Whatever Wednesday - Edith Head Costume Exhibit

 Ray and I had our jaunt  to  Oklahoma  City. A  key goal was the Museum of Art featuring the costumes of Edith Head.  She  was THE Oscar winning costume designer in Hollywood.  Her heyday was the 1940s and 1950s, but she worked up until she died in 1981.  She was petite but powerful and known  for  her signature look (see me with her above)

Gloria Swanson in Sunset Boulevard wore this  gown.

Grace Kelly in Rear Window.    Grace was apparently a favorite actress for Edith to work with. 

For me, I had to see this exhibit. It was a sign from  my father who loved that Hollywood era. He would have spent plenty of time reading every detail posted and he would have seen all of the films involved. 

It was wonderful.  And you see how tiny the actresses were - waistlines were ridiculous.   The fabrics and accessories were rich.  I wanted to touch every costume. 

Wednesday Wow

 Captain Jack Sparrow - Johnny Depp - Pirates of the Caribbean

 Lara Flynn Boyle wore this in Land of the Blind (I never heard of it but the dressing is breathtaking)

 Emma Thompson and Kate Winslet in Sense and Sensibility

Keira Knightley in The Duchess

Cut! Costume and the Cinema is an exhibit at the Arlington Museum of Art  (www.arlingtonmuseum.org).  Thanks to Cosprop Ltd - England for sharing a fabulous exhibit.  Over 43 costumes from 27 period films - many Merchant Ivory winners.  Phantom of the Opera, Sherlock Holmes, The Prestige, and more.

The detail and sewing is stunning. And the waistlines for these actresses are tiny.
They did have a two leather coats from Daniel Craig in Defiance.  One was quite fresh, the other had been beaten with a hammer and aged for late in the film.  Nifty to see.

Beat the heat at a museum and feast your eyes on treasures of any sort.

Kimbell Art Museum presents Casanova - The Seduction of Europe

 Another splendid exhibit is at the Kimbell Art Museum in Fort Worth, and it's there until the end of December. Casanova - the Seduction of Europe looks at the 18th century through the eyes of Giacomo Casanova (1725-1798). He traveled widely in Europe, dined with the stars - Catherine the Great, et al, He studied law, wrote, painted, and pursued love most of all. Let's just say he was quite the player.

The exhibit offers plenty of Canaletto (i.e. The Entrance to the Grand Canal), Fragonard (lots of cherubs), costumes, sculptures, and even a section of (sshh!) naughty etchings.  This is a very thorough collection of works, and a marvelous way to explore this time period. I always learn something and feast the eyes.

Here's my Casanova, Ray, posing at the entrance area. We had a really nice time in Fort Worth's Cultural District.