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The last siren to arrive at the Plaza Hotel for Bergdorf Goodman’s 111th anniversary fête, glamorous British singer Rita Ora, had on a spectacular long white dress by Peter Dundas for Pucci, with a train that spilled to the ground. “I’d probably just want an old-school Cadillac,” noted Ora.
It was the Harley Earl era that spawned the formidable “Art & Colour” department. Harley Earl always previewed Cadillac’s stunning concept cars at the fabulous GM Motoramas…where glamorous vehicles were displayed to tweak public curiosity in an outrageously luxurious setting. After listening to the crowd’s likes and dislikes, Harley Earl and Bill Mitchel had a spot-on idea how to satisfy the Cadillac clientele. These elegant Motoramas were held sporadically between 1949 and 1961.
