Shirley MacLaine's Iconic Outfits in 'What a Way to Go' (1964) 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 Shirley MacLaine and Edith Head go way back BEGUILING HOLLYWOOD Sabrina Carpenter's Grammys Dress Looked A Whole Lot Like This Iconic Gown Worn By Shirley MacLaine In 1964, So Here's A Side By Side 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 wacky tacky: Silly Cinema: What a Way to Go!