Costume designer Moss Mabry (1918 - 2006) started off designing costumes for his high school plays, but actually studied mechanical engineering at the University of Florida. He later went to Hollywood to attend art school, eventually signing a contract with Warner Brothers. Some of the films he worked on included "Dial M for Murder" and "Them!" (both 1954), "The Manchurian Candidate" and "Mutiny on the Bounty" (both 1962), … Wikipedia
He designed the famous red jacket worn by James Dean in the classic Rebel Without a Cause (1955). He said that his most difficult assignment was designing the clothes for Elizabeth Taylor in "Giant". The script called for 42 clothing changes. He designed www.imdb.com/name/nm0531117/
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