Edith Head

Name: Edith Head
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The Fifty-Year Career of Hollywood's Greatest Costume Designer

By Jay Jorgensen

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Edith Head by Jay Jorgensen offers a fascinating glimpse into the life and career of one of Hollywood's most renowned costume designers. The book delves into her journey from a modest background to becoming an eight-time Academy Award winner, highlighting her iconic collaborations with legendary filmmakers and actors. It's an insightful portrayal of her influence on fashion and film.
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You might enjoy this illuminating biography if you're fascinated by the world of Hollywood glamour and costume design. It offers an in-depth look at the life and career of the legendary costume designer, revealing her impact on the film industry and her contribution to some of the most iconic film wardrobes. Perfect for those who appreciate behind-the-scenes stories and the intersection of fashion and cinema.

Edith Head

Originally published in 2010, this definitive history of Hollywood's most iconic costume designer will now be an essential volume for fashion and film lovers in a lower-priced, equally stunning paperback edition!

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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.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780762484621

Publisher: Running Press,U.S.

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 28 September 2023

Country: United States

Imprint: Running Press Adult

Illustration: 350 full-colour and black-and-white photos throughout

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 32.0mm

Width: 204.0mm

Height: 252.0mm

Weight: 1560g

Pages: 400

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Arts & Culture Biography & Memoir Jay Jorgensen Musicians, Movie Stars & Creative Biographies Non-Fiction

About the Author

As a longtime editor for Petersen's Photographic magazine, Jay Jorgensen has written profiles of such celebrities as Janice Dickinson, Graham Nash, and James Galanos. Jorgensen's photography has appeared in People magazine, TV Guide, independent film festival favorite Bette Fredericks: A Life Lived, and the book Julius Shulman: Palm Springs. He is the author of Creating the Illusion: A Fashionable History of Hollywood Costume Designers and Grace Kelly: Hollywood Dream Girl.