ADRIAN

1903-1959

Gilbert Adrian, who would be known simply as Adrian throughout his career, was the head of costumes at Metro Goldwyn Mayer in Hollywood during the “golden age” of movies through the 1930’s. His work became synonymous with Hollywood glamour and the silver screen. Adrian’s talent ranged from Jean Harlow’s vamp wardrobe in Dinner at Eight, the costumes for the Wizard of Oz, to his tour de force wardrobe for the entire cast of 1939’s The Women.
So in demand were his designs that in the 1940’s, Adrian left Hollywood to establish a couture design house in New York where his look of the strong tailored suits worn by Katherine Hepburn, Greta Garbo, and Joan Crawford established American Fashion during the 1940’s and 1950’s.