Julie Andrews, Gloria Swanson, Lauren Bacall, Cary Grant, Linda Darnell, George Hamilton, Melvyn Douglas, and Louise Brooks are some of the female and male clotheshorses on parade in the New York Public Library's Performing Arts film series "Not Off the Rack: High Fashion in the Movies," which kicks off on Tuesday, Sept. 21, at 2:30 p.m. The series will run every Tuesday through Oct. 26. Admission is free. Arranged by guest programmer Joseph Yranski, "Not Off the Rack" will present seven movies: the double bill Tonight or Never (1931) / Prix de beauté (1930), The Fan (1981), Star! (1968), That Touch of Mink (1962), Unfaithfully Yours (1948), and Love at First Bite (1979). Featured costume designers include Coco Chanel, Jean Patou, Oscar de la Renta, Donald Brooks, and Halston. "Not Off the Rack" is being presented as a tie-in to Fashion Week, along with the Nypl's exhibition "On Stage in Fashion: Designs [...]...
- 9/20/2010
- by Andre Soares
- Alt Film Guide
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