Because the woman is a national treasure. There's art just in the way she holds her chin.
Something I noticed for the first time: look at her suit from His Girl Friday. See how the seams on the sleeve are meticulously aligned with the seams at the hip so the geometric pattern is perfectly uninterrupted? Damn. Interesting that, while Russell wears only two suits in this movie, both are so stripe-intensive. It's from Kalloch, who evidently knew what stripes can do for a woman. And who was, obviously, a genius.
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Damn! I missed her! On to Netflix...thanks for the fashion scoop.
It's Rosalind Russell month on Turner Classics so they may show His Girl Friday again. So much fun. The Women is great for fashion too -- there's a fashion show right in the middle -- and Russell's wardrobe is especially fun. PLUS! It'll be good to see the original, since a re-made Meg-Ryan The Women is about to be visited upon us.
Miss Rosalind KNEW how to dress. But then she was from an era when people in general dressed better than they do now.
You're right. I saw that IMDb lists Rosalind Russell as 5'8". I think that's taller than most female movie stars of her generation so she probably could carry off a lot of bold looks that would otherwise overwhelm a petite woman.
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