FILM WARDROBES
Adrian, the celebrated motion picture stylist, who designed the 15 costumes worn by Jeanette MacDonald in her latest picture, “The Firefly,” explains how a star’s film wardrobe is made.
The patterns, she says, are first made up in muslin, and all the fitting is done in muslin. If there is to be a jewelled or beaded design it is sketched on the muslin, so that it can be seen where it will fall on the wearer. Thus bad lines are eliminated. One costume alone for “ The Firefly” utilises more than 150 yards of lace, It is hand spangled in minute sequins, and the lace design traced in seed pearls. When the materials have been selected the costume goes into actual production and is fitted on the dummies, which are an exact replica of the star's figure, thus saving her time on additional fittings. The parts to be beaded are turned over to women from Guadalajara. Mexico, who specialise in bead work. The lace is dyed to match the satin, utilising a special dye process developed by M-G-M. chemists. , It dries in 30 minutes without in any way spoiling the material.
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Otago Daily Times, Issue 23599, 8 September 1938, Page 18
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