Meet Phyllis.

Phyllis Dalton, born in England in 1925, was the costume designer for The Princess Bride. She began work as an assistant in the costume department for movies like Scrooge (1951), a film I still find so creepy, but that's another thing.

The cool "did you know?" part about Dalton's work is that she did costume design for really big films in the 1960s. That era seems to have been her career heyday, with credits such as Lawrence of Arabia (1962), Doctor Zhivago (1965) and Oliver! (1968) under her belt. I know, impressive, huh?

By the time the '80s rolled around, she was doing work for TV primarily, shows and movies that, at least for me, don't spark any big memories. Does anyone remember Arthur the King with Candice Bergen and Liam Neeson?

Nonetheless, she was an award-winning and and -nominated designer and I'm glad she worked on one of my favourite '80s films, The Princess Bride. Can you imagine the Man in Black any other way? Or Vizzini without ornate Sicilian embroidery on his clothes? Or Count Rugen without his velvet outfit. It's just so perfect.