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# On This Day in 1931...Gloria Swanson Looked VERY Dramatic
- URL: https://go-fug-yourself.ghost.io/on-this-day-in-1931-gloria-swanson-looked-very-dramatic-10-2020/
- Published: 2020-10-30T16:00:36.000Z
- Updated: 2021-08-19T19:20:20.000Z
- Description: Feels on brand.
- Author: Jessica  
- Tags: *Flashback*, classic photos, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-10-07 08:15

Informative Caption tells that this is "Actress Gloria Swanson (1897 - 1983) wearing an orchid chiffon velvet 'Tosca' gown with diamonds, tiny mirrors and steel beads, designed by Chanel and worn with a tiara."

a) I assume this was promotional [for her 1931 film *Tonight or Never*, in which she plays "a Hungarian prima donna whose latest performances include singing *Tosca* in Venice."](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tonight%5For%5FNever%5F%281931%5Ffilm%29?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io) It is SAUCY and essentially is about an opera star who achieves fame, fortune, AND true love by employing a person she believes to be a sex worker, but who is actually a talent scout. (The Hays Code, as you can imagine, had A LOT of notes. Especially since it seems like the subtext of this movie -- or even the text-text? -- is that Gloria needed to, er, fully scale passion's mountain in order to reach her full operatic potential.)

b) I feel like Amy Adams wore this in *Enchanted.*

c) I also feel like someone could wear this now --*sans* tiara, obviously -- and it just might work.

(Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)