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Norma
Shearer said: "The dress has to fit you mentally as well as
physically. You must imbue the clothes with your own personality."
Hear, hear! Suffice it to say: this big book is a FEAST for the Hollywood
connoisseur, its 384 pages absolutely larded with photographs of classic
costume designs as imbued by the biggest personalities of our time. It's
divided into six sections-- Evening Glamour, Daytime Glamour, Glamour At
Home, Glamour At Play, Epic Glamour, and Wedding Glamour-- followed by
brief biographies of the major designers. An informative introduction
gives a short yet concise overview of the trade that brought so much magic
to the screen.
NORMA WATCH:
Norma as Marie Antoinette is featured on the cover (along with
other such luminaries as Garbo, Lamarr, Dietrich, etc.) AND features
prominently throughout the book: Riptide, Let Us Be Gay, Marie
Antoinette, Romeo and Juliet, The Women, Idiots' Delight (that
stunning karakul ensemble, with those fabulous boots) ...The Epic
Glamour section spotlights Norma's Marie Antoinette, featuring four
of Adrian's beautiful designs... and Norma's Juliet follows!
FROM THE BOOK:
"After filming [of Marie Antoinette] ended, all the
incredibly gorgeous costumes were returned to wardrobe and reused again
and again. Anita Louise's chinchilla cape reappeared in