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The Costumes of Hollywood
Hosted by Coleen Scott and Larry McQueen · EN
Author and Costume Designer Coleen Scott dishes with Hollywood costume collector Larry McQueen about his favorite and most famous ensembles in The Collection of Motion Picture Costume Design. Seasons and episodes are centered around garments featured in the new book The Costumes of Hollywood from Routledge, Taylor & Francis, July 4,2025. Link to order: https://www.routledge.com/The-Costumes-of-Hollywood-Highlights-from-The-Collection-of-Motion-Picture-Costume-Design/Scott-McQueen/p/book/9781032558011
Original theme song by James Scott and Vincent Ju. Voiceover by Alex Delzell.
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S1E13: Barbara Streisand- Hello Dolly
Sep 800:51:43Tap to summarizeThis week we are discussing the 1969 Movie Musical Hello Dolly starring Barbara Streisand. Costumes are designed by Irene Sharaff, who Coleen has dubbed the queen of musicals. She did not design costumes for Dolly on Broadway, but she did get an Oscar nomination for her film designs. We also discuss the 6 Hello Dolly costumes in the collection, and the Sharaff illustrations that inspired the acquisitions. Lots to discuss and we hope this could inspire an Irene Sharaff costume exhibition in the future!You can see more images of this costume at costumesofhollywood.comFor more info and updates, follow us on Instagram @costumesofhollywoodYou can buy The Costumes of Hollywood book at Routledge, Taylor & Francis, or most places books are sold online.Original theme song composed and arranged by James Scott and Vincent Ju. Voiceover by Alex Delzell
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S1E12 Elizabeth Taylor: Cleopatra 1963
Aug 3100:44:30Tap to summarizeThis week we are discussing the 1963 film Cleopatra starring Elizabeth Taylor. Coleen asks more questions about fabrics that claim to be real gold, and Larry shares some really good trivia about Elizabeth Taylor and the movie, while Coleen delves into two of the three Oscar winning Costume Designers careers. She even dusted off her Italian skills to research an article. Thanks for listening, and if you do watch this four-hour movie, just know that there's an intermission, and that it was supposed to be eight hours!You can see more images of this costume at costumesofhollywood.comFor more info and updates, follow us on Instagram @costumesofhollywoodYou can buy The Costumes of Hollywood book at Routledge, Taylor & Francis, or most places books are sold online.Original theme song composed and arranged by James Scott and Vincent Ju. Voiceover by Alex Delzell
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S1E11 Charlton Heston: Ben Hur 1959
Aug 2400:49:00Tap to summarizeThis week we are discussing the 1959 film Ben Hur starring Charlton Heston. But first, we have a lot to say about libraries and how much we love them. Then we get to talk about this epic film filled with stars, over 300 speaking roles, and 10,000 extras. Elizabeth Haffenden had her hands full with these costumes. Good thing they gave her the Oscar. Also, if anyone knows all about 18 karat boullion trim, please get in touch; Coleen has questions :)You can see more images of this costume costumesofhollywood.comFor more info and updates, follow us on Instagram @costumesofhollywoodYou can buy The Costumes of Hollywood book at Routledge, Taylor & Francis, or most places books are sold.Original theme song composed and arranged by James Scott and Vincent Ju. Voiceover by Alex Delzell
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S1E10 Rosalind Russell: Auntie Mame 1958
Aug 1700:45:50Tap to summarizeThis week we are discussing the 1958 film Auntie Mame! starring Rosalind Russell. Larry and Coleen are excited to talk about these Orry-Kelly costumes, and all the fun changes in this movie. We also speculate dramatically about why Orry-Kelly wasn't nominated for an Oscar this year, even though Auntie Mame! was nominated for 6 others. We hope you enjoy, and we encourage you to run, not walk to your nearest streaming service offering a screening of this one.You can see more images of this costume at costumesofhollywood.comFor more info and updates, follow us on Instagram @costumesofhollywoodYou can buy The Costumes of Hollywood book at Routledge, Taylor & Francis, or most places books are sold online.Original theme song composed and arranged by James Scott and Vincent Ju. Voiceover by Alex Delzell
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S1E9 Dancers: The King and I
Aug 1000:49:02Tap to summarizeThis week we are discussing the 1956 Movie Musical The King and I starring Yule Brenner and Deborah Kerr. Costumes are designed by Irene Sharaff, who Coleen has dubbed the queen of musicals. She won the Tony and the Oscar for her King and I designs. We also discuss the costumes in the collection which are actually for two dancers in the Uncle Tom's Cabin (or Small House of Uncle Thomas) tribute ballet scene. Lots to discuss here, and lots of things we hope you will dive deeper into after listening.You can see more images of this costume at costumesofhollywood.comFor more info and updates, follow us on Instagram @costumesofhollywoodYou can buy The Costumes of Hollywood book at Routledge, Taylor & Francis, or most places books are sold online.Original theme song composed and arranged by James Scott and Vincent Ju. Voiceover by Alex Delzell
