In a Glamourous Fashion

The Fabulous Years of Hollywood Costume Design

W. Robert LaVine

• Publisher: Routledge
• Year: 2023
• Print ISBN: 9781032410937
• eBook ISBN: 9781000818642
• Edition: 1
• Topic: Art
• Subtopic: History of Art

First published in 1981, In A Glamourous Fashion is not only a fascinating look at film fashion portraying the glamour and glitter of Hollywood's heyday; but is also an invaluable reference source for any student of the film, of costume, or of the social history. It documents some of the best work of the designers – names like Adrian, Cecil Beaton, Edith Head – but tells the often-dramatic story of their careers and their relationships with legendary stars such as Garbo, Dietrich, Monroe and many more. Here are the stories behind the screen's most famous costumes: Walter Plunkett's 'curtain dress' for Scarlett O'Hara; the red Jezebel gown Orry-Kelly designed for Bette Davis; the slinky back satin sheath Rita Hayworth wore in Gilda; and the extravagant gown – ? 15, 000 worth of mink – worn by Ginger Rogers in Lady in the Dark. The photographs and original sketches are an essential and decorative complement to the text; there is an index, bibliography, and a full list of Academy Award winners for costume design.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Half Title
• Title Page
• Copyright Page
• Original Title Page
• Original Copyright Page
• Frontmatter
• Epigraph
• Dedication
• Acknowledgments
• Table of Contents
• Foreword by Cecil Beaton
• Part One The Setting
• Part Two The Designers
• Academy Award Winners for Costume Design
• A Selected Bibliography
• Index