Adrian Aimo
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Biography
Long-time chief MGM designer who created both glamorous and stylishly "plain" wardrobes for such leading ladies as Joan Crawford, ("Our Blushing Brides" 1930, "Grand Hotel" 1932), Greta Garbo ("Anna Christie" 1930, "Queen Christina" 1934, "Anna Karenina" 1935, "Camille" 1936, "Two-Faced Woman" 1941) and Katharine Hepburn ("The Philadelphia Story" 1940, "Woman of the Year" 1942). Adrian established his own fashion company in 1942. He had started designing costumes for the Broadway-bound musical "Camelot" when he died.
Life Events
1925
Created costumes for first film, "Her Sister From Paris"
1925
Designed the stage prologue for Charlie Chaplin's "The Gold Rush" performed at the famed Grauman's Chinese Theater
1926
Began collaboration with director Cecil B DeMille, including "The Volga Boatman"
1928
Moved to MGM with DeMille; put under contract as chief designer
1928
Dressed Greta Garbo in "A Woman of Affairs"
1930
Created costumes for "Madam Sin" and "Anna Christie" (which marked Garbo's sound debut)
1932
Designed the clothing for "Grand Hotel"
1933
Dressed the casts of "Dinner at Eight" and "Queen Christina"
1935
Designed the period garb for "Anna Karenina"
1936
Created the lavish costumes for "The Great Ziegfeld"
1937
Designed the period costumes for "Camille", starring Garbo
1938
Was the costume designer for "Marie Antoinette"
1939
Worked on the clothes for "The Wizard of Oz", "Idiot's Delight" and "The Women"
1941
Created the clothing for Garbo's last film "Two-Faced Woman"; resigned from MGM over clashes on how to dress the actress in the film
1942
Opened own couture salon in Los Angeles
1952
Suffered heart attack; decided to close shop
1958
Returned to USA, began designing costumes for Broadway-bound musicals including "At the Grand" (adapted from 1932's "Grand Hotel")
1959
Hired to design costumes for the Broadway musical "Camelot"; died before show opened; shared posthumous Tony Award with Tony Duquette
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