Edith Head"s Hollywood

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See search results for this author. Are you an author. Learn about Author Central Cited by: 4. Edith Head is legendary in Hollywood History and this book on her life and work is long overdue. Well written Edith Heads Hollywood book researched, and with plenty of photo's it examines how she functioned and shaped future stars and the way the represented and managed their image/5(27).

Filled with pithy anecdotes and never-before-seen sketches, Edith Head is the book for the costume design enthusiast. The Independent (UK), 10/4/10 "There’s fierce, and there’s Edith Head. The name to drop in the golden age of Hollywood, Head was wardrobe consultant on Rear Window and All About Eve, to name a couple of by: 5.

Edith Head was a brilliant designer and really understood the role of clothes in movies. She understood how the actor, camera, lighting, etc all worked together. There are soo many big names of Hollywood elite in this book. If you are interested in clothing, this is a book for you/5. Edith Head is widely considered the most important figure in the history of Hollywood costume design.

The glamour and style of her creations continue to inspire generations of designers. Her career spanned nearly half a century and included such classic films as Rear Window and Sunset Boulevard.4/4(27). Through six decades of Hollywood fashion, Edith Head dressed the screen’s best—Dietrich, Lombard, the Hepburns, Hope and Crosby, Grace Kelly and Elvis Presley, to name a few.

She won eight Oscars®. As Bette Davis says in her Foreword, “You'll read her story the way she would have told it—and, indeed, did tell it ”Brand: Angel City Press. Books Go Search EN Hello, Sign in Account & Lists Sign in Account & Lists Orders Try Prime Cart.

Today's Deals Your Gift Cards Help Whole Foods. Edith Head is one of the greatest costume designers in the history of Hollywood. This book takes us, the reader, behind the curtain and gives us a glimpse inside the mind of Head.

I really enjoyed it and highly recommend, especially if you love fashion. My Rating: 5+ stars/5. Edith Head clothed the most talented, the best looking, the most iconic figures in Hollywood, and the gowns and stars are all here: Barbara Stanwyck, Bette Davis, Carole Lombard, Although this book did offer a certain amount of insight into the life and character of the immortal Edith Head, I wouldn't suggest reading it for the text.4/5.

I suppose any book documenting Edith Head's 50 year career in Hollywood is better than nothing, but this one doesn't even try to be in depth. It is a disappointment on a number of levels. This coffee table book is part biography of Edith, part fashion bio of the costumes she made for films, part gossip dropper of the lives on the people she /5(48).

"Edith Head's Hollywood" goes where "The Dress Doctor" failed to by giving readers a more in depth look into the woman behind the enigmatic designer. This book also dispells various rumors about Edith and gets behind the truth to several false claims and accusations (some by Edith herself).Cited by: 4.

Celebrating a quarter-century since its initial release, Edith Head's Hollywood is reissued in trade paper, complete with an expanded photo section featuring the best work of the world's most famous costume designer. Through six decades of Hollywood fashion, Edith Head dressed the screen's best--Dietrich, Lombard, the Hepburns, Hope and Crosby.

Looking for books by Edith Head. See all books authored by Edith Head, including The Dress Doctor, and How To Dress For Success, and more on Buy Edith Head's Hollywood by Head, Edith, Calistro, Paddy (ISBN: ) from Amazon's Book Store. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders/5(12).

Review: Edith Head's Hollywood User Review - Sophie - Goodreads. Written after Edith Head died using her tape recorded memoirs, it's a fascinating look at how Head worked her way up from the bottom to become one of the most famous costume designers in Hollywood 4/5(1).

Remembering Edith Head's Old Hollywood From Grace Kelly in 'Rear Window' to Audrey Hepburn in 'Funny Face,' revisit the famed costume designer's Occupation: Associate Editor. Celebrating a quarter-century since its initial release, Edith Head's Hollywood is reissued in trade paper, complete with an expanded photo section featuring the best work of Brand: Angel City Press.

Edith Head's Hollywood by Paddy Calistro,available at Book Depository with free delivery worldwide/5(). Edith Head's Hollywood. [Edith Head; Paddy Calistro] Home.

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Celebrating a quarter-century since its initial release, "Edith Head's Hollywood" is reissued in trade paper, complete with an expanded photo section featuring the best work of the world's most famous costume designer. As the only authorized posthumous autobiography, Edith Head's Hollywood, the twenty-fifth anniversary edition tells her remarkable.Edith Head's Hollywood by Paddy Calistro, Edith Head, Bette Davis.

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