Title: Dressed: A Century of Hollywood Costume Design
Abstract:Hollywood's most memorable movie moments all have one thing in common-visually stunning costume design. Whether spectacular or subtle, elaborate or barely there, costumes must be more than merely a pe...Hollywood's most memorable movie moments all have one thing in common-visually stunning costume design. Whether spectacular or subtle, elaborate or barely there, costumes must be more than merely a perfect fit; they speak a language all their own, communicating mood, personality, and setting, and propelling the action of the movie as much as a scripted line or synthetic clap of thunder. More than a few careers have been launched from costumes alone, and many an era defined by the intuition of a costume designer - think Charlie Chaplin in The Little Tramp, Judy Garland in Star Is Born, Diane Keaton in Annie Hall, Harrison Ford in Indiana Jones. Dressed: A Century of Hollywood Costume Design, is part glossy lookbook, part insightful guide to the costumer's art - and this exquisite collector's edition, the one book no film and fashion lover will want to be without.Read More
Publication Year: 2007
Publication Date: 2007-11-27
Language: en
Type: book
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