Fashion Spotlight: Gwen Wakeling

Fashion artist Gwen Wakeling was hired by Cecil B. DeMille while he was working for Pathe Studios. She first costumed 1927's "King of Kings." When DeMille created Paramount Pictures with Adolph Zukor and Lasky, he brought Wakeling with him. In 1933, she was hired by Fox Films as head costume designer where she created her best known costumes in "Grapes of Wrath" (1940) and "How Green Was my Valley" (1941). But after a death in her family and suffering from a ruptured appendix, Wakeling quit Fox in 1942. She continued as a freelancer, creating gowns and costumes for "Roxie Hart" (1942), "Cover Girl" (1944), and "Samson and Delilah" (1949) which Wakeling had won the Oscar for. She also designed for the stage and television up until her death in 1982. 

Hedy Lamarr in "Samson and Delilah" (1949)

Basil Rathbone in "The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes" (1939)

Rita Hayworth in "Cover Girl" (1944)