fripperies & fobs
for the sartorially obsessed
Costume designed by Edith Head for Anne Baxter in All About Eve (1950).
From the Bibliotheque du Film

Costume designed by Edith Head for Anne Baxter in All About Eve (1950).

From the Bibliotheque du Film

Ok, here's a question: Hollywood costumers. Out of Edith Head, John Mollo, and Sandy Powell, who's your favorite?
auntiehornblower

Sandy Powell because she is better at period than Edith Head was. John Mollo is mostly famous for Star Wars which I don’t really care about. Sorry!

Costume design by Edith Head for Grace Kelly in To Catch a Thief  (1955).
From Profiles In History

Costume design by Edith Head for Grace Kelly in To Catch a Thief  (1955).

From Profiles In History

Costume design by Edith Head for Grace Kelly in Rear Window (1954).
From Profiles In History

Costume design by Edith Head for Grace Kelly in Rear Window (1954).

From Profiles In History

Costume design by Edith Head for Audrey Hepburn in Sabrina (1954).
From Profiles In History

Costume design by Edith Head for Audrey Hepburn in Sabrina (1954).

From Profiles In History

Edith Head sketch of a Givenchy design for Audrey Hepburn in Breakfast at Tiffany’s (1961).
From Christie’s

Edith Head sketch of a Givenchy design for Audrey Hepburn in Breakfast at Tiffany’s (1961).

From Christie’s

Edith Head sketch of a Givenchy design for Audrey Hepburn in Breakfast at Tiffany’s (1961).
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Edith Head sketch of a Givenchy design for Audrey Hepburn in Breakfast at Tiffany’s (1961).

From Christie’s

Costume designed by Edith Head for Grace Kelly in “To Catch a Thief” (1955).

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Costume design by Edith Head for Elizabeth Taylor in “A Place in the Sun” (1951).
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Costume design by Edith Head for Elizabeth Taylor in “A Place in the Sun” (1951).

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Costume design by Edith Head for Elizabeth Taylor in “A Place in the Sun” (1951).
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Costume design by Edith Head for Elizabeth Taylor in “A Place in the Sun” (1951).

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