Shirley MacLaine and Robert Mitchum in What A Way To Go! (1964) Costume designer Edith Head created 72 different hairstyles to match MacLaine's gowns with a $500,000 budget. She also worked with SHIRLEY MACLAINE: "WHAT A WAY TO GO!" ORIGINAL EDITH HEAD SIGNED "LOUISA MAY FOSTER" GOWN SKETCHES (WITH DVD) What A Way to Go 1964 Backless Dress TikTok WHAT A WAY TO GO (1964) SHIRLEY MACLAINE, ROBERT MITCHUM WAWT 003P Stock Photo Alamy The back of Sabrina Carpenter's Grammys dress reminds me of Shirley MacLaine's dress from What a Way to Go (1964)