Between Stigma and Enigma

2006 | Between Stigma and Enigma

The ICA, cinema 1

Howards Hawks’s comedy Fig Leaves remains one of the most remarkable preserved ‘fashion show films’ of the silent era. The film light-heartedly suggests that fashion is the Satan ultimately responsible for the fall of (wo)mankind.

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Fig Leaves

In this joyful satire, Hawks light-heartedly suggests that fashion is the Satan ultimately responsible for the fall of (wo)mankind... More »

Fashion and Hollywood

Fashion writer Bronwyn Cosgrave will discuss fashion and costume design in Hollywood cinema of the 1930s, based on a chapter from her forthcoming book. More »