In Summer 2025, I was delighted to visit the Gail Borden Public Library’s exhibition entitled “Glitz-Glamour-Gorgeous: A Tribute to Hollywood Movie Costumes.” This exhibit showcased costumes from the collection of Greg Schreiner on display at the library in Elgin, Illinois. The exhibit included 33 screen-worn costumes. I am thrilled to share some photographs of the costumes, specifically focusing on ones with stronger ties to Hollywood’s Golden Age.
Julie Andrews
Darling Lili (1970)
Anne Bancroft
To Be or Not To Be (1983)
Richard Burton
Anne of the Thousand Days (1969)
Madeleine Carroll
The Fan (1949)
George Chakiris
Brigadoon (1954)
Maurice Chevalier
Gigi (1958)
Bette Davis
All About Eve (1950)
Doris Day
Love Me or Leave Me (1955)
Faye Dunaway
The Wicked Lady (1983)
Rhonda Fleming
The Great Lover (1949)
Betty Grable
When My Baby Smiles at Me (1948)
Kathryn Grayson
Lovely to Look At (1952)
Judy Holliday
Bells Are Ringing (1960)
Lena Horne
Stormy Weather (1943)
Betty Hutton
The Perils of Pauline (1947)
Deborah Kerr
An Affair to Remember (1957)
Hedy Lamarr
My Favorite Spy (1951)
Shirley MacLaine
What a Way to Go (1964)
Geraldine Page
Sweet Bird of Youth (1962)
Peter Palmer
Li’l Abner (1959)
Gregory Peck
David and Bathsheba (1951)
Ginger Rogers
The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle (1939)
Jane Russell
The Revolt of Mamie Stover (1956)
Elizabeth Taylor
Cleopatra (1963)
Lana Turner
The Big Cube (1969)
Jane Wyman
Lucy Gallant (1955)
Hometowns to Hollywood 