Helen Uffner, founder of New York's costume rental house Helen Uffner Vintage Clothing, recalls how she got her start working with Hollywood. "A friend of mine had a vintage store in Soho and Woody Allen’s people came in and they were interested in getting things for their [1983] movie Zelig," recalls Uffner. "My friend said, ‘You know my friend has a lot of 1920s, maybe you want to visit her,’ so they came to my apartment and they bought everything I had off the rack." Ever since, Uffner has been supplying authentic period costumes to Hollywood films from her extensive vintage collection.
She has worked on over 250 films and TV shows, from Out of Africa and The Color Purpleto The Great Gatsby and Law and Order, as well as several Oscar.
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