Hollywood Fashion: 100 Years of Hollywood Icons

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Product details

  • ISBN 9780228105039
  • Dimensions: 222 x 279mm
  • Publication Date: 12 Nov 2024
  • Publisher: Firefly Books Ltd
  • Publication City/Country: CA
  • Product Form: Hardback
  • Language: English
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This engaging picture-and-text book explores the art and legacy of the cinematic costume designer, starting with the birth of the modern motion picture industry on a prime piece of California real estate known as Hollywood. Readers will discover how film clothing evolved from actors selecting items from their home wardrobes… to outfits customized for their roles: Everything from suits of armour to ball gowns to office attire to lingerie, created by a studio designer and a dedicated staff of costumers. They will also encounter the actress from each decade who displayed a distinct fashion sense, on and off the screen, women who made a costumer’s job less demanding by embodying the character and evoking the time, place and circumstances the designer wishes to portray. “Feature spreads” throughout the chronological chapters include: Style makers, offering closeup biogs of the legendary designers and showcasing their most outstanding creations; Style trends, exploring the social movements and cultural phenomena that affected movie costumes and further influenced how the world — dressed; Album of trendsetters highlighting Oscar fashions and introducing the fans’ favourite Blondes, Brunettes and Redheads; Men of the Decade shows how male actors used fashion — contemporary, historical or futuristic — to create a character or enhance ambience. Ultimately, Hollywood Fashion will leave readers with a wider understanding of film costuming and an increased appreciation for the men and women who clothed the stars — and made the spellbinding world of the Hollywood cinema memorable.

New York Times bestselling author Nancy J. Hajeski has written about a variety of subjects, including nature, history, biography and health. She is the author of Hollywood Fashion: 100 Years of Hollywood Icons, Beatles: Here, There and Everywhere and Ali: The Official Portrait of the "Greatest." Hajeski lives in the Catskill Mountains of New York.