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Edith Head : The Fifty-Year Career of Hollywood's Greatest Costume Designer by Jay Jorgensen (2023, Trade Paperback)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherRunning Press
ISBN-100762484624
ISBN-139780762484621
eBay Product ID (ePID)8058633239
Product Key Features
Book TitleEdith Head : the Fifty-Year Career of Hollywood's Greatest Costume Designer
Number of Pages400 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicFashion & Accessories, Entertainment & Performing Arts, Subjects & Themes / Celebrity
Publication Year2023
IllustratorYes
GenreDesign, Photography, Biography & Autobiography
AuthorJay Jorgensen
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height1.3 in
Item Weight54.9 Oz
Item Length9.9 in
Item Width8 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
Dewey Edition22
Dewey Decimal746.9/2092 B
SynopsisThe definitive history of Hollywood's most legendary costume designer, featuring an insightful biography and previously unseen sketches, ephemera, and photos behind the scenes of hundreds of iconic films. All About Eve. Funny Face. Sunset Blvd. Rear Window. Sabrina. A Place in the Sun. The Ten Commandments. Scores of cinema classics of the last century had one thing in common: Edith Head (1897-1981). She racked up an unprecedented 35 Oscar nods and 400 film credits over the course of a fifty-year career, and changed the fashion world forever with her timeless creations that continue to resonate and inspire present-day designers, fashion followers, and film-lovers. Edith Head is the definitive portrait of the most influential costume designer of the twentieth century. Within these pages, historian, photographer, and collector Jay Jorgensen brings together rare, never-before-seen sketches, fabric samples, costume tests, and behind-the-scenes photos from the Edith Head Archives. Thoroughly researched and masterfully produced, the book features quotes and anecdotes from some of the silver screen's biggest stars, among them Elizabeth Taylor, Joan Fontaine, Audrey Hepburn, and Bette Davis. It documents Head's career stitch-by-stitch, from the 1930s Westerns to the classic All About Eve , Alfred Hitchcock's The Birds , and beyond. Jorgenson also chronicles the star designer's personal life, from her mysterious childhood to the controversial portfolio that landed her first job in a movie costume department and on to legendary status. Edith Head captures the politics of Hollywood, the golden era of studios and starlets, the designer's ongoing battles with the censors over hemlines, and her unyielding dedication to the craft. Stunningly illustrated with more than 350 images, Head's legacy lives on in this lavish and comprehensive volume., The definitive history of Hollywood's most legendary costume designer, featuring an insightful biography and previously unseen sketches, ephemera, and photos behind the scenes of hundreds of iconic films. All About Eve. Funny Face. Sunset Blvd. Rear Window. Sabrina. A Place in the Sun. The Ten Commandments. Scores of cinema classics of the last century had one thing in common: Edith Head (1897-1981). She racked up an unprecedented 35 Oscar nods and 400 film credits over the course of a fifty-year career, and changed the fashion world forever with her timeless creations that continue to resonate and inspire present-day designers, fashion followers, and film-lovers.This one-of-a-kind survey of her life and work reveals the woman behind the famous dark glasses and brings together a spectacular collection of rare and never-before-seen sketches, costume test shots, behind-the-scenes photos, and ephemera. Stunningly illustrated with more than 350 images and packed with information, this is both the most comprehensive work on Edith Head ever published and a lavish history of Hollywood in the twentieth century., The definitive history of Hollywood's most legendary costume designer, featuring an insightful biography and previously unseen sketches, ephemera, and photos behind the scenes of hundreds of iconic films. All About Eve. Funny Face. Sunset Blvd. Rear Window. Sabrina. A Place in the Sun. The Ten Commandments. Scores of cinema classics of the last century had one thing in common: Edith Head (1897-1981). She racked up an unprecedented 35 Oscar nods and 400 film credits over the course of a fifty-year career, and changed the fashion world forever with her timeless creations that continue to resonate and inspire present-day designers, fashion followers, and film-lovers. This one-of-a-kind survey of her life and work reveals the woman behind the famous dark glasses and brings together a spectacular collection of rare and never-before-seen sketches, costume test shots, behind-the-scenes photos, and ephemera. Stunningly illustrated with more than 350 images and packed with information, this is both the most comprehensive work on Edith Head ever published and a lavish history of Hollywood in the twentieth century.
LC Classification NumberPN1998.3.H4
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- 14 Oct, 2024
Great addition to Edith Head collection
Large satisfying book with many wonderful illustrationsVerified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
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