Hollywood Fashion: 100 Years of Hollywood Icons

<p><em>Hollywood Fashion</em> explores the art and legacy of the cinematic costume designer, starting with the birth of the modern motion picture industry on a prime piece of California real estate known as Hollywood.</p><p>Readers will discover how film clothing evolved from actors selecting items from their home wardrobes to outfits customized for their roles; everything from suits of armor to ball gowns to office attire to lingerie, all created by a studio designer and a dedicated staff of costumers.</p><p>They will also encounter the actresses from each decade who displayed a distinct fashion sense, on and off the screen - women who made the costumer''s job less demanding by embodying the character and evoking the time, place and circumstances the designer wished to portray.</p><p>"Feature spreads" throughout the chronological chapters include:</p><ul><li>Style makers: offering biographies of the legendary designers and showcasing their most outstanding creations</li><li>Style trends: exploring the social movements and cultural phenomena that affected movie costumes and further influenced how America - and the world - dressed</li><li>Album of trendsetters: highlighting red carpet fashions and introducing the fans'' favorite Blondes, Brunettes and Redheads</li><li>Men of the decade: showing how male actors used fashion -- contemporary, historical or futuristic - to create a character or enhance ambience.</li></ul><p><em>Hollywood Fashion</em> will leave readers with a wider understanding of film costuming and an increased appreciation for the men and women who clothed the stars - and made the spellbinding world of the American cinema memorable.</p>