a comment

Lucille Ball’s 1967 Emmy Awards Gown

On June 4, 1967 Lucille Ball won her third Emmy for ‘Outstanding Actress in a Leading Role in a Comedy Series’ for The Lucy Show. This honor was a complete shock to Ball saying, “I cannot believe it” multiple times.

Lucy accepted the award wearing this custom-made, floor length sheath dress with a pastel green, pink and blue floral pattern, ornamented with silver sequins and rhinestones. The gown was designed and made by Edward Stevenson and features a boat neckline, cap sleeves, two side slits and has a pink silk lining with zipper back closure. To match the dress a clutch by Kurt Chambre was also custom-made using the same materials. The gown originally had a sheer chiffon caftan that went over it but somehow over the years has been separated.*

Lucille wears the gown for a second time the following year on the final episode of The Lucy Show entitled “Lucy and the ‘Boss of the Year’ Award” which aired on March 11, 1968. She appears in it for a third time as a guest star on “Ann Margret: From Hollywood with Love” that aired on December 6, 1969. Also part of this group is an original program from the 1967 Emmy Awards and a gold metal table favor commemorating the event.

*If the whereabouts of the sheer caftan are known, please contact us!

June 20, 2023May 13, 2025 by The Lucy Room Categories: Awards, CBS, Clutch, Edward Stevenson, Emmy Awards, Lucille Ball, Personal, Shown Worn, Television, The Lucy ShowTags: Ann Margret, Custom-made, Emmy, Emmy Awards, Lucille Ball, Lucille Ball Owned, Lucille Ball Worn, Personal, Screen Worn, Silk Leave a comment

Lucille Ball’s Bardot Blouse from ‘The Fuller Brush Girl’

In a disguise at a burlesque show, Lucille wears this champagne-colored off the shoulder silk bardot blouse. Created by Academy Award winning French-American costume designer Jean Louis, the blouse features a ruched bodice and waistband, elastic neckline and cuffs with zipper and hook-and-eye closures in the back. The interior retains the original Columbia studio label with “L. Ball” written in pen.

June 6, 2023August 29, 2024 by The Lucy Room Categories: Columbia Pictures, Costume, Film Worn, Lucille Ball, Movie, Personal, Shown Worn, The Fuller Brush GirlTags: Champagne, Columbia Pictures, Eddie Albert, Film Worn, Fuller Brush Girl, Jean Louis, Lucille Ball Owned, Lucille Ball Worn, Personal, Screen Worn 2 Comments

Gold Serpent Bracelet worn by Lucille Ball, Vivian Vance & Lucie Arnaz

It is amazing to see costumes and props being utilized multiple times. This brass serpent bracelet is one such item that spanned the course of two decades and three different Lucille Ball series. It was first seen on Vivian Vance’s (Ethel Mertz) arm in the I Love Lucy episode “Charm School” from season 3 which aired on January 25, 1954. Then Lucy Carmichael wore it on the first episode of season 2 of The Lucy Show – “Lucy Plays Cleopatra” that aired on September 30, 1963. Several years later it makes a final appearance on Lucie Arnaz’s arm, on the season 2 Here’s Lucy episode “Lucy and the Generation Gap” airing on December 8, 1969.

May 25, 2023August 29, 2024 by The Lucy Room Categories: Costume, Desi Arnaz Jr, Desilu, Ethel Mertz, Here's Lucy, I Love Lucy, Jewelry, Lucie Arnaz, Lucille Ball, Personal, Prop, Shown Worn, Television, The Lucy Show, Vivian VanceTags: Bracelet, Brass, Costume, Gold, Here's Lucy, I Love Lucy, Lucie Arnaz, Lucille Ball, Lucille Ball Owned, Lucille Ball Worn, Prop, Screen Worn, Serpent, The Lucy Show, Vivian Vance Leave a comment

Lucille Ball’s 3-Piece Aqua Pant Suit

Aqua was a color that just looked sensational on Lucille Ball. It’s no wonder many of her garments from the 1960’s through the 1980’s were made with variations of this hue.

