{"id":6103,"date":"2018-01-07T13:21:35","date_gmt":"2018-01-07T17:21:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.fitnyc.edu\/volumesandissues\/?p=6103"},"modified":"2019-09-27T11:45:51","modified_gmt":"2019-09-27T15:45:51","slug":"fashions-fantasies-on-film-pt-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.fitnyc.edu\/volumesandissues\/2018\/01\/07\/fashions-fantasies-on-film-pt-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Fashion’s fantasies on film, pt. 2"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The 2013 Great Gatsby party scene, costumes by Miuccia Prada, production by Baz Luhrmann<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

When I began this post a few weeks ago, I was surprised to find out how often the worlds of fashion design and film design overlapped. It turns out that Hollywood has always snapped up fashion’s best creators the same way they have done with writers and stories. Many fashion designers also have entries in the IMDB<\/a>.<\/p>\n

So this post is a listing of movies where the costumes were designed by big shots in the fashion design world. Most of the entries are straight from IMDB itself, but in a few cases, sharp eyed bloggers have spotted designer gowns in otherwise run of the mill movie images.<\/p>\n

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Elizabeth Taylor as Caterina in Zeffirelli’s production of “The Taming of the Shrew”<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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A few notes here on Hollywood practice: It was very common at the height of the studio era (1930-1960) for the clothes worn by the leading lady to be designed by someone other than the costume designer. A really visible example of this is the costumes worn by Elizabeth Taylor in “The Taming of the Shrew”, designed by Franco Zeffirelli, released in 1967. The film reflects Zeffirelli’s loving attention to Renaissance detail *except* for the fitted gowns worn by the star actress.<\/p>\n

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Edith Head holding 5 of her 8 lifetime Oscars for “Best Costume”<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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It was also common practice for well-known costume designers to take credit for the work of many people who worked under them in the studio. Hence Edith Head is known for having won the most Oscars for “Best Costume” of any costume designer in Hollywood history. But a lot of the costumes she got credit for were designed by lesser-known fashion talent.<\/p>\n

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Audrey Hepburn in “Breakfast at Tiffany’s, wearing Givenchy<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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In other cases, a few actresses were known as the muse to particular designers. The most obvious example of this is Hubert de Givenchy’s fascination with Audrey Hepburn. After she appeared in “Sabrina” wearing his clothes, he designed just her wardrobe for most of her remaining films.<\/p>\n

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This is the list I cobbled together from IMDB. Links go to the library’s record for the movie if we have a copy, and to the IMDB record if we do not.<\/p>\n

Seed, 2016: Miuccia Prada<\/a>
\nThis Changes Everything, 2015: Vivienne Westwood<\/a>
\nThe Great Gatsby, 2013: Miuccia Prada
\n<\/a>Elysium, 2013: Giorgio Armani<\/a>
\nI Am Love, 2009: Raf Simons for Jil Sander
\n<\/a>The Dark Knight, 2008: Giorgio Armani<\/a>
\nAppleseed Ex Machina, 2006: Miuccia Prada<\/a>
\nShadowboxer, 2005: Vivienne Westwood<\/a>
\nRomeo + Juliet, 1996: Miuccia Prada<\/a>
\nThe Fifth Element, 1997: Jean-Paul Gaultier<\/a>
\nThe City of Lost Children, 1995: Jean-Paul Gaultier<\/a>
\nLeaving Las Vegas, 1995: Vivienne Westwood<\/a>
\nThe Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover, 1989: Jean-Paul Gaultier<\/a>
\nUntouchables, 1987 (Giorgio Armani)<\/a>
\nAmerican Gigolo, 1980 (Giorgio Armani)<\/a>
\nViolette, 1978: Karl Lagerfeld<\/a>
\nAnnie Hall, 1977: Ralph Lauren<\/a>
\nAnna Karenina, 1975: Pierre Cardin<\/a>
\nMaitresse, 1976: Karl Lagerfeld<\/a>
\nArthur! Arthur! 1969: Pierre Cardin<\/a>
\nBarbarella, 1968: Paco Rabanne<\/a>
\nYou Only Love Once, 1968: Pierre Cardin<\/a>
\nBelle du Jour, 1967: Yves Saint Laurent<\/a>
\nMata Hari, Agent H21, 1964: Pierre Cardin<\/a>
\nThe Wheeler Dealers, 1963: Norman Norell<\/a>
\nLast Year in Marienbad, 1961: Coco Chanel<\/a>
\nIndiscreet, 1958: Dior<\/a>
\nFernandel le Couturier des Dames,1956: Pierre Cardin<\/a>
\nAnd God Created Woman, 1956: Pierre Balmain<\/a>
\nDeath of a Cyclist, 1955: Jacques Fath<\/a>
\nIndiscretion of an American Wife, 1954: Christian Dior<\/a>
\nMoulin Rouge, 1952: Elsa Schiaparelli<\/a>
\nLove in Exile, 1936: Elsa Schiaparelli<\/a>
\nCamille, 1936: Adrian<\/a>
\nTransatlantic Tunnel, 1935: Elsa Schiaparelli<\/a>
\nLes Amoureux, 1933: Lucien Lelong<\/a>
\nMerry Widow, 1925: Adrian<\/a>
\nWay Down East, 1920: Lucile<\/a>
\nThe Perils of Pauline, 1914: Lucile<\/a><\/p>\n

Hubert de Givency for Audrey Hepburn:
\nLove Among Thieves 1987<\/a>
\nHow to Steal a Million 1966<\/a>
\nParis When It Sizzles 1964<\/a>
\nCharade 1963<\/a>
\nBreakfast at Tiffany’s 1961<\/a>
\nFunny Face 1956<\/a>
\nLove in the Afternoon 1957<\/a>
\nSabrina 1954<\/a><\/p>\n

Here are a bunch of other people’s lists of great fashion moments in film:<\/p>\n

Fashion Meets Film: 10 Cult Cinema Moments in Pictures<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

45 Iconic Fashion Films<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Fashion & Film<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Film Series: Fashion and Film<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Fashion and Film Festival<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Fashion in Film<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

MUST Watch Fashion Films<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

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The library has lots of good books on fashion in film:<\/p>\n

Fictionally Fabulous: the characters who created the looks we love<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Film, Fashion, and the 1960s<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Fashion in Film<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Dressing for the Dark: From the silver screen to the red carpet<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Styling the Stars: Lost treasures from the Twentieth Century Fox archive<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Dresssing the Screen: Costume design in Hollywood<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Hollywood Before Glamour: Fashion in American silent film<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

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