🎥 Lucille Ball’s character Lucy Carmichael from ‘The Lucy Show’ (1962–1968) wore brightly colored costumes specifically chosen to showcase the then-new color television format, helping networks promote the technology to viewers. Wardrobe designers frequently used bold oranges, reds, and blues because they popped most vividly on early color broadcast systems. Ball personally approved many outfits to ensure her character remained visually iconic in the transition from black-and-white to full colo

In 1967, Lucille Ball won her third Emmy award as Lucy Carmichael on “The Lucy Show.” She had also won for “I Love Lucy” in 1953 and 1955 and would win again for “The Lucy Show” in 1968, her last competitive acting Emmy. Lucy sat at a table with Gale Gordon and her husband Gary Morton. As her name was announced by Carl Reiner (co-presenting with Barbara Eden). | I Love Lucy Addicts