Join legendary fashion and costume designer Bob Mackie for a screening of the dazzling 1951classic film, An American in Paris. The Oscar-winning Hollywood musical was directed by Vincente Minelli, choreographed by Gene Kelly, and set to the music of George Gershwin. A love story told through elaborate dance numbers, its saturated sets were inspired by the works of French painters, such asToulouse-Lautrec, Rousseau, Van Gogh, and Renoir. In the evening’s presentation of the film, Mackie will share how the film’s costume design served as an inspiration to his own career.
About the film
Gene Kelly stars as an American GI trying to succeed as a painter in Paris. His happy lifestyle is shaken when he must deal with the effects of two new women in his life: a wealthy art patroness (Nina Floch) and a French shop girl (Leslie Caron) who is engaged to another man.
About Bob Mackie
Bob Mackie is the internationally renowned costume and fashion designer who has dressed some of the most glamorous entertainment icons in the world, including Cher, Madonna and Diana Ross. With a career spanning five decades, nine Emmy Award wins, three Academy Award nominations, and an induction into the Television Academy Hall of Fame, Bob Mackie’s career is nothing short of legendary.
