Silver Screen Modiste

A NOIR VALENTINE

noreply@blogger.com (Christian Esquevin) — Sun, 12 Feb 2012 20:12:00 +0000

In the dual portraits of film noir couples, the tension is not just sexual but existential. Fate was in command, and the film titles said it all: Detour; Kiss of Death; Cornered; Criss-Cross; D.O.A;...

The Silver Screen Modiste covers classic Hollywood costume design and it's relationship to fashion and culture

THE COSTUME DESIGN FOR VERTIGO

noreply@blogger.com (Christian Esquevin) — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 22:29:00 +0000

Photofest “I don’t wear suits, and I don’t wear gray. Another thing, I don’t wear black pumps,” said Kim Novak to Edith Head, the costume designer for Vertigo. “I don’t care what she wears as...

The Silver Screen Modiste covers classic Hollywood costume design and it's relationship to fashion and culture

THE OSCAR COSTUME DESIGN CONTENDERS

noreply@blogger.com (Christian Esquevin) — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 16:00:00 +0000

The nominees for Best Costume Design for 2011 have been made by the Academy, and the contenders offer an excellent field of choices. The five nominees, as so often happens, are for...

The Silver Screen Modiste covers classic Hollywood costume design and it's relationship to fashion and culture

MGM: BEHIND THE SCENES AT THE FACTORY OF DREAMS

noreply@blogger.com (Christian Esquevin) — Sun, 22 Jan 2012 23:58:00 +0000

We cherish the directors, admire the screenwriters, and worship the stars from the Golden Age of Hollywood. But then as now, the creation of a film involved the collaboration of many talents....

The Silver Screen Modiste covers classic Hollywood costume design and it's relationship to fashion and culture

IT WAS A WONDERFUL LIFE: THE FILMS OF JIMMY STEWART

noreply@blogger.com (Christian Esquevin) — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 08:07:00 +0000

Jimmy Stewart was as well-loved and as thoroughly trusted an actor as there is ever likely to be. He embodied the all-American ideal, and in his long film career seemed to play the gamut of the...

The Silver Screen Modiste covers classic Hollywood costume design and it's relationship to fashion and culture

SILVER SCREEN SPARKLE

noreply@blogger.com (Christian Esquevin) — Sat, 24 Dec 2011 23:58:00 +0000

The glitter and sparkle of sequins and beads have made a comeback in the latest evening fashions. Along with rhinestones, there is nothing quite like these materials to provide a touch of flash...

The Silver Screen Modiste covers classic Hollywood costume design and it's relationship to fashion and culture

BLACK AND WHITE COSTUMES IN COLOR part 2

noreply@blogger.com (Christian Esquevin) — Sat, 17 Dec 2011 06:24:00 +0000

This is part two in a series on how black & white film costumes looked in color. These images are not from the colorization process that Ted Turner had launched years ago and that thankfully...

The Silver Screen Modiste covers classic Hollywood costume design and it's relationship to fashion and culture

THE DEBBIE REYNOLDS AUCTION II

noreply@blogger.com (Christian Esquevin) — Mon, 05 Dec 2011 00:03:00 +0000

The second of the three planned auctions of the famed Debbie Reynolds collection of Hollywood film costumes and props was held on Saturday December 3 by the Profiles in History auction...

The Silver Screen Modiste covers classic Hollywood costume design and it's relationship to fashion and culture

BLACK & WHITE MOVIE COSTUMES IN COLOR -Part 1

noreply@blogger.com (Christian Esquevin) — Fri, 25 Nov 2011 20:58:00 +0000

It's hard to imagine the classic costumes of black and white movies in color, but unless they were designed to be in black or white, they all began their lives as color designs, and were made...

The Silver Screen Modiste covers classic Hollywood costume design and it's relationship to fashion and culture

THEADORA VAN RUNKLE

noreply@blogger.com (Christian Esquevin) — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 08:00:00 +0000

Hollywood lost another bright light, costume designer and free spirit Theadora Van Runkle, who died November 4, 2011. Theadora was part of the new wave of designers that exploded on...

The Silver Screen Modiste covers classic Hollywood costume design and it's relationship to fashion and culture

CLASSIC MOUSTACHES FOR MOVEMBER BLOGATHON

noreply@blogger.com (Christian Esquevin) — Mon, 07 Nov 2011 04:17:00 +0000

Bette's Classic Movie Blog is sponsoring the Classic Moustaches for Movember Blogathon During November each year, Movember is responsible for the sprouting of moustaches on...

The Silver Screen Modiste covers classic Hollywood costume design and it's relationship to fashion and culture

WHERE DID ALL THE DANDIES GO?

noreply@blogger.com (Christian Esquevin) — Sun, 30 Oct 2011 23:42:00 +0000

Dandies are a rare breed in our times. In these days of personal expression as quick as a tweet, expressive and eccentric men's fashions are nowhere to be seen. Perhaps personal expression is...

The Silver Screen Modiste covers classic Hollywood costume design and it's relationship to fashion and culture

EDITH HEAD RETURNS!

noreply@blogger.com (Christian Esquevin) — Sat, 22 Oct 2011 21:40:00 +0000

Edith Head, amongst a group of very colorful costume designers, was an enigma. She wrote more about herself, appeared frequently on TV as herself, and was interviewed more often than any other...

