The Archive · 1939

Dress Designer

Doris Zinkeisen's Work in "Sixty Glorious Years"

Doris Zinkeisen, the famous dress designer and artist, was asked by herbert Wilcox a few years ago when te was making "Good Night Vienna" o take a look at a girl called Anna Neagle whom he had just signed up. fo her surprise she discovered Anna Neagle to be a friend of hers called Marjorie Robertson, whom she had costumed as a chorus girl in Cohran hews. The chorus girl had changed her name and had become a star.

Since then she has dressed most of her important films, including "Biter Sweet" (late Victorian), "Nell Gwyn" (Restoration period), "Peg of Drury" (early Georgian), and Victoria The Great" (Victorian).

With "Sixty Glorious Years"—Her-tort Wileox's companion picture to "Victoria The Great"—she returns to favourite period She was one of the first to realize that dress designing for films had be approached from the particular ngle of the scree Being also a èinter of great distinction she has particular interest in colour films ud her costuming in "Sixty Glorious Years" has all the beauty of composition upon a canvas.

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