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Article: Obituary: Jean Louis
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- The Independent (London, England)
- Article date:
- April 25, 1997
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Jean Louis was one of the finest costume designers of
Hollywood's golden years. His clothes for women were soft and
pliable, glamorous and very feminine, though like all designers of
the period he was also adept at providing wide shoulders, angular
lines, or smartly tailored business suits for the executive woman.
He spent most of his early career as Head of Costume at Columbia
Studios, where he dressed stars such as Rosalind Russell ("The way
she carried her clothes made it a pleasure"), Lucille Ball, Ginger
Rogers, Kim Novak and the studio's prime contract star, Rita
Hayworth.
For Hayworth he designed one of the most famous gowns in
Hollywood history, the black satin strapless evening ...