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Gilda (1946)

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Rita Hayworth plays the ultimate femme fatale in this aesthetically glamorous film about deception and corruption. She exudes sexuality so much so that one of the most memorable scenes from this
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The Philadelphia Story (1940)

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One of Manolo Blahnik’s favourite black and white movies, The Philadelphia story tells the tale of a sophisticated society lady about to marry until a last minute twist of events
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The Women (1939)

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Gilbert Adrian was the head costume designer for Metro Goldwyn Mayer in the 1930s and 1940s most famed for his evening gowns, brought to the forefront by this film in abundance. The film, which
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Gone with the Wind (1939)

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1937 and Vogue magazine showed the first society women model fashion. Vivien Leigh was among these and naturally became a style icon, so when Scarlett O’Hara came to life in 1939 there
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Bringing Up Baby (1938)

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Howard Greer, the lead costume designer in the golden age of Hollywood, did not disappoint in this flirty comedy about a rather dippy heiress who falls for a palaeontologist and
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