Virginia Fisher
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| Grey flowing Dress fur and bonnet: Vintage signed and numbered hand colored lithograph from 1946 movie The Great Sinner staring Ava Gardner and Gregory Peck. Number 323 of 400 signed by the artist Virginia Fisher and designer Irene. Also initialed by Gregory Peck and director Robert Siodmak. This grey flowing dress with fur trimming was designed for Ava Gardner for arrival on the train. Mounted on cardboard and wrapped in clear plastic for protection. | Black and White Ball Gown: Vintage signed and numbered hand colored lithograph from 1946 movie The Great Sinner staring Ava Gardner and Gregory Peck. Number 313 of 400 signed by the artist Virginia Fisher and designer Irene. Also initialed by Gregory Peck and director Robert Siodmak. | Black and white dress with poodle: Vintage signed and numbered hand colored lithograph from 1947 movie The Easter Parade staring Judy Garland and Ann Miller. Number 209 of 400 signed by the artist Virginia Fisher and designer Irene. Also initialed by Ann Miller. | Grey dress with dogs: Vintage signed and numbered hand colored lithograph from 1947 movie The Easter Parade staring Judy Garland and Ann Miller. Number 397 of 400 signed by the artist Virginia Fisher and designer Irene. Also initialed by Ann Miller. Mounted on cardboard and wrapped in clear plastic for protection. |
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| Grey flowing Dress with umbrella and hat: Vintage signed and numbered hand colored lithograph from 1946 movie The Great Sinner staring Ava Gardner and Gregory Peck. Number 313 of 400 signed by the artist Virginia Fisher and designer Irene. Also initialed by Gregory Peck and director Robert Siodmak. This gorgeous gray and white flowing dress trimmed with hummingbirds and flowers was designed for Ava Gardner for the love scene in the carriage. | Grey dress with white umbrella: Vintage signed and numbered hand colored lithograph from 1946 movie The Good Old Summertime staring Judy Garland. Number 184 of 400 signed by the artist Virginia Fisher and designer Irene. Also initialed by Judy Garland, Producer Joseph Pasternak, Director Robert Z Leonard. | Red Dress: Vintage signed and numbered hand colored lithograph from 1946 movie The Good Old Summertime staring Judy Garland. Number 179 of 400 signed by the artist Virginia Fisher and designer Irene. Also initialed by Judy Garland, Producer Joseph Pasternak, Director Robert Z Leonard. This beautiful red flowing dress was designed for Judy Garland to wear in the movie. Mounted on cardboard and wrapped in clear plastic for protection. | Black Dress
with umbrella and fur stole: Vintage signed and numbered hand colored
lithograph from 1947 movie The Easter Parade staring Judy Garland
and Ann Miller. Number 310 of 400 signed by the artist Virginia Fisher and
designer Irene. Also initialed by Ann Miller. Mounted on cardboard and
wrapped in clear plastic for protection. |
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| White dress with silver: Vintage signed and numbered hand colored lithograph from 1947 movie B.F.'s Daughter staring Barbara Stanwyck. Number 312 of 400 signed by the artist Virginia Fisher and designer Irene. Also initialed by Barbara Stanwyck and director Robert Leonard. Silver "beading" is hand done on top of the hand colored lithograph. Mounted on cardboard and wrapped in clear plastic for protection. | White evening dress with silver: Vintage signed and numbered hand colored lithograph from 1946 The Song of the Thin Man staring Myrna Loy. Number 201 of 400 signed by the artist Virginia Fisher and designer Irene. Also initialed by Myrna Loy, Director Edward Buzzell. Silver "beading" is hand done on top of the hand colored lithograph. This dress was designed for Myrna Loy to wear in the movie. | Red dress with white coat: Vintage signed and numbered hand colored lithograph from 1946 movie The Good Old Summertime staring Judy Garland. Number 387 of 400 signed by the artist Virginia Fisher and designer Irene. Also initialed by Judy Garland, Producer Joseph Pasternak, Director Robert Z Leonard. This coat was designed to wear over the red dress for Judy Garland to wear in the movie. Mounted on cardboard and wrapped in clear plastic for protection. |
Irene Lentz - Worked for seven years, from 1942, as executive costume designer for MGM, succeeding Adrian. During that time Irene designed for over 50 films, as well as supervising the personal wardrobes of top stars. She became world-famous for her "soufflé creations," but is probably best remembered for Lana Turner's outfits in THE POSTMAN ALWAYS RINGS TWICE (1946), notably Turner's entrance costume of turban, midriff blouse and "hot pants" (the first time the latter had been worn on screen).
Irene was married to screenwriter Eliot Gibbons, brother of Cedric Gibbons, the supervising art director of MGM (whose influence helped land Irene there after she had been discovered by his wife, Dolores Del Rio). When her contract with MGM ended, she opened her own fashion house and was the first leading costume designer to have boutiques inside department stores throughout the US. She committed suicide in 1962.
Nominated for Costume Design (Black & White)
1948:
B.F.'S DAUGHTER
Nominated for Costume Design (Color)
1960:
MIDNIGHT LACE
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