Hollywood Costume: Glamour! Glitter! Romance!
New York: Harry N. Abrams, 1976. First edition. Hardcover. Sm. Folio. 317pp. Floral pattered brocade fabric, white lettering on spine. In original clear plastic dust jacket, with title and illustration. Profusely illustrated with 127 full bleed reproductions of photographs, 79 in full color, photographs by Keith Trumbo. Covers six decades of costume production in movies, including costumes once worn by and being worn by stars like Elizabeth Taylor, Marlene Dietrich, Mae West, Shirley Temple, Carole Lombard, Jean Harlowe, Claudette Colbert, Fred Astair, Bette Davis, Vivian Leigh, and many others. Overall very good condition. vg. Item #22074
ISBN: 0810910500
Chapters:
Make it Big! by Diana Vreeland
The ruby slippers, the trench coat, and the lion's suit.
1910s: The Vamp and The Broken Blossom
1920s: The Flapper and the Waif
1930s: The Fatal Woman and the Hoofer
1940s: The Pinup and the Girl Next Door
1950s: The Sex Goddess
1960s: The Twilight of the Goddesses
1970s: Instant replay
The Designers: Biographical Notes
Costumes in Plates: descriptions and sources
Text and Pictures: sources and acknowledgments
Further Reading
Index.
Price: $95.00