Joan Crawford and Zachary Scott in Mildred Pierce.
Kimberly Truhler s upcoming book includes anecdotes about iconic looks from Jean Louis black satin gown for Rita Hayworth in 1946 s Gilda to Lana Turner s look in The Postman Always Rings Twice.
Whether one is a hard-core fan of film noir or, as author Kimberly Truhler puts it, you re brand-spanking-new to the genre, it s hard not to be entranced by the fashions of those movies, from the legendary looks to the little-known.
Truhler s new book,
Film Noir Style: The Killer 1940s (GoodKnight Books, $45), gives viewers the backstories behind the costumes of the era. Anecdotes include the harness-like construction that went into Jean Louis black satin gown for Rita Hayworth in 1946 s