Jayne Mansfield in an advertisement for a line of hot water bottles shaped in her likeness, 1957
The hot water bottles were 22 inches long and made of hard plastic molded into the shape of the famous actress and sex symbol.
Jayne Mansfield in The Burglar (1957, produced in 1955)
Jayne Mansfield receiving the title of Official Navy Princess, taken September, 1956 in OKC
Diana Dors photographed by John Everton, c. 1950’s
Diana Dors shows off her beautiful one-piece swimsuit she wore to the 1956 Cannes Film Festival
Diana Dors photographed by Edward Quinn, 1956
Jayne Mansfield’s wardrobe test for her role as Jerri Jordan in The Girl Can’t Help It (1956)
Jayne Mansfield at the premiere of The Spirit of St. Louis (1957) sporting the same Travilla gold lamé evening gown that Marilyn Monroe had originally worn (briefly) four years prior in the film Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953). Marilyn also wore the dress in the famous publicity portrait of her (pictured, bottom right), and at the 1953 Photoplay Magazine Awards. Back in studio days, it wasn’t uncommon for clothing and costumes to be borrowed, altered, and re-worn by other stars. Both ladies worked for 21st Century Fox, and despite clear differences in the dresses, primarily in the bustline and waist areas, it’s highly plausible that these are indeed the same dress.
Jayne Mansfield rocking some serious shades while taking a break on the set of Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter? (1957)
