33. The studio dress code discouraged women from wearing pants
Katharine Hepburn was a star who often fought back against the studio’s influence. For instance, the costume department at RKO Pictures once took away her pants, as they were considered too boyish for their female starlets to wear. Hepburn responded by coming to set in her underwear, railing against putting her clothes back on until she was allowed to wear her pants again.
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