Vivien Leigh

STATS:
Name: Vivian Mary Hartley
Born: November 5, 1913 (Scorpio), Darjeeling, India
Height: 5' 3½" (1.61 m)
Hair Color: Brown
Eye Color: Blue-green
Measurements: 32A/B-23-33 (during Gone with the Wind). - Celebrity Sleuth magazine
Occupation: Actress, model
Signature Designers: Walter Plunkett designed her legendary Gone with the Wind costumes; Rene Hubert (That Hamilton Woman, Fire Over England, A Yank at Oxford); Adrian (Waterloo Bridge); Cecil Beaton (Anna Karenina); Oliver Messel (Caesar and Cleopatra); Pierre Balmain (Deep Blue Sea, Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone); Jean Louis (Ship of Fools)
Signature Films: Gone with the Wind, Waterloo Bridge, That Hamilton Woman, A Yank at Oxford, Streetcar Named Desire

STYLE NOTES:
She was obsessed with hiding her large hands. Gloves were a favorite cover-up; she owned more than 150 pairs.

Walter Plunkett's Costume Sketches for Vivien in Gone with the Wind

STYLE RESOURCES:
» ONLINE:
TheFashionSpot.com: Vivien Leigh - thread dedicated to Vivien and her style
VivandLarry.com - fansite dedicated to Vivien and her love Laurence Olivier
Vivien Online - another great Vivien fansite
Wikipedia Entry
IMDB Page

VIVIEN-INSPIRED:
If you find anything fashion-related inspired by Vivien, her style or her movies, let us know! :)

GET THE LOOK:

» Products:
Tom Tierney's Vivien Leigh Paperdolls - beautifully, accurately rendered collection of Viv paperdolls including her costumes from GWTW and more