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Costume designers and Illustrations 1920-1940 Howard Greer (16 April 1896 –April 1974, Los Angeles w as a H ollywood fashion designer and a costume designer in the Golden Age of Amer ic an cinema.

Costume design drawing for Marcella Daly by Howard Greer

Mitc hell Leis en (October 6, 1898 – October 28, 1972) was an American director, art director, and costume designer.

Travis Banton (August 18, 1894 – February 2, 1958) was the chief designer at Paramount Pictures. He is considered one of the most important Hollywood costume designers of the 1930s. Travis Banton may be best r emembered for He held a crucial role in the evolution of the Marlene Dietrich image, designing her costumes in a true for ging the s tyle of s uc h H ollyw ood icons creative collaboration with the actress. as Carole Lombard, Marlene Dietrich, and Mae Wes t.

Costume design drawing for The Thief of Bagdad by Mitchell Leisen

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Travis Banton,

Travis Banton, Claudette Colbert, Cleopatra, 1934.

Walter Plunkett (June 5, 1902 in Oakland, California – March 8, 1982) was a prolific costume designer who worked on more than 150 projects throughout his career in the Hollywood film industry. Plunk ett's bes t-known work is featured in two films, Gone with the Wind and Singin' in the R ain, in which he lampooned his initial style of the Roaring Twenties. In 1951, Plunk ett s hared an Osc ar with Orr y-Kelly and Ir ene for An Amer ic an in Paris .

Adr ian Adolph Greenberg ( 1903 —19 59 ), w i de l y known Edith H ead ( October 28, 1897 – October 24, as Adrian, was an American costume designer whose 1981) was an American costume designer mos t famous costumes were for The Wiz ard of Oz and who won eight Academy Awards, starting with other Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer films of the 1930s and The Heiress (1949) and ending with The Sting 1940s. Most of Garbo's costumes were designed by (1974). This is still a record in its category. MGM fas hion designer – Adrian. H e worked w ith Garbo over the course of most of her career.

Edith Headwas an American costume designer who won eight Academy Awards, more than any other woman.

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Walter Plunkett was a prolific costume designer who worked on more than 150 projects throughout his career in the Hollywood film industry. Walter Plunkett became known in Hollywood as the foremost authority on period costumes

Vivien Leigh’s green velvet curtain dress from “Gone with the Wind,” designed by Walter Plunkett.

Orry-Kelly was the professional name of Orry George Kelly a prolific Hollywood costume , most widely known as Adrian, was an American costume designer Adrian Adolph Greenberg designer. He went to Hollywood in 1932, working for all the major studios (Warner Brothers, Universal, RKO, 20th Century whose most famous costumes were for The Wizard of Oz and other Metro-Gpldwyn-Mayer MGM films of Fox and MGM) the 1930s and 1940

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Irene Sharaff was an American costume designer for stage and screen.

rene Sharaff costume design sketch for Judy The King and I, 1953 Costumes designed by Irene Garland from A Star Is Born Sharaff Irene Sharaff, Cleopatra

Carl Erickson (Eric) (1891 - 1958). Eric was an American fashion illustrator during the 1930's through mid-1950’s. He is best known for his full color "Vogue" editorials, that he created during the more than 35 years that he contributed to the magazine.

Fashion Illustrations 1920-1940

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Carl Erickson SCHIAPARELLI 1948

Carl Erickson – 1946.

Bernard Blossac. Christian Dior 1948 René Bouët-Willaumez

Pierre Mourgue. 1936 Vogue US Cover.

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Christian Dior sketch, late 1940s Rene Gruau

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