The Guardian's November 2007 obituary for Costume Designer
Marit Allen reported that she brought a book of Richard Avedon's 1950s and '60s photos of the American West with her to her first meeting about designing the clothes for
Brokeback Mountain (2005), and she used that book to help decode what the obit called the men's "subtle dress codes". Interestingly, without having spoken to one another, several of the principle crew used the book as a reference. During production prep, the screenwriters had also suggested the book as a visual reference, and it was, in fact, used by the production design and makeup crews as well.
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