Edith Head: The Treasury of the Fifty-year Career of Hollywood’s Greatest Costume Designer (Hardback)

Never before has the account of Hollywood’s most influential designer been so thoroughly revealed – because never before have the Edith Head Archives of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences been tapped. A one-of-a-kind comprehensive survey of the career of the most prominent and talented costume designer in Hollywood history, this book brings together for the first time a spectacular collection of rare and never-before-seen sketches, costume test shots, behind-the-scenes photos, and ephemera from the Edith Head archives. A biography and complete filmography covering her work from "Wings" (1927) to "Dead Men Don’t Wear Plaid" (1982) comprise this impressive tome.