About

Nolan Miller is a television costume designer best known for his work on the long-running 1980s series Dynasty, its spin-off series The Colbys and the 1991 miniseries Dynasty: The Reunion. He has collaborated on many projects with television producers Aaron Spelling and Douglas S. Cramer.

Nolan Miller was born in Burkbarnette, Texas, USA in 1935. He grew up around the oilfields of Texas and Louisiana but was captivated by the clothes he saw on the Movie screen. After he graduated from high school, he went to Los Angeles and studied at the Choinard Art Institute. After graduating, he took a job in a florist shop in Beverley Hills. He became friends with Aaron Spelling and through him made an entry in the Film Studios.

He moved to Hollywood, intent on designing costumes for the famous film heroines. He toiled for many years, designing everything from Loretta Young's famous television entrance ensemble to Eva Gabor's Green Acres negligees. Here he managed to bring sublime chic even to the chickenyard. He was lucky to take over the crucial design job left vacant by the passing of Edith Head.

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The Look

Nolan Miller's dresses for Dynasty have become the symbol of the dress style of the 1980's.

Who Wears It

Joan Collins, Diahann Carroll, Krystal Carrington, Elizabeth Taylor

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