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De-Lovely

the musical about Cole Porter and his wife Linda was directed by Irwin Winkler

“I was amazed,” adds director Irwin Winkler on Giorgio Armani. “Here’s this man who runs a fashion empire, and he’s down on his knees with pins in his mouth, chalking up and saying ‘Let’s get the cuffs right.’ He spent six or seven hours just fitting Kevin in some clothes – it was quite a treat.” next>>>

Yates and her team did extensive research for the film, combing books, magazines, and the internet for examples of period style and dress, accumulating over 40 disks worth of photos. They also got help from the Cole Porter estate, who gave them access to many important personal photographs. “Cole and Linda were society people who were actively documented, so there were photos from all aspects of their lives, which was incredibly helpful,” says Yates.