Costume Design in the Movies - Elizabeth Leese - Dover Fashion and Costumes

Film costume history is brought into sharp focus in this Dover Fashion and Costumes paperback by Elizabeth Leese. Costume Design in the Movies gathers biographical and career information on major American, British and French designers working from 1909 onwards, including Theoni V. Aldredge, Edith Head, Orry-Kelly and Irene Sharaff. Updated to 1988, it offers a broad reference point for readers interested in cinema, fashion and production design, supported by extensive visual material and a substantial film index.

Alongside 177 illustrations, the book includes an index covering 6,000 films, making it a practical resource for research, collecting and general reading.

Key features

• Paperback reference book in the Dover Fashion and Costumes series
• By Elizabeth Leese
• Biographical and career coverage of major costume designers since 1909
• Updated to 1988
• Index of 6,000 films
• 177 illustrations
• 176 pages
• ISBN: 9780486265483

Specifications

• Publisher: Dover Publications Inc
• Publication date: 1 March 1991
• Dimensions: 210 x 279 x 10 mm
• Format: Paperback

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