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From Helen Rose to Nolan Miller - Interview with Designing Woman Jorjett Strumme

GlamAmor Posted by on Mar 13, 2019

There are many of us who long to have lived during the Golden Age of Hollywood, or at least during the last breath of that glorious time. I recently became acquainted with someone who did just that - Jorjett Strumme. You could consider her a classic film Zelig. She left Oregon in her early 20s for t read more

On Blu-ray: Bacall and Peck in Designing Woman (1957)

Classic Movies Posted by KC on Aug 1, 2018

There’s a particular kind of mood that a film like Vincente Minnelli’s Designing Woman (1957) fulfills. It doesn’t go deep, but sometimes it is the beautiful milieu you deeply desire. Everyone onscreen looks well groomed, even the people who are supposed to be slobs, the sets are g read more

Carole Lombard, designing woman

Carole & Co. Posted by carole_and_co on May 20, 2018

As we've stated in previous entries, Carole Lombard's relative lack of formal education never prevented her from high achievement in the movie industry -- not merely as an actress, but in executive areas as well.She's shown directing Alfred Hitchcock through his customary cameo in "Mr. & Mrs, Smith, read more

The Odd Stew of Designing Woman

Cary Grant Won't Eat You Posted by Judy on Dec 16, 2016

It’s surprising the screenplay for Designing Woman (1957) won George Wells an Oscar, given its strange stew of marital conflict, mob threats, brain damage, fashion, and acrobatic fight moves. But there is a cleverness to it, and some insights about marriage one doesn’t usually get in a read more

The Odd Stew of Designing Woman

Cary Grant Won't Eat You Posted by Judy on Dec 16, 2016

It’ surprising the screenplay for Designing Woman (1957) won George Wells an Oscar, given its strange stew of marital conflict, mob threats, brain damage, fashion, and acrobatic fight moves. But there is a cleverness to it, and some insights about marriage one doesn’t usually get in a c read more

Designing Woman (1957)

Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Jun 16, 2016

Designing Woman Directed by Vincente Minnelli Written by George Wells 1957/USA Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer First viewing/Netflix rental   This is a broad MGM Technicolor romantic comedy, full of late 50’s atmosphere and style. The clothes were my favorite part. Mike Hagen (Gregory Peck) and Ma read more

Bacall and Peck's worlds clash in... Designing Woman (1957)

Love Letters to Old Hollywood Posted by Michaela on Sep 13, 2015

When you're a classic film fan, finding out about certain movies is like finding a hunk of gold -- you're exhilarated and giddy, and you can't wait to tell everyone you know about it, regardless of whether they care or not. When I discovered that Lauren Bacall and Gregory Peck made a romantic comedy read more

DESIGNING WOMAN ( 1957 )

In The Good Old Days Of Classic Hollywood Posted by Crystal Kalyana on May 26, 2015

FASHION MONTH DESIGNING WOMAN ( 1957 ) Ever since her movie debut in “To Have And Have Not” in 1944, at the age of nineteen, and winning the heart of Humphrey Bogart, Lauren Bacall has been captivating audiences for many years with her husky voice, sultry beauty and her prevailing cultis read more

Cinema Style--Helen Rose's Inspired Life as a DESIGNING WOMAN

GlamAmor Posted by on Aug 7, 2014

As I have recently returned from the La Jolla International Fashion Film Festival, thoughts of both modern and classic fashion films have filled my mind.  People have continued to ask me my favorites, which of course include any number of the The Style Essentials.  But though that list may read more

Teu Nome é Mulher (1957) / Designing Woman (1957)

Critica Retro Posted by Lê on Nov 30, -0001

Teu Nome é Mulher (1957) / Designing Woman (1957) Lauren Bacall provou que era ótima na comédia em 1953 com “Como Agarrar um Milionário”. Em 1957, ela substituiu Grace Kelly em uma comédia ao lado de um ator que foi uma escolha incomum para protagonista cômico: Gregory Peck! read more