Tag: Costume Designer
IT’S A mystery that involves Australia’s most prolific Academy Award winner, a missing manuscript and the Hollywood star who was once his lover. While few Australians have heard of the costume designer Orry-Kelly, he won three Oscars in the 1950s – for An American in Paris, Les Girls and Some…
“Notorious was my first opportunity to dress Ingrid the way she should be. For such a big woman, she was a joy to dress. I was able to do evening clothes, sports clothes, street clothes – the whole gamut. I just had to be sure what I did pleased Hitch.…
You know, the one made out of the old green velvet drapes… A perfect example of how wardrobe helps tell the story: Visiting Rhett in her finery:
Mr. Plunkett designed the wardrobe in over 150 films, among them: CHRISTOPHER STRONG, LITTLE WOMEN, FLYING DOWN TO RIO, OF HUMAN BONDAGE, NOTHING SACRED… Catch my drift? He also did GONE WITH THE WIND, SINGIN’ IN THE RAIN, and AN AMERICAN IN PARIS. This is an excellent overview of his…
Okay, I’ll probably have to spend a couple of weeks in purgatory for this one — but, Cecil B. was… somewhat grandiose and cantankerous… especially with Edith Head. This is an early effort by Miss Head done while assisting costume designer, Travis Banton. The marshmallow dress from THE GOLDEN BED:…
Later today I’m posting information about a wonderful production, “A Conversation with Edith Head” that will be at the Pasadena Playhouse November 8th – December 1st… But, first I’d like you to see some theatrical wardrobe design and construction from 1928 – just a few years after Edith Head started…