That backless dress is to di.e for #whatawaytogo #shirleymaclaine #glamorous #hollywood Shirley McLaine in the 1964 movie What a Way to Go!, costume designed by Edith Head with a budget of over $500,000 : r fashionhistory WHAT A WAY TO GO! What a Way to Go USA 1964 J. Lee Thompson Scene: Louisa Foster (SHIRLEY MACLAINE) wearing elegant clothes and Rod Anderson Jr. (ROBERT MITCHUM) in tails and Shirley MacLaine and Edith Head go way back BEGUILING HOLLYWOOD Wardrobe test for "What a Way to Go!" film SHIRLEY MACLAINE: "WHAT A WAY TO GO!" ORIGINAL EDITH HEAD SIGNED "LOUISA MAY FOSTER" GOWN SKETCHES (WITH DVD)