13 Facts About Marit Allen

Marit Allen was an English fashion journalist and costume designer.

Marit Allen's work appears in such notable films as Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, The Witches, Mrs Doubtfire, Eyes Wide Shut, and Brokeback Mountain.

Marit Allen was a pupil at Adcote School, an independent girls' boarding school in Shropshire between 1951 and 1959.

Marit Allen then graduated from the University of Grenoble in France.

Marit Allen quickly became editor and writer for the 'About 20' young fashion section of the magazine, which she used to showcase young design talent and innovative photography.

For Vogue, Marit Allen founded the 'Young Idea' pages which continued to champion up-and-coming innovative young designers such as John Bates and Foale and Tuffin.

Marit Allen's layouts were original, including a spread based on the Batman comic strip in June 1966.

Marit Allen occasionally modeled for her own articles, and wore the designs she featured.

Marit Allen helped to establish the bachelor's degree program in journalism at Central St Martin's Art College in 1973.

Marit Allen was persuaded to enter the costume-designing business for film by director Nicolas Roeg after her successful career in fashion journalism.

Marit Allen developed a working relationship with Taiwanese film director, Ang Lee.

Marit Allen's other noted films included La Vie En Rose, for which she received her sole Oscar nomination, Love in the Time of Cholera, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, Dead Man, and Little Shop of Horrors.

Marit Allen died of a brain aneurysm in Sydney, Australia, on 26 November 2007, at the age of 66.