The Silver Screen Modiste covers classic Hollywood costume design and it's relationship to fashion and culture

JEAN LOUIS STYLE

noreply@blogger.com (Christian Esquevin) — Fri, 14 Oct 2011 06:43:00 +0000

The French fashion and costume designer Jean Louis (pronounced Louee) is not as well known as many of his contemporaries from Golden Age Hollywood - but a scroll through his film credits...

The Silver Screen Modiste covers classic Hollywood costume design and it's relationship to fashion and culture

BARRY LYNDON - ANOTHER LOOK

noreply@blogger.com (Christian Esquevin) — Sun, 02 Oct 2011 23:57:00 +0000

Stanley Kubrick's Barry Lyndon has been judged by many to be either a masterpiece or a monstrous bore. For years after its release in 1975, the common opinion was that of noted film critic...

The Silver Screen Modiste covers classic Hollywood costume design and it's relationship to fashion and culture

CMBA GUILTY PLEASURES BLOGATHON - THE OSCAR

noreply@blogger.com (Christian Esquevin) — Tue, 20 Sep 2011 14:00:00 +0000

The poster for The Oscar almost says it all. But what it left out is that the film traditionally makes the top ten list of the "Best Bad Movies of All Time." The Oscar is a movie that could...

The Silver Screen Modiste covers classic Hollywood costume design and it's relationship to fashion and culture

VENUS IN FURS

noreply@blogger.com (Christian Esquevin) — Mon, 05 Sep 2011 01:08:00 +0000

There's something about fur that completes an outfit like nothing else can. In these days real fur is considered in bad taste. So now the demand for faux fur has increased, and...

The Silver Screen Modiste covers classic Hollywood costume design and it's relationship to fashion and culture

THE ADRIAN FASHION LINE

noreply@blogger.com (Christian Esquevin) — Mon, 22 Aug 2011 05:39:00 +0000

Adrian is best known for his stunning and glamorous gowns for the movie sirens of the Golden Age - Greta Garbo, Jean Harlow, Joan Crawford, Hedy Lamarr, Lana Turner, Norma Shearer, and many others....

The Silver Screen Modiste covers classic Hollywood costume design and it's relationship to fashion and culture

OH ORRY-KELLY!

noreply@blogger.com (Christian Esquevin) — Wed, 10 Aug 2011 01:29:00 +0000

Orry-Kelly was one of the great Hollywood costume designers of the Golden Age, who designed outstanding wardrobes for contemporary, musical, and historical movies. His film credits span the...

The Silver Screen Modiste covers classic Hollywood costume design and it's relationship to fashion and culture

HOW TO DISPLAY AND PRESERVE COSTUMES & VINTAGE FASHION

noreply@blogger.com (Christian Esquevin) — Sat, 06 Aug 2011 07:19:00 +0000

The recent auction of the first part of the famed Debbie Reynolds Hollywood costume collection begs the question, how will the new owners care for these treasures? While the owners can treat them as...

The Silver Screen Modiste covers classic Hollywood costume design and it's relationship to fashion and culture

VINTAGE INSPIRATION ON THE SILVER SCREEN

noreply@blogger.com (Christian Esquevin) — Sun, 24 Jul 2011 06:50:00 +0000

The vintage fashion trend keeps gaining momentum, inspired by several movies and the Mad Men television series. Regular and high-end vintage fashion stores have been around for a long...

The Silver Screen Modiste covers classic Hollywood costume design and it's relationship to fashion and culture

GOTTA DANCE GOWNS

noreply@blogger.com (Christian Esquevin) — Sat, 16 Jul 2011 23:52:00 +0000

The dance gowns of the classic movie musicals appeared on screen like explosions of a supernova, with little left to preserve as Hollywood artifacts. The gowns had a short but hard life, with...

The Silver Screen Modiste covers classic Hollywood costume design and it's relationship to fashion and culture

THE COSTUMES OF MGM

noreply@blogger.com (Christian Esquevin) — Fri, 01 Jul 2011 06:31:00 +0000

The foundation of Debbie Reynolds' phenomenal Hollywood costume collection was built at the old MGM studio. MGM's auction in 1970 is where Debbie started collecting.This was the studio that in...

The Silver Screen Modiste covers classic Hollywood costume design and it's relationship to fashion and culture

THE DEBBIE REYNOLDS AUCTION continued

noreply@blogger.com (Christian Esquevin) — Fri, 24 Jun 2011 18:59:00 +0000

The recent auction of the first part of Debbie Reynolds' phenomenal collection of Hollywood memorabilia prompts me to provide additional coverage. I have more photos to share as well as additional...

The Silver Screen Modiste covers classic Hollywood costume design and it's relationship to fashion and culture

GOING WITH THE WIND:THE DEBBIE REYNOLDS COLLECTION AT AUCTION

noreply@blogger.com (Christian Esquevin) — Mon, 20 Jun 2011 06:19:00 +0000

The most amazing collection of historic Hollywood movie costumes ever assembled will never become the core of a museum. Try as she might, Debbie Reynolds has failed at building a...

The Silver Screen Modiste covers classic Hollywood costume design and it's relationship to fashion and culture