Old Hollywood Realness!

“Paris is Burning" starring Dorian Corey, Pepper LaBeija, Venus Xtravaganza, Octavia St. Laurent, Willi Ninja, Angie Xtravaganza and Freddie Pendavis. This documentary takes into in the fascinating world of the Vogue Drag Balls of NYC in the late 1980s.Director: Jennie LivingstonCostume Designer: The Queens themselvesStudio: Academy Entertainment Off White ProductionsYear: 1990

“First A Girl" starring Jessie Matthews, Sonnie Hale, Anna Lee and Griffith Jones. Jessie Matthews plays a young girl with stars in her eye when she meets a down on his luck actor. Taking his place in a female impersonation act leads to whirlwind fame, and romance.Director: Victor SavilleCostume Designer: Marianne and J. StrassnerStudio: Gaumont British StudiosYear: 1935

“Hairspray" starring Ricki Lake, Divine, Sonny Bono and Blondie. Lake stars as a dance crazed youngster in 1960s baltimore.Director: John WatersCostume Designer: Van SmithStudio: New Line CinemaYear: 1988

“Some Like It Hot" starring Marilyn Monroe, Tony Curtis, Jack Lemmon and Joe E. Brown. Curtis and Lemmon star as musicians on the run from the mafia. The two pose as women in order to hide out in an all girls band.Director: Billy WilderCostume Designer: Orry-KellyStudio: United ArtistsYear: 1959

“Victor / Victoria" starring Julie Andrews, Robert Preston, James Garner and Leslie Ann. Warren. Julie Andrews stars as a down on her luck singer who poses as a drag queen in order to find fame and fortune. Director: Blake EdwardsCostume Designer: Patricia NorrisStudio: Metro Goldwyn MayerYear: 1982