Top hat 1935

Their most famous number and Ginger's most famous dress, CHEEL TO CHEEK from "Top Hat." The blue ostrich feather dress that Ginger had designed shed throughout the entire number. Afterwards, Fred called Ginger "Feathers." :)

Ginger Rogers Top Hat 1935 The lovely feather dress that made the dance soooo romantic and thrilling.

Costume design history, film history, fashion history, Old Hollywood style, style of the movies

Fred Astaire remains the dancer most idolised by other dancers, writes Sarah Crompton.

Ginger Rogers

Top Hat (RKO, 1935). Title Lobby Card

Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers were iconic dance partners who became a box office sensation in the 1930s and 40s. Their first film was "Flying Down to Rio." They made a total of 10 movies together (9 with RKO Radio Pictures and "The Barkleys of Broadway" with MGM, which was their only color movie). Their biggest box office hit was the classic "Top Hat" released in 1935. It was inducted into the National Film Registry in 1990. "Swing Time" (1938) was also inducted, in 2004.

Cheek to Cheek from Top Hat

Ginger Rogers is perhaps most famous for the 9 movies she made with Fred Astaire in the 1930’s. Although she can hardly take credit for inventing the graceful styles of the day, she certainl…

Costume design history, film history, fashion history, Old Hollywood style, style of the movies