Edith Head

United States, 1981

Film
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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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Credits

co-producer

Charlotte Kerr

Christian Blackwood

production company

Sokal-Kerr Productions

Blackwood Productions

Duration

00:28:00:00

Production places
United States
Production dates
1981

Collection metadata

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 → 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

People → Head, Edith, 1897-1981

Short films

Short films → Short films - United States

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Colour

Holdings

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

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