Dancer, choreographer, performer, Katherine Dunham, in STORMY WEATHER (1943)

Dancer, choreographer, performer, Katherine Dunham, in STORMY WEATHER (1943)

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Through #KatherineDunham's choreography, Dunham melts modern with ballet during her dreamesque sequence (#costume by #HelenRose), using "Spanish and Oriental" influences.

5/

#EdithHead expected design Grace Kelly's dress, but the gig went to MGM costume supremo #HelenRose instead. 30 highly-skilled seamstresses worked on the gown for 6 weeks, using over 400 yards of fabric and 100 yards of silk net, along with thousands of hand-sewn seed pearls. 2/7

The Harvey Girls (1946)

The Harvey Girls (1946)

On this day in 1946, The Harvey Girls premiered, with costumes by Helen Rose! Check out our review on FrockFlicks.com at https://buff.ly/42i9WeY

#TheHarveyGirls #HelenRose #1890sFashion #19thCenturyCostume #HistoricalCostume #HistoricalMovie

Love Me or Leave Me (1955)

Directed by #CharlesVidor
Cinematography by #ArthurEArling
Art Direction by #CedricGibbons #UrieMcCleary
Costume Design by #HelenRose

#LoveMeorLeaveMe #1950s #50scinema #50sfilms #50smovies #dramafilm #Drama #Musical #Musicalfilm #classicfilm #classichollywood