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Un Costume
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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Tagged costume design, Downton Abbey, Jeanne Lanvin, Paul Poiret, un costume, Winterthur
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L’habit ne fait pas le moine
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
