Helen Rose

Costume designer Helen Rose (1904 - 1985) spent the bulk of her career with MGM where she clothed the stars of 200 films. A native of Chicago, she began designing nightclub and stage costumes at age 15. She also costumed for an ice show before moving to Hollywood in the early 40s where she spent two years working for 20th Century Fox. In the late 60s, Rose left the studio to open her own design business and continued to provide fancy attire for the famed and the wealthy. She also wrote a fashion column, wrote a book, and staged travelling fashion shows. Rose won two Academy Awards for The Bad and the Beautiful in 1952 and for I'll Cry Tomorrow in 1955. She was nominated a further eight times. She was also very well known when she designed the wedding dress of Grace Kelly when she married Prince Rainier of Monaco in 1956. Helen was married to Harry Rose. full article at wikipedia