"All About Eve. Funny Face. Sunset Blvd. Rear Window. Sabrina. A Place in the Sun. The Ten Commandments." Scores of iconic films of the last century had one thing in common: costume designer Edith Head (1897-1981). She racked up an unprecedented 35 Oscar nods and 400 film credits over the course of a fifty-year career.Never before has the account of Hollywood's most influential designer been so thoroughly revealed - because never before have the Edith Head Archives of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences been tapped.
A one-of-a-kind comprehensive survey of the career of the most prominent and talented costume designer in Hollywood history this book brings together for the first time a spectacular collection of rare and never-before-seen sketches costume test shots behind-the-scenes photos and ephemera from the Edith Head archives. A biography and complete filmography covering her work from "Wings" (1927) to "Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid" (1982) comprise this impressive tome.
