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Artful Thursday: Deborah Nadoolman Landis

Find out how clothes make the film

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By Julia Ramey

Published on November 19, 2008 at 1:44am

Holly Golightly, Annie Hall, even Ferris Bueller: Fashion icons are often born on the big screen. Just ask Deborah Nadoolman Landis, who’ll sign copies of her book Dressed: A Century of Hollywood Costume Design during today’s Artful Thursday. Landis is an expert in the field of costumes’ cultural clout; she designed the looks for Animal House, Raiders of the Lost Ark and Coming to America. 6:30 p.m. Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Brown Auditorium, 1001 Bissonnet. For information, call 713-639-7300 or visit www.mfah.org. Free.
Thu., Nov. 20, 6:30 p.m., 2008