MovieChat Forums > Auntie Mame (1958) Discussion > Maggie Ruth, Roof, or what?

Maggie Ruth, Roof, or what?

posted 16 years ago by jameelahere-1
7 replies | jump to latest

I watch this movie religiously and something bothers me.

In the scene where Mame is preparing to meet Mr.Babcock for the first time while she and Vera Charles are talking they keep mentioning the name of the designer of the olive dress they are looking at. Is it Maggie Ruth or Roof or what? I tried to figure it out by putting the subtitles up but it is just referred to as a dress even though they are saying the designer's actual name in the dialogue.

Female designers are such a rarity I want to know every one I can.

[–] Harold_Robbins 16 years ago

Maggie Rouf was a popular clothing designer before and after World War I.

I'm sure today's youngsters seeing the film for the first time get a big laugh out of "Madonna-like hairdo".

"I don't use a pen: I write with a goose quill dipped in venom!"---Waldo Lydecker

[–] jameelahere-1 16 years ago

Thank you Harold for putting me on the right track. I found her through you.

For anyone interested the actual spelling is MAGGY ROUFF.

[–] wph603 16 years ago

She says the name Maggie Ruth, according to my subtitles.

[–] Harold_Robbins 16 years ago

Subtitles are often inexact.

I'm looking at my copy of the Lawrence/Robert E. Lee play published by Vanguard Press in 1957 - it's "Maggie Rouf" - Google "Maggie Roof" and you'll get a link to the text of the play on-line at books.google.com.

"Stone-cold sober I find myself absolutely fascinating!"---Katharine Hepburn

[–] karmala2 16 years ago

"Female designer's are such a rarity..."

Hmmm, really? Do some more research.

"I told you a million times not to talk to me when I'm doing my lashes"!

[–] jayghani 7 years ago

The only famous female designer you have really heard of before the era of Donna Karan and supermodels is Coco Chanel.

[–] Bruce92106 (30) 2 years ago

Hey Jamee wow you posted this 15 years ago but liked your comment you watch Auntie Mame religiously - I'm the same, well, at least once a year. Kinda like IAMMMMW (Mad Mad World) I actually own both on Prime to stream or download whatever whenever. They're both my feel-good feel-better whatever movies. Anyway I'm sure you already know the green dress was a Maggie Routh design she was a very famous Paris designer from like the 20s to 50s.

https://www.encyclopedia.com/fashion/news-wires-white-papers-and-books/rouff-maggy