Costume design drawing, READY TO WEAR (PRÊT-À-PORTER), 1994.
- TitleGladys Perint Palmer illustrations and diary for READY TO WEAR (PRÊT-À-PORTER), 1994 - 1994 (inclusive)
- Collector
- Date(s)1994 - 1994 (inclusive)
- Related names
- Description
106 item(s) of artworks
1 folder(s) of papers - Summary
The collection contains editorial drawings and a diary by fashion journalist and illustrator Gladys Perint Palmer from the set of the film READY TO WEAR (PRÊT-À-PORTER) (1994). The materials in this collection document the production, which was shot in part on location at Paris Fashion Week in the spring of 1994.
- Scope notes
Graphic Arts
Graphic Arts manage the 106 illustrations created by Palmer depicting the cast and crew of the film, including director Robert Altman and actress Sophia Loren. Also represented are members of the fashion industry who either appear in the film as themselves, such as Thierry Mugler, or served as inspiration for characters, such as Sonia Rykiel and Lamine Kouyaté. - BiographyGladys Perint Palmer is a fashion journalist, illustrator, and educator. She studied Fashion Design at Central Saint Martins, then pursued Fashion Illustration at the Parsons School of Design in New York City. She has served as Fashion Editor at the San Francisco Examiner and ran the School of Fashion at the Academy of Art University in San Francisco for nearly two decades. Her illustrations have been featured in numerous publications and exhibited in North America, Europe, and Asia.
- Subjects
- Acquisitions InformationGift of Gladys Perint Palmer, 2020.
- Preferred citationGladys Perint Palmer illustrations and diary for READY TO WEAR (PRÊT-À-PORTER), Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
- DepartmentLibrary
- 2851
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- Moving Image Items
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