Adrian Adolph 
Adrian Adolph Greenberg was born March 3, 1903 in Connecticut. In his teenage years, he changed his name to Gilbert Adrian. He attended the New York School for Fine and Applied Arts, which is now Parson’s School of Design. In 1922, he transferred over to the New York School for Fine and Applied Arts Paris campus, while there he was hired by Irving Berlin. Adrian designed the costumes for Berlin’s The Music Box Revue and later George White’s Scandals.
In 1924, Adrian was hired by Natacha Rambova, Rudolph Valentino’s wife, to create costumes for A Sainted Devil. He also designed for Rambova’s film What Priced Beauty? in 1925. He eventually begin to work for Cecil B. DeMille’s independent film studio, as his head costume designer. In 1928, he followed Cecil B. DeMille to Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) where he was hired as the chief costume designer. Although DeMille returned to Paramount, Adrian stayed at MGM. He designed costumes for over 200 films while working at that studios. Adrian worked with some of the biggest female stars from Greta Garbo, Jean Harlow, Joan Crawford, Katharine Hepburn, and Norma Shearer. He worked with Garbo over the course of most of his career. He worked with Crawford twenty-eight times, Shearer eighteen times, and Harlow nine times. He defined Crawford’s look with her signature outfits with large shoulder pads, which became his trademark and a fashion trend. Adrian’s most eccentric designs were featured in George Cukor’s film, The Woman. Although he was openly gay, he married actress Janet Gaynor in 1939. In 1942, he left MGM, only to return once for Lovely to Look At in 1952. When he left MGM, he established his own fashion house in Beverly Hills. He produced made-to-wear and ready-to-wear clothing under the Adrian Original label. He produced to perfumes, Saint and Sinner. Adrian closed his business and retired in Brazil in 1952 after suffering a heart attack. In 1958, he returned to California to design costumes for two musicals, At The
In 1924, Adrian was hired by Natacha Rambova, Rudolph Valentino’s wife, to create costumes for A Sainted Devil. He also designed for Rambova’s film What Priced Beauty? in 1925. He eventually begin to work for Cecil B. DeMille’s independent film studio, as his head costume designer. In 1928, he followed Cecil B. DeMille to Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) where he was hired as the chief costume designer. Although DeMille returned to Paramount, Adrian stayed at MGM. He designed costumes for over 200 films while working at that studios. Adrian worked with some of the biggest female stars from Greta Garbo, Jean Harlow, Joan Crawford, Katharine Hepburn, and Norma Shearer. He worked with Garbo over the course of most of his career. He worked with Crawford twenty-eight times, Shearer eighteen times, and Harlow nine times. He defined Crawford’s look with her signature outfits with large shoulder pads, which became his trademark and a fashion trend. Adrian’s most eccentric designs were featured in George Cukor’s film, The Woman. Although he was openly gay, he married actress Janet Gaynor in 1939. In 1942, he left MGM, only to return once for Lovely to Look At in 1952. When he left MGM, he established his own fashion house in Beverly Hills. He produced made-to-wear and ready-to-wear clothing under the Adrian Original label. He produced to perfumes, Saint and Sinner. Adrian closed his business and retired in Brazil in 1952 after suffering a heart attack. In 1958, he returned to California to design costumes for two musicals, At The