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19 gru 2022 · While eating disorders definitely can take a toll on one’s body in fairly troubling ways, production photos and videos taken from around this time show that Vera-Ellen’s neck was normal and undamaged.
5 mar 2024 · In photos from 1953 and at the 1955 Oscars, Vera-Ellen’s neck and décolletage still appear smooth and youthful without any signs of wrinkling or pronounced tendons. Her slim figure also looks relatively consistent in these timeframes, not showing obvious signs of recent weight loss.
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A rumor that her neck was always covered during the filming of White Christmas because of wrinkling caused by supposed anorexia persists to this day. However, pictures and video taken at the same time show her neck appearing normal and undamaged. [9]
23 gru 2022 · It’s been claimed that White Christmas costume designer, Edith Head, kept Vera-Ellen’s neck and chest covered to hide Vera’s prematurely aging décolletage. Considering Vera’s low weight at the time, it’s possible.
10 gru 2017 · Vera-Ellen had a famously thin figure and a ridiculously tiny waist — she really was the tiniest wisp of a woman. Head chose to costume Vera-Ellen primarily in things that covered her neck. The theory is that Vera-Ellen was suffering from anorexia, which made her neck look unreasonably old or unsightly, so it was hidden.
Many people have asked why Vera-Ellen always covers her neck in "White Christmas" - while rumour has it that her neck was aging, reliable sources state that it was a fashion choice, and her neck was as beautiful as the rest of her.
