Tagged: Orry-Kelly

"Popular and beautiful Fanny Trellis is forced into a loveless marriage with an older... Read more →

Orry-Kelly (1897–1964) is one of the classics of old Hollywood -- he designed gowns for... Read more →

I may be a history nerd, but that doesn't mean my knowledge is encyclopedic. I admit to... Read more →

That's not the name of the film -- but Madame Du Barry from 1934 starring Dolores del Rio... Read more →

This epic film takes a riff on actual historical events -- the tense period of the 16th... Read more →

I have a thing for Merle Oberon that's almost as intense as my thing for Helen Mirren.... Read more →

Historical inaccuracies, be damned -- I love the hell out of this movie! So it's a great... Read more →

If you enjoy melodrama that might have a historical basis, you may find this as weirdly... Read more →

In March 1949, the very first Academy Award for Best Costume was ever given. Actually,... Read more →

This is one of those movies with a lot of hype that maybe doesn't translate to a modern... Read more →