I watched one of Cary Grant's less famous films the other day, "People Will Talk" (1951), written by Joseph Manciewicz who you might know better as the writer/director of "All About Eve" (1950). Jeanne Crain co-stars, and wears some gorgeous early 50s outfits, like this military-influenced coat and tailored dress:
But there was one dress that really caught my eye:
The dress structure is simple enough: a sweetheart halterneck tea dress, but what really makes it is a small lace overlay which drapes over the shoulders to a point in the middle of the back (unattached to the back of the dress, rather like a sailor style collar). I wonder if it might be quite easy to recreate this with a strapless dress, and a small square lace scarf. It could be pinned with a brooch on each side of the chest to hold in place. One would only need a Cary Grant on the arm to complete the look.
C x
Oh how I love old black and white films! A while ago I went to see The Big Sleep at the Odeon in Manchester and it was amazing. Lauren Bacall had some AMAZING outfits (as well as a rather delectable black beret) and Humphrey Bogart was just fantastic. I think the quality of the acting mattered so much more then before HD and 3D and special affects came along. It was just the acting and the costumes - my kind of films. I haven't seen people will talk but will have to give it a watch now!
ReplyDeleteI happened to stumble across it on Sky Anytime if you have it, although it was under the "disappearing soon" tab but hopefully it's still there.
ReplyDeleteThe Big Sleep = Glorious!