The costume designer who took offense at Monroe (6 photos)

In eight films, William Travilla dressed Marilyn and in two was nominated for an Oscar. He, in addition to her, worked with many more famous actors. But he also worked with Monroe outside of the set. playgrounds - they were friends.





Monroe loved (up to a certain period) attention to herself, I liked to look attractive. But Travilla was sure that everything should be different and she should have looked much stricter. He insisted on restrained and laconic outfits. His clothes were always exciting and sensual, but at the same time unrevealed.



Working for Marilyn was a joy because she was so beautiful and because she needed me - she needed protection, expressed in what I could do for her. She wouldn't go pose without me. The studio was supposed to invite me for the day, and I took a piece of satin diagonally, wrapped it around her naked body, and her filmed. When I saw her on screen, I was almost always disappointed because there she was never as beautiful as in life.



That golden dress

An interesting story came out with a golden dress that can be seen in a short dance scene in the film Gentlemen Prefer blondes". He did not have a fastener, so on the set the dress was simply sewn up on the actress, and after the command "Stop! Cut!" ripped open.

Monroe wanted to wear it to the Fastest takeoff of 1952", but Travilla explained to her that this outfit is not for life, but for cinema. It was too catchy, sexy and the designer frankly said:

You little idiot, this dress is for the camera, you can't wear it anywhere but in the studio.

Monroe was unstoppable and she managed to get dress through the director of the film studio and assured Travilla that she would go to him "like a lady". Monroe became a sensation, and Joan Crawford for a long time came to my senses after the event.



Marilyn in rare moments of rest

But outside the public, in ordinary life, Marilyn preferred simple, comfortable clothes and was indifferent to jewelry and exquisite rags. She didn't like diamonds, but she loved shoes.



Travilla in her youth

One day, William Travilla was sitting in a restaurant with a friend. AND his friend suddenly saw a fragile woman enter the hall, without a gram make-up on her face and took a table next to someone. "Wow, look! It's Marilyn Monroe." Travilla looked and chuckled: "She only wished she be." And then he heard laughter. Her laughter.



There could be no mistake and Travilla came up to say hello. And Monroe didn't recognize him! He had to introduce himself and remind him who he was. When William walked away from the table, he was just furious. Monroe didn't found out! He was even going to write her a letter of complaint and that she thinks to himself.

Marilyn Monroe died a week later.

Then, William Travilla often said: "What a blessing that I never wrote that angry letter ..."