Tuesday, July 5, 2011

PIECING IT TOGETHER



IF YOU HAVEN'T HEARD OF THE LEGENDARY HOLLYWOOD COSTUME DESIGNER GILBERT ADRIAN, WELL, YOU GOTTA DO YOUR HOMEWORK, KIDS! ADRIAN (THE SINGLE NAME HE IS MORE COMMONLY KNOWN BY, YAH KNOW, LIKE CHER OR MADONNA) WAS THE DRESS MAKER TO THE STARS IN THE 30'S AND 40'S GOLDEN ERA OF HOLLYWOOD. NORMA SHEARER, LORETTA YOUNG, JEAN HARLOW, LANA TURNER, JUDY GARLAND, GRETTA GARBO, AND KATHERINE HEPBURN WERE AMONG HIS MUSES. NO STAR IS MORE CONNECTED TO ADRIAN THEN MIZ. JOAN. CRAWFORD!!! ADRIAN PADDED THE SHOULDERS THAT HELD CRAWFORD'S CAREER ALOFT!

IN 1942 ADRIAN LEFT THE MOVIE STUDIO LOTS BEHIND AND OPENED HIS OWN DRESS SALON IN BEVERLY HILLS. THE FAMOUS 'PUZZLE DRESS' I'VE DRAWN HERE WAS FROM HIS 1945 COLLECTION. THE GOWN AND MATCHING CAPE ARE ALL PANELED TOGETHER TO GIVE US A PICASSO-ESC VIBE. GIVES NEW MEANING TO THE TERM 'PUTTING YOURSELF TOGETHER', NO?

GILBERT ADRIAN'S CAREER WAS CUT SHORT WHEN HE DIED OF A HEART ATTACK AT THE AGE OF 56. FOR MORE INFO ON ADRIAN, SWING ON OVER TO AMAZON.COM AND ORDER THE BOOKS 'GOWN'S BY ADRIAN' AND/OR 'ADRIAN: SILVER SCREEN to CUSTOM LABEL'.

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