who designed the gowns in the movie roberta
Bernard Newman (designer) Bernard Newman started working as costume designer in the film industry from 1933 on, working mainly for RKO Pictures for the next three years. Newman is best remembered for the costumes he designed for Ginger Rogers in movies like Top Hat and Swing Time.[5][6] He made a blue dress with ostrich feathers, to Rogers's specification, which she wore in the Cheek to Cheek sequence and which gave her the nickname of Feathers.[7][8] 15 of his costumes for the 1935 movie Roberta were reproduced and merchandised by the Modern Merchandising Bureau.[9] Other films he worked on include Sylvia Scarlett with Katharine Hepburn and You Can't Take It with You.[1]
Carmen Miranda Carmen Miranda GCIH, OMC[1] Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈkaɾmẽȷ̃ miˈɾɐ̃dɐ], born Maria do Carmo Miranda da Cunha (February 9, 1909 – August 5, 1955), was a Portuguese samba singer, dancer, Broadway actress, and film star who was popular from the 1930s to the 1950s. Nicknamed "The Brazilian Bombshell",[2][3] Miranda is noted for her signature fruit hat outfit she wore in her American films. As a young woman, she designed hats in a boutique before recording her first album with composer Josué de Barros in 1929. Miranda's 1930 recording of "Taí" ("Pra Você Gostar de Mim"), written by Joubert de Carvalho, catapulted her to stardom in Brazil as the foremost interpreter of samba.