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Edith Head: The designer who dressed Hollywood's Golden Era (Breakfast at Tiffany's, To Catch a Thief, Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid)
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Edith Head: The designer who dressed Hollywood's Golden Era (Breakfast at Tiffany's, To Catch a Thief, Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid)
FromGroovy Movies
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52 minutes
Released:
May 18, 2023
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Podcast episode
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There was one woman who had more influence over the look and style of Hollywood’s Golden Age than anyone else: Edith Head. This week we take a closer look at some of our favourite designs from her huge (1000-film-strong) back catalogue and take pointers from one of her self-help style guides, How To Dress For Success.Films referenced:Lady In the Dark (1944) dir. by Mitchell LeisenThis Gun for Hire (1942) dir. by Frank TuttleTo Catch a Thief (1955) dir. by Alfred HitchcockButch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969) dir. by George Roy HillBreakfast at Tiffany’s (1961) dir. by Blake EdwardsVidal Sassoon: The Movie (2010) dir. by Craig TeperG.I. Jane (1997) dir. by Danielle AlexandraSources and resources:1978 interview with Edith Head and her anecdote about ‘borrowing’ students' drawingsInterview with Edith Head being terrifyingEdith Head - The Most Famous Designer (The Paramount Years) - documentary shortEdith Head talks about Audrey Hepburn‘How Edith Head gave Hollywood its dress sense’, thejc.com Contemporary costume designers on the influence of Edith Head by Jazz Tangcay for VarietyYou Must Remember This podcast episode #22 Audrey Hepburn: Sex, Style and Sabrina-----------If you love what we do, please like, subscribe and leave a review!Produced and edited by Lily AustinMusic and sound by James BrailsfordLogo design by Abby-Jo SheldonFollow usEmail us groovymoviespod@gmail.com
Released:
May 18, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode
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