Tag: benefit

July 1, 2019 / Vickie Lester

“What a costume designer does is a cross between magic and camouflage.” Edith Head

From left to right – Model, Orry Kelly, Bernard Newman, Travis Banton, Edith Head, Adrian, and Irene. With model showing evening gown, 1955: Edith at bat 1957: A fashion show from the “Think Pink” sequence at the premiere of “Funny Face” – model Ginni Adams with Edith Head: Dressing Debbie…

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October 28, 2015 / Vickie Lester

Edith Head, who was born Oct. 28th, 1897, was married to Wiard Ihnen – Production Designer

Even Google got into the act today with Miss Edith’s birthday: They lived in a wonderful house called, Casa Ladera…

October 1, 2013 / Vickie Lester

THE INESTIMABLE – CAROLE LOMBARD

If you’re expecting a refund from the I.R.S. you’ll have to wait until Congress decides to uphold the good faith and credit of the American People. “I enjoy this country. I like the parks and the highways and the good schools and everything that this government does. After all, every…

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September 29, 2012 / Vickie Lester

THE INESTIMABLE – GEORGE CLOONEY

Okay, it was my intention when I started this blog never to be crass, or destructive, or part of the weird gawker aspect of a fame driven news cycle; and to that end I’ve tried to write pieces mostly on Hollywood history – which means I usually write about people…

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