Looking good on screen
This year marks 60 years since Holly Golightly stepped on to Fifth Avenue in Breakfast at Tiffany's (1961) in her iconic LBD with its pearl back. It's a two-hour treat and I always pull my chair closer to the screen for a better view of Hubert de Givenchy's costumes, especially those awesome funnel-neck coats. I don't even notice Grace Kelly's voice anymore when watching High Society (1956). All I see are those achingly gorgeous costumes, designed by MGM's Helen Rose, who went on to design Kelly's wedding dress. Favourite fashion moments are when Kelly slips out of a Grecian robe to reveal a ...