Renié
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Renié Conley (July 31, 1901 − June 12, 1992), professionally called simply Renié, was a prominent Hollywood costume designer.
Biography
Born Irene Brouillet in Republic, Washington, Renié studied at Chouinard Art Institute and the University of California in Los Angeles.[1] For over three decades, she was noted for clothing the stars in subtle, elegant outfits, such as the eponymous dresses that Ginger Rogers wore as the glamorous all-American working girl in Kitty Foyle (1940).
She got her start designing theatre sets and then began working as a sketch artist for Paramount Pictures. In 1937, she became a costume designer for RKO Pictures. She remained with the studio, attiring its biggest stars, until the 1950s, when she started freelancing. In 1963, Renié's costumes for the epic Cleopatra earned her an Oscar for costume design and four other nominations. She also designed the costumes for the 1942 film A Date with the Falcon and the 1943 The Falcon and the Co-eds. In addition to films, Renié's work can be seen on such television series as Haywire (1990 - 1991). For a while, she also designed costumes for Shipstead & Johnson's Ice Follies.
Renié was an adherent of the Church of Christ, Scientist, who contended that her faith enabled her to overcome worldly ambition, putting her work on an unselfish and solid foundation.[2]
She died at the age of 91 years in Los Angeles County, California.
References
External links
- Renié at IMDb
- Renie costume design drawings, Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
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- 1948 (Black and white): Roger K. Furse / (Color): Dorothy Jeakins and Barbara Karinska
- 1949 (bw): Edith Head and Gile Steele / (c): Marjorie Best, Leah Rhodes and William Travilla
- 1950 (bw): Edith Head, Charles LeMaire / (c): Edith Head, Dorothy Jeakins, Elois Jenssen, Gile Steele, Gwen Wakeling
- 1951 (bw): Edith Head /(c): Orry-Kelly, Walter Plunkett, Irene Sharaff
- 1952 (bw): Helen Rose / (c): Marcel Vertès
- 1953 (bw): Edith Head / (c): Charles LeMaire, Emile Santiago
- 1954 (bw): Edith Head / (c): Sanzo Wada
- 1955 (bw): Helen Rose / (c): Charles LeMaire
- 1956 (bw): Jean Louis / (c): Irene Sharaff
- 1957: Orry-Kelly
- 1958: Cecil Beaton
- 1959 (bw): Orry-Kelly / (c): Elizabeth Haffenden
- 1960 (bw): Edith Head and Edward Stevenson / (c): Bill Thomas and Arlington Valles
- 1961 (bw): Piero Gherardi / (c): Irene Sharaff
- 1962 (bw): Norma Koch / (c): Mary Wills
- 1963 (bw): Piero Gherardi / (c): Renié, Vittorio Nino Novarese and Irene Sharaff
- 1964 (bw): Dorothy Jeakins / (c): Cecil Beaton
- 1965 (bw): Julie Harris / (c): Phyllis Dalton
- 1966 (bw): Irene Sharaff / (c): Joan Bridge and Elizabeth Haffenden
- 1967: John Truscott
- 1968: Danilo Donati
- 1969: Margaret Furse
- 1970: Vittorio Nino Novarese
- 1971: Yvonne Blake and Antonio Castillo
- 1972: Anthony Powell
- 1973: Edith Head
- 1974: Theoni V. Aldredge
- 1975: Milena Canonero and Ulla-Britt Söderlund
- 1976: Danilo Donati
- 1977: John Mollo
- 1978: Anthony Powell
- 1979: Albert Wolsky
- 1980: Anthony Powell
- 1981: Milena Canonero
- 1982: Bhanu Athaiya and John Mollo
- 1983: Marik Vos-Lundh
- 1984: Theodor Pištěk
- 1985: Emi Wada
- 1986: Jenny Beavan and John Bright
- 1987: James Acheson
- 1988: James Acheson
- 1989: Phyllis Dalton
- 1990: Franca Squarciapino
- 1991: Albert Wolsky
- 1992: Eiko Ishioka
- 1993: Gabriella Pescucci
- 1994: Tim Chappel and Lizzy Gardiner
- 1995: James Acheson
- 1996: Ann Roth
- 1997: Deborah Lynn Scott
- 1998: Sandy Powell
- 1999: Lindy Hemming
- 2000: Janty Yates
- 2001: Catherine Martin and Angus Strathie
- 2002: Colleen Atwood
- 2003: Ngila Dickson and Richard Taylor
- 2004: Sandy Powell
- 2005: Colleen Atwood
- 2006: Milena Canonero
- 2007: Alexandra Byrne
- 2008: Michael O'Connor
- 2009: Sandy Powell
- 2010: Colleen Atwood
- 2011: Mark Bridges
- 2012: Jacqueline Durran
- 2013: Catherine Martin
- 2014: Milena Canonero
- 2015: Jenny Beavan
- 2016: Colleen Atwood
- 2017: Mark Bridges
- 2018: Ruth E. Carter
- 2019: Jacqueline Durran
- 2020: Ann Roth
- 2021: Jenny Beavan
- 2022: Ruth E. Carter
- 2023: Holly Waddington
- Black and White / Color separate (1948–1956, 1959–1966)
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