Falling for Vertigo: A Toast to Hitchcock's San Francisco

Join us as we celebrate Alfred Hitchcock's Vertigo and the beautiful Edith Head costumes it showcases! This is an event for patrician "Madeleines" in gray, sexy "Judys" in flashy greens and purples, sporty "Midges" in practical cardigans and skirts, tweedy "Elsters," and detective-dapper "Scotties" in midcentury ties.

We'll meet at the Legion of Honor Museum, a legendary San Francisco location featured in the film, ten to fifteen minutes early. At exactly 1pm, in a nod to the fictional "Portrait of Carlotta" featured in the movie, we will experience a guided tour of the Legion's portrait collection. Afterwards, we'll have time to explore the museum's other collections and pose for digital photographs - just like star Kim Novak - on the museum benches.

Eventgoers are invited to stick around afterwards for several unofficial activities, including lunch or a snack at the museum cafe, a side trip to nearby Fort Point (featured in the scene where "Madeleine" throws herself into San Francisco Bay), and evening drinks at the Top of the Mark (the famous restaurant and bar located high atop the Mark Hopkins Hotel, and referenced by Scotty in the film in a joke about his vertigo issues).

Costume: Costumes are required for this event. The suggested era is mid-to-late 1950s through the early 1960s. GBACG Costume Guidelines

Costume and Vertigo Links:

• Women's Fashions of the 1950s - Presented by Costumegallery.com.
• 1950s Costume Links - At Thecostumersmanifesto.com.
• Pinup Girl Clothing - A variety of midcentury-inspired women's clothing.
• Bettie Page Clothing - Readymade women's fashions based on designs from the 1950s.
• Vertigo Screenshots - Useful images presented by Alfred Hitchcock Fans Online.
• Vertigo Then & Now - Basichip.com's before and after images of various San Francisco locations used in the film.
• Vertigo at Wikipedia
• Vertigo at IMDB
• Edith Head Papers - Presented by the Wisconsin Center for Film and Theater Research.
• Edith Head and Kim Novak - Information and an interview with Kim Novak on the costuming in Vertigo.
• Designing Women: Modernism in Hollywood Costume by Sandy McLendon - Includes a section on Edith Head's designs.
• Saul Bass on the Web - A tribute to the artistic genius of Saul Bass, Vertigo's title designer.

Children: This is not a child-friendly event.

Location: San Francisco's Legion of Honor Museum is our primary location:

• Maps and driving directions to the museum - Limited street parking is available
• Public transit (Muni) options
• Free parking and free park admission are available at Fort Point, which is not too far from the museum
• Getting to Top of the Mark/Mark Hopkins Hotel/Nob Hill
• Carpools can be arranged on the GBACGCostumers Yahoo Group

Practicalities:

• Ticket prices include museum entry and guided tour (GBACG members who are also FAMSF members can opt to pay a special ticket price that will NOT include general museum admission)
• Food at the museum cafe, the Fort Point excursion, and drinks at the Top of the Mark are no-host, unofficial activities and not included in the event price. 
• Bring your camera - posing in costume is part of the fun of the event!
• Remember to arrive ten to fifteen minutes early so we can begin our guided tour promptly at 1pm!
  

Questions? Email Event Coordinator, Sahrye Cohen at .

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