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Kim Novak's skirt changes midway through a scene


Same color, but a slightly different design and I think a bit longer. The part where she jumps from the tower.

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Obviously you can't be referring to the final scene (easy to explain the earlier tower jump), so I'm guessing this was nothing more than a minor goof/filming timeline. Or was this actually intentional? Hmm.

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Yeah it was a goof. But why the change of skirt I don't know.

I think it was easier to run in a wider skirt than the narrower one we had seen earlier. But it was supposed to be the same skirt.

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IMDb trivia section explains the reason for two different style skirts. One skirt was very difficult for Kim to move in. There was a small pleat in the "tight" skirt. Kim needed more room in the second skirt so she could run and do more action maneuvers. Hence, a second skirt was made with a much more generous pleat, giving the actress the room she need to perform the scenes.

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If they needed to change the skirt, then why not use the replacement skirt throughout? Why have two skirts?

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