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Edith Head: The Fifty-Year Career Of Hollywood's Greatest Costume Designer (2010)

by Jay Jorgensen(Favorite Author)

3.91 of 5 Votes: 2

ISBN

0762438053 (ISBN13: 9780762438051)

languge

English

genre

History & Biography

publisher

Running Press

review 1: Not the first, nor the last, reviewer to admit that I "read" this book to peruse the sketches, photographs, and costume art created or collaborated on by Edith Head. I was originally inspired to get my hands on this book after seeing Ms. Head's Google Doodle (sad, I know). Therefore, the relative lack of actual biographical information on Ms. Head (at least, for the size of the book) didn't deter me that much. I very much enjoyed the photography and costumes, though, and wish there had been more. A very impressive career, overall.
review 2: I didn't borrow this book to read the biography--I borrowed it to peruse the photos of iconic stars and their most famous movie costumes. It didn't disappoint, this is the kind of art book that can't be kindleized. It is... more a shame I can't see any photograph of Edith Head now and not think of Edna Mode in the Incredibles. The biography was a thourough filmography. I wished it would have been designed to map to the photos so I could dip in an out. (See the photo, read the caption, read what Edna thought of that star) Instead I had to sometimes result to the index to find the cooresponding information. But if you are a film and fashion buff, or love reading about the Golden Age of Hollywood, this book is a must have for your shelf. less

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