Evelyn Hugo to Auction Off Gowns
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NEW YORK TRIBUNE
Evelyn Hugo to Auction Off Gowns
BY PRIYA AMRIT
MARCH 2, 2017
Film legend and ’60s It Girl Evelyn Hugo has just announced
that she will auction off 12 of her most memorable gowns
through Christie’s to raise money for breast cancer research.
At the age of 79, Hugo has long been an icon of glamour
and elegance. She is known for a personal style both sensual
and restrained, and many of Hugo’s most famous looks are
considered touchstones of the fashion and Hollywood
archives.
Those looking to own a piece of Hugo history will be
intrigued not only by the gowns themselves but also by the
context in which they were worn. Included in the sale will be
the emerald-green Miranda La Conda that Hugo wore to the
1959 Academy Awards, the violet soufflé and organdy scoop-
neck she donned at the premiere of Anna Karenina in 1962,
and the navy-blue silk Michael Maddax that she was wearing
in 1982 when she won her Oscar for All for Us.
Hugo has weathered her share of Hollywood scandals, not
the least of which being her seven marriages, including her
decades-long relationship with film producer Harry
Cameron. The two Hollywood insiders shared a daughter,
Connor Cameron, who is no doubt the influence for the
auction. Ms. Cameron passed away last year from breast
cancer soon after turning 41.
Born Evelyn Elena Herrera in 1938, the daughter of
Cuban immigrants, Hugo grew up in the Hell’s Kitchen
neighborhood of New York City. By 1955, she had made her
way to Hollywood, gone blond, and been rechristened Evelyn
Hugo. Almost overnight, Hugo became a member of the
Hollywood elite. She remained in the spotlight for more than
three decades before retiring in the late ’80s and marrying
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