This 3-piece raw silk pant suit was one of those creations, custom-made for Lucy in the early 1980’s. It was a favorite of hers as it was worn on multiple television appearances and publicity pictures. The aqua blazer features a notched lapel with stitching detail that follows the entire hem, side vents and is lined with a light blue silk. The matching pants have an elastic waist with rear zipper and hook and eye closures, front pleats and two pockets, along with side vents at the bottom hem. A short sleeve silk blouse in a lavender and aqua floral pattern has a mandarin collar with attached bow tie and faux covered buttons down the front. The actual closure for the blouse are a series of hidden snap buttons.

Lucille wears the ensemble to a filming of Password Plus in August of 1980, opposite Dick Martin. The clip shown from this episode is adorable as she beats the buzzer and guesses the password and mentions her hometown of Jamestown, NY. She then can be seen in it again as a guest on The Tonight Show with Joan Rivers. In 1984 Lucy donned it for an interview with Entertainment Tonight (ET) talking about I Love Lucy and her career. The photoshoot in 1986 for Life With Lucy had her sitting in a white wicker peacock chair wearing the outfit in various poses. Photos from this session have been widely used online, in print and even book covers.

May 2, 2023August 29, 2024 by The Lucy Room Categories: Life With Lucy, Lucille Ball, Password Plus, Personal, Shown Worn, TelevisionTags: Aqua, Custom-made, Entertainment Tonight, Life With Lucy, Lucille Ball, Lucille Ball Owned, Lucille Ball Worn, Pant suit, Password Plus, Personal, Screen Worn, Silk Leave a comment

“CBS: On The Air” Pink Gown worn by Lucille Ball

CBS commemorated its 50th anniversary in March of 1978 with a week long celebration entitled CBS: On The Air, running for a total of nine and a half hours of shows from Sunday March 26th to Saturday April 1st. The specials featured nearly all of CBS’s stars from past and present performing to reflect on their history. Lucy and Co. owned Monday nights so it was only fitting she was part of Monday’s segment – “Have a Laugh on Us.”

Lucille Ball alongside Bea Arthur, at the time star of Maude, did a musical dance number which began as a vaudeville, pantomime act and ended with an elegant, showstopping chorus line and a comedic pie in the face. For the dramatic finish Lucy wore this two-piece pink ensemble.

The triple-layered gown is made of silk chiffon and features a high empire waist, large angel sleeves and an attached floor-length neck scarf. The bodice of the gown also has a built-in corset complete with boning and padded bust. A sleeveless, floor-length over coat that is made of a thick twill-like material lined in silk fuchsia, features a train and ornate beading with rhinestones all along the front hem. The whole outfit easily weighs close to, if not over 20 pounds but the gosh did this dress move and flow while she was dancing. That same year Lucille wore only the gown to a TV special honoring Milton Berle called A Tribute to Mr. Television.

April 12, 2023May 13, 2026 by The Lucy Room Categories: Bea Arthur, CBS, Lucille Ball, Personal, Shown Worn, TelevisionTags: Bea Arthur, CBS, Lucille Ball, Lucille Ball Owned, Lucille Ball Worn, Milton Berle, Personal, Screen Worn Leave a comment

Elois Jenssen Lucy Ricardo fashion sketch for Lucille Ball on I Love Lucy

A fashion sketch by designer, Elois Jenssen for Lucille Ball’s character Lucy Ricardo on I Love Lucy. This particular illustration was recreated by Elois reportedly in the 1970’s. The original sketches Elois drew in the 1950’s are distinguished by darker vellum paper, tanned presumably from age.

The dress and can be seen in four classic I Love Lucy episodes – “Lucy Has Her Eyes Examined”, “Million Dollar Idea”, “Oil Wells”, and “The Black Wig” spanning 1953 to 1954.

Thankfully, many of Elois’ sketches like this exist as it has aided to accurately colorize garments when CBS began doing to a handful of I Love Lucy shows. This dress and other memorable looks were beautifully recreated in 2004 for the official I Love Lucy Paper Dolls book.

April 4, 2023August 29, 2024 by The Lucy Room Categories: Autograph, Desi Arnaz, Desilu, Elois Jenssen, Ethel Mertz, I Love Lucy, Lucille Ball, Lucy Ricardo, Ricky Ricardo, Shown Worn, TelevisionTags: Desi Arnaz, Desilu, Elois Jenssen, Ethel Mertz, Fred Mertz, I Love Lucy, Lucille Ball, Lucille Ball Worn, Screen Worn, Show Worn 2 Comments