Who designed the dresses in Auntie Mame
Who designed the dresses in Auntie Mame
An Austrailian-born costume designer whose professional name was Orrly-Kelly designed the costumes for Morton De Costa's 1958 film adaptation
Auntie Mame.
Originally coming to the U.S. to become an actor, he instead found fame as a three-time Academy Award winner for Costume Design.
Orry-Kelly won Oscars for:
- An American in Paris (1951)
- Les Girls (1957)
- Some Like it Hot (1959)
He was nominated, but did not win an Academy Award for
Gypsy. He was a proflic designer having worked on well over 275 Hollywood movies.
His brilliant designs appeared in many famous movies. Some of my favorite costumes in
Auntie Mame are the copper-colored jeweled pantsuit with matching asymetrical silk long walking-coat, and the crystal studded capri-pants outfit and chartreuse shawl that Mame wears to her dinner party designed to rid Patrick of the Upson's once and for all. His costume designs were genius.