Hayden Ave view of former Irene Inc
Last week, I posted Irene Inc, which included a photo of Irene in front of her studio. I thought that getting an updated view of the building would be fun, but I couldn’t remember the name of the street! My mother reminded me it was Hayden, so I looked it up on Google Maps. Don’t you love technology? I don’t know the building number, otherwise, I may have been able to find out what business occupies that space now. I’ll work on that. For now, the photos: This is a recent picture Hayden Ave (courtesy of Google Maps). Click for larger view. .. and 1950′s Irene...
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This is a photo of Irene leaving her studio, Irene Inc. in Culver City. “Once the designer for Los Angeles’ swank Bullock’s-Wilshire store, Irene, who is married to Hollywood Writer Eliot Gibbons (brother of MGM’s art director, Cedric Gibbons) went to M-G-M in 1942, where she heads a staff of more than 200. She will now cut down her M-G-M designing to eight or ten major pictures a year, delegate the rest to her assistants. MGM, anticipating profitable publicity tie-ins from the department stores, is entirely happy about the setup.” Read the full article from TIME, originally written Aug. 25,...
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Irene is my grand-aunt, and admired for her work in women's fashion and Hollywood costume design. Her talent as a successful clothing designer in Los Angeles led to her long career as a costume designer for many great films in Hollywood.. until her sudden death in 1962. I hope you enjoy your visit.. ~ Karlyn
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