Edith Head, Natalie Wood, The Great Race and a Turn-of-the-Century Costume...

I posted a while ago about an ORCA project that involved recreating a costume from the 1965 film The Great Race. Well, here is the story in picture form!

Film:

Costume designer Edith Head:

Original Costume Sketch:

Original Costume:

Undergarments of original costume (except petticoat):

Clothing and hats from around 1908, the year the film roughly takes place:

My costume sketches:

Shopping List and Budget

Muslin

Corset

Busk 10'' $13.00

Boning $9.60

Grommets $2

Lacing cord $3.90

coutil $39.50

Shipping $11.75

Total $79.75

Petticoat

Fabric $53.72

Buttons $0.00

Netting

Thread

Skirt

Fabric

Zipper

Thread

Interfacing

Black trim

Blouse

Fabric

Buttons

Thread

Interfacing

Bolero

Fabric

Lining

Interfacing

Thread

Closure

Black trim

Necktie

Fabric

Thread

Hat

19'' gauge Milliners wire

3/4 yd fabric

1 1/4 yd contrast

1 3/4 yd contrast 2

3/4 yd Buckram

1/2 yd Lining

Feathers

Trim

Camisole

Fabric

Lace

Thread

Construction process:

Finished Costume!
Photographs taken by Samuel Silver