Astaire grooming, 1935. Note the fancy belt buckle and monogram on the left shirtsleeve. © Courtesy of Peter Rauch.


Astaire on a soundstage, shortly after his arrival in Hollywood in 1933. Dressed in an immaculate tweed three-piece town suit, long-point pin-collared dress shirt and striped tie, brown suede chukka boots, ad a felt fedora © Courtesy Peter Rauch.