Behind the Scenes of “The Closeup”
Edith relished the opportunity to dress Gloria Swanson in Sunset Boulevard. “Dressing her meant dressing an idol,” she remembered. Though at first she was anxious about working with the “meticulous” actress who was well versed in fashion–both Banton and Greer had mentioned her exacting nature–Edith found she already had an admirer in Gloria. After all, Edith had enjoyed great success since succeeding Banton as Paramount’s head of costume design in 1938. This included contributing to style in film noir…
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