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S1E8 Nina Foch: The Ten Commandments 1956
Aug 300:44:03Tap to summarizeThis week we are discussing the 1956 film The Ten Commandments starring Nina Foch and everyone under the sun. This epic film was so huge that five costume designers were nominated for an Oscar, including Edith Head. We hope you enjoy the discussion, and if you have four hours to kill, we hope you watch the movie all the way to the end so you can see this dress!You can see more images of this costume at costumesofhollywood.comFor more info and updates, follow us on Instagram @costumesofhollywoodYou can buy The Costumes of Hollywood book at Routledge, Taylor & Francis, or most places books are sold online.Original theme song composed and arranged by James Scott and Vincent Ju. Voiceover by Alex Delzell
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S1E7 Cornel Wilde: The Greatest Show on Earth 1952
Jul 2700:44:35Tap to summarizeThis week we are discussing the 1952 Cecil B. DeMille film The Greatest Show on Earth starring Cornel Wilde. We have a raucous chat about the circus and our opinions on clowns, and then dive into talking about the great costumes by Edith Head, Dorothy Jeakins and Miles White, who all got nominated for an Oscar. We also discuss the controversy around this movie winning Best Picture, and costumes that got away. We hope you watch this movie if you haven't already. It's available on more than one streaming platform.You can see more images of this costume at costumesofhollywood.comFor more info and updates, follow us on Instagram @costumesofhollywoodYou can buy The Costumes of Hollywood book at Routledge, Taylor & Francis, or most places books are sold online.Original theme song composed and arranged by James Scott and Vincent Ju. Voiceover by Alex Delzell
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S1E6 Olivia deHavilland: The Heiress 1949
Jul 2000:38:58Tap to summarizeThis week we are discussing the 1949 film The Heiress starring Olivia deHavilland. There is a lot to be said about Olivia and her life as a movie star, but this is also the first time we are talking about Edith Head, who will be featured in many future episodes as we move through the collection. We hope you enjoy the discussion, and encourage you to watch this movie if you haven't. It's available through The Criterion Collection with a past interview featuring Larry!You can see more images of this costume at costumesofhollywood.comFor more info and updates, follow us on Instagram @costumesofhollywoodYou can buy The Costumes of Hollywood book at Routledge, Taylor & Francis, or most places books are sold online.Original theme song composed and arranged by James Scott and Vincent Ju. Voiceover by Alex Delzell
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S1E5 Joan Crawford- Mildred Pierce 1945
Jul 1300:51:58Tap to summarizeThis week we are discussing the 1945 film Mildred Pierce starring Joan Crawford. We have a lot to say about this movie, and this costume, and Coleen has strong opinions about Joan's stint as a nightlife dancer and chorus girl. This is a good one, our best yet! Two corrections from our book, this movie was nominated for best picture, but lost to The Lost Weekend. Also Crawford left her MGM contract in 1943 (not the late 1930s), and signed almost immediately with Warner Brothers. Thanks to Robin on Amazon for the notes.You can see more images of this costume at costumesofhollywood.comFor more info and updates, follow us on Instagram @costumesofhollywoodYou can buy The Costumes of Hollywood book at Routledge, Taylor & Francis, or most places books are sold online.Original theme song composed and arranged by James Scott and Vincent Ju. Voiceover by Alex Delzell>
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S1E4 Ingrid Bergman: Gaslight 1944
Jul 600:41:03Tap to summarizeThis week we are discussing the 1944 film Gaslight starring Ingrid Bergman. We hope you will forgive us as we continue to learn how to make a podcast, as there is a volume differential in this episode that may require occasional adjustment. We think it is worth it, however, to listen to the discussion about this beautiful Irene costume and Larry's journey collecting Ingrid Bergman pieces. You can see more images of this costume and the custom jewelry replica by Kathleen Lynagh at costumesofhollywood.comFor more info and updates, follow us on Instagram @costumesofhollywoodYou can buy The Costumes of Hollywood book at Routledge, Taylor & Francis, or most places books are sold.Original theme song composed and arranged by James Scott and Vincent Ju. Voiceover by Alex Delzell
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