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Dorothy Mackaill is now being reduced by inches; Mary Lewis' moon-face was made heart-shaped, and her pounds of all-too-soUd flesh diminished by twenty-odd; Ina Claire has been unfeehngly ordered by Sylvia to chew gum to develop her lower jaw; Whispering Jack Smith is being trimmed down and beautified. There is probably not a star in Hollywood who hasn't .felt Sylvia's strong right arm where it would do the most good. Constance Bennett, who was distressingly underweight, is now fifteen pounds plumper, and is one of Sylvia's best boosters on the screen and off.
STRANGE as it seems, the majority of designers in the film mecca are men. Out of eight or ten leading studios, only three have women in charge of the sartorial destiny of their stars. Of these, the most noted is Sophie Wachner of Fox Films, who began her long
Above, we have Gweii Wakeling, the youngest dres.s designer in the movie game. Carol Lombard is one of the stars for whom she creates brilliant and fascinating garments.
You'll be surprised at the number of women who hold important positions in the movie industry — quite apart from acting.
and successful career by designing clever outfits for her paper dolls when she was a tiny child. Mrs. Wachner is responsible for the beautiful gowns of Sue Carol, Mary Duncan, Janet Gaynor, Lois Moran, Lenore Ulric, June Collyer, Fifi Dorsay, and dozens of other Fox players. Johanna Mathieson, of Universal Pictures, handles the chic wardrobes of Laura La Plante, Mary Nolan, Jeanette Loff, and Barbara Kent. The youngest woman designer in a studio is Gwen Wakeling, who is as pretty as many of the stars for whom she creates wonderful garments — Ina Claire, Constance Bennett,
Winifred Laurance is the only woman assistant director in the business. Her fluency in four languages made it possible for her to aid in the filming of the foreign versions of Rio Rita and others.
Lillian Rosini (above) is one of the cleverest make-up directors in Hollywood. She works for M-G-M and here you see her giving hints on make-up to Raquel Torres.
Ann Harding, Helen Twelvetrees, all under contraa to Pathe. In spite of the popularity of men designers, many of the fans feel that it's the women who can best bring to the screen clothes that combine originality and practicality.
BEAUTY may be skin deep; but what's on top of the skin matters most to the all-seeing eye of the camera. Lillian Rosini, director of make-up for M-G-M, knows all the clever little tricks that make small eyes seem large; long noses, short; wide mouths, kissable; double chins, girlish.
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