Edith Head designed this incredible pink fur cloak for the Twentieth Century Fox (now Twentieth Century Studios) film 𝑾𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒂 𝑾𝒂𝒚 𝒕𝒐 𝑮𝒐! Although Head was primarily associated with Paramount Studios, the star of 𝑾𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒂 𝑾𝒂𝒚 𝒕𝒐 𝑮𝒐!, Shirley MacLaine, was important enough to be able to request Head be borrowed to work on the film. Her request was granted, and Head created this memorable costume for MacLaine’s character, Louisa May Foster. The budget for the film was one of the biggest that Head had ever been given, exceeding half a million dollars. “In case anyone has forgotten, that was a damn fortune in the early 1960s,” she says in 𝑬𝒅𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝑯𝒆𝒂𝒅’𝒔 𝑯𝒐𝒍𝒍𝒚𝒘𝒐𝒐𝒅. This solves the mystery of why a Paramount designer worked on a Fox studio production, but what about the mystery of how this incredible piece wound up being worn by Ann-Margret for promotional photos for the 1965 MGM film 𝑶𝒏𝒄𝒆 𝒂 𝑻𝒉𝒆𝒊𝒇? It’s possible that after 𝑾𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒂 𝑾𝒂𝒚 𝒕𝒐 𝑮𝒐! ended, that this costume made its way to a rental shop, such as Western Costume. Visit our site to see more photos of this incredible piece: bit.ly/Access208
