Producer: Jesse Beaton, Gary Goetzman Director: Carl Franklin Screenplay: Carl Franklin, Walter Mosley (book) Cinematography: Tak Fujimoto Film Editing: Carole Kravetz Art Direction: Dan Webster Music: Elmer Bernstein, Bernard Hanighen Cast: Denzel Washington (Easy Rawlins), Tom Sizemore (DeWitt Albright), Jennifer Beals (Daphne Monet), Don Cheadle (Mouse Alexander), Maury Chaykin (Matthew Terell), Terry Kinney (Todd Carter)
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It also inspired knockoffs and even Halloween costumes
To complete the look, dab gray or white fabric paint all over the overalls to replicate the ceramic spots from the scene
Mary Stremlow, author of Free a Marine to Fight: Women Marines in World War II, when female Marines uniforms were designed and fielded from 1943-1952, ailored femininity was the goal, and by all accounts, it was achieved. Dress blue uniforms for women, which came into wear in 1952, maintained the tailored femininity, with a figure flattering coat and A-line skirt
