Like Dolly Tree, Irene started out as an actress in secondary silent films. But opening her own dress shop started a different career, being offered to design for the custom salon at the Bullocks Wiltshire luxury department store that catered to the wealthy including actresses. Her first film credit came in 1933 dressing Lily Damita in "Goldie Gets Along," but her big break was dressing Ginger Rogers in "Shall We Dance" in 1937. Billing herself as just "Irene," she would take over as production designer at MGM when Adrian left to create his own fashion house, becoming
leading costume designer in 1943. Her crowning achievement came in
form of her avant garde designs for Lana Turner in "The Postman Always Rings Twice" (1946). She left to create her own fashion house in 1950.
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| Claudette Colbert in "The Secret Heart" (1946) |
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| Jeanette McDonald in "The Birds and the Bees" (1946) |
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| Marlene Dietrich in "The Lady is Willing" (1942) |
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