Tag Archives: costume design

Un Costume

Posted on June 22, 2014 by Patricia Gilbert

After twenty years, we are moving away from the mid-Atlantic region. Suddenly, things that we were going to do “someday” have moved up in importance. One of those things was a visit to the Costumes of Downton Abbey exhibit at Winterthur, … Continue reading →

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L’habit ne fait pas le moine

Posted on January 19, 2011 by Patricia Gilbert

I watched Alfred Hitchcock’s version of Rear Window recently. Although many aspects of the film seemed quaint and dated, the fashions worn by Grace Kelly were still eminently wearable. The costume designer was Edith Head (1907 – 1981). The timelessness … Continue reading →