Shirley Russell(1935-2002)

She ran her own firm of film costumiers for most of her career, specialising in 1930s and 1940s clothing. According to The Times, "she could date any portrait from its clothing to within a year or two" and "she pioneered the use of real, historic clothes in her films, and would tour the country searching auctioned wardrobes, jumble sales and thrift shops to build up an incomparable collection of 20th century costume....".