NY Show Katharine Hepburn explored as a fashion icon

A new exhibition is the fashion sense of Katharine Hepburn, whose trademark khakis and open collar shirts were decidedly unconventional were in the 1930s and 40s, as belts and socks on the agenda. The fiercely independent Hepburn once said, "to say, when I heard a man, that he prefers a woman in a skirt, I say," Try it. Try a skirt. " Hermes Outlet Store But skirts and dresses are rich in "Katharine Hepburn: Dressed for Stage and Screen" opened at the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, the Thursday. Hepburn, who died in 2003 at age 96 captured, beautiful costumes in his long career, the four Oscars and memorable films such as "The Philadelphia Story", "The African Queen," "Guess Who comes to dinner included" and " Golden Pond. " Forty is the poster for the exhibition by 12 January runs. One of the first things you notice is how the visitors Hepburn was thin - they had a size of 20 inches - and a group of seven khakis artfully arranged on a pair of mannequin legs. "The fact that she was wearing shorts and I wanted to be comfortable women's ready-to-wear influences in the United States," said Jean Druesedow Museum Director Kent State University, which received 700 articles successively Hepburn. Kent State was selected because it is one of the few museums in the country of performance apparel. "This picture has been said that the American woman look like," You do not have to. In your belt and stockings and tight dress You can rest easy. This was probably the first aspect to be a fashion icon, "said Druesedow, co-curator of the exhibition. The actress for the voluntary support of his career working closely with the designers known her wardrobe choose the scene. "They understood what could help her characters, she would feel comfortable to wear ... as support the story," said Druesedow. Margaret Furse, an English designer, cabinets Hepburn for "The Lion in Winter" created "A Delicate Balance" and "Love Among the Ruins" went shopping with the stars and talked at length about this kind of thing would be to plant decoration. One of the highlights is a beautiful satin lace wedding dress, designed by Howard Greer for her role as Stella Surrege in "The Lake". Production in 1933 was his first Broadway role, and also a big flop. The writer and the spirit of Dorothy Parker described her performance is "the whole range of emotions from A to B." Experience has taught us to say Hepburn play a greater role in this, she took one, Barbara Cohen-Stratyner, curator, said at the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts.