Hollywoods 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 & setting & 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 & many an era defined by the intuition of a costume designer
- think Charlie Chaplin in The Little Tramp" Judy Garland in "A 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 costumers art
- & this exquisite collectors edition the one book no film & fashion lover will want to be without."