An interview with multi-award winning costume designer Edith Head in which she discusses her career and presents some of the costumes she has designed for Hollywood legends including Mae West, Jean Harlow, Ginger Rogers, Dorothy Lamour, Paul Newman and Robert Redford. Suitable for upper secondary level.
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ACMI Identifier
325225
Language
English
Subject categories
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Costume design
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Costume designers
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Women in the motion picture industry
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Fashion designers
Crafts & Visual Arts → Costume design
Crafts & Visual Arts → Costume designers
Crafts & Visual Arts → Fashion designers
Documentary → Documentary films - United States
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Women
Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Women
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Fashion designers
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Women
Music & Performing Arts → Costume
Music & Performing Arts → Costume design
Music & Performing Arts → Costume designers
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)