“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. He was very specific about costumes for his leading ladies. He spoke a designer’s language, even though he didn’t know the first thing about clothes. He specified colors in the […]

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