With the passing of Doris Day this week I promised myself I would watch all of her musicals . I started with The Pajama Game 1957, which I found on Daily Motion. It might get deleted since her passing, so hurry up and watch it .
The 1950s fashions are out of this world in this flick, so bright and cheery. Here are my favorites that Doris and her co-star Carol Haney wore. First is her simple blue pencil skirt ,white blouse and red belt to command attention as a supervisor for the gals. At the company's picnic we find her character becoming a bit softer in a white sundress and blue scarf ;she stands out in the crowd of colorful day dresses. When Babe and Sid are committed to each other we see her in tight black pants with a yellow stripped shirt, could have been a pajama top ( the movie lobby card has it colorized) Close to the ending she wears all black with touches of color, a polka dot scarf and as the union rep she is serious in a pair of black pants, a black wool cardigan and a gingham red and white shirt with a stiff collar. The color red is a theme in this film, after all it's about love.
But my favorite is the ending, both she and her leading man John Raitt , (who happens to be Bonnie Raitt's dad), they are wearing the economical pj's for love birds. Ah.... how cute!
Sorry for the blurry photo, this photo is protected. I had to take a screen shot. Well you get the idea of these famous pajamas. Aren't they the cutest, and yes they were copied after this movie. Here's a better one...
Her co- star was Carol Haney, now she had some talent. Haney was discovered by Gene Kelly, just Google it. She gets to wear some fabulous dresses also. I just love her in this polka dot new look day dress that she wears in the office scene , and when she's singing to Sid.
For me the most dazzling dress is a dress we only get to see her in from the mid -waist and back, she moves to quickly to capture it. Her dress is a cocktail dress that is done in blue and trimmed in green with matching tassel.
Haney was such a good comedian in this restaurant scene at Hernando's Hideaway you gotta watch her closely, she a scream. I was sad to find out that she died at age 39, she was a wonderful dancer and actress.
