Katherine Hepburn as Pamela Thirstlewaite in 'A Woman Rebels' Designed by Walter Plunkett

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Period gown of green wool, fitted long sleeve bodice, beige, green and black woven stripe fabric around v-neckline, caps over shoulder and panel down PL of skirt, dark green velvet ornamentation of lapels, cuffs, epaulets and a panel down the PR side of skirt, six gold, black and lavender double breasted buttons at bodice front, one on each epaulet (bias label inscribed C1573 Hepburn), inset dickey that snaps into the bodice of the dress with green velvet band and matching striped fabric bib (bias label inscribed "C1573"); gold colored metal oval cameo with twisted rope edge and black beading on face.

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Katharine Hepburn was an actress of film, stage and television who was comfortable in all genres. She was cast in “A Woman Rebels” in 1937, a Victorian era drama where Hepburn's character fights against convention and defies the restrictive and often hypocritical conventions of the time by refusing to get married and wanting to be her own person. This attitude surfaced in her personal life as well where she was an outspoken and non-conforming woman. Her relationship with the press was a contentious one but, she still managed to become one of Hollywood Greatest Female Stars, a title awarded to her by the American Film Institute in 1999. She was nominated for the Oscar for Best Actress twelve times and held that record until surpassed by Meryl Streep year later.

Walter Plunkett, for the most part, restricted his work to period films but, he found the industry difficult to work in where everyone had a say in how the costumes should look from the producer, director and the star. He had pretty much given up Hollywood and returned to New York to design evening wear, when Katharine Hepburn insisted that he design costumes for some of her upcoming films. He returned and remained in Hollywood, eventually designing the wardrobe for “Gone With The Wind.” This set his reputation for being the outstanding authority on period costumes.

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“Katherine Hepburn as Pamela Thirstlewaite in 'A Woman Rebels' Designed by Walter Plunkett,” Film Costume Collection, accessed March 28, 2024, https://filmcostumecollection.omeka.net/items/show/1471.

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