Gone With The Wind Costumes


Gone with the Wind was not just a great movie. It also boasts a great deal of fashion greatness. The costumes that are worn by the cast members such as Vivian Leigh and Clark Gable become a prototype for pure elegance and class. The gowns that Scarlet O’Hara fashions are classy and evoke grace that her character requires. Rhett Butler’s manly image is also conjured by his suits and attires. The outfits that the other characters wear successfully capture the needed factor that makes the characters effective.

Who is the genius behind the wonderful and amazing costumes? He is a man under the name Walter Plunkett. He is a famous Hollywood designer in his time. He is also the man behind the costumes in the film Singing in the Rain aside from Gone in the Wind. His designs are successful in portraying the characters of the said movies. He is able to win an Academy award for costume design for the movie An American in Paris shared with Irene, another famous Hollywood designer.

The movie Gone with the Wind shares equal fame with the costumes that Plunkett made specially the costumes worn by Scarlet O’Hara. Some of the famous gowns that O’Hara have worn are the Curtain Dress, that symbolizes her will to survive; the Burgundy Ball Gown that Scarlet have worn in Ashley’s birthday ball; the Wedding gown; and the Green Wrapper. Those are just some of the famous costumes that Plunkett made for the movie.

Collectors nowadays try to reproduce the gowns for their consumption. These gowns are commonly worn in costume balls or parties and other extravagant events or just plain GWTW collectibles. The Gone with the wind costumes did not fail to leave the audience in awe and delight.



Gone With the Wind~SCARLETT COSTUME ORNAMENTS # 1

Gone With the Wind~SCARLETT COSTUME ORNAMENTS # 1

$59.99 21h 9m
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Gone With the Wind~SCARLETT COSTUME ORNAMENTS # 2

$59.99 21h 15m
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Gone With the Wind~SCARLETT COSTUME ORNAMENTS # 3

$59.99 21h 26m
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Gone With the Wind~SCARLETT COSTUME ORNAMENTS # 4

$59.99 21h 31m
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Gone With the Wind~SCARLETT COSTUME ORNAMENTS # 5

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Gone With the Wind~SCARLETT COSTUME ORNAMENTS # 6

$79.99 21h 36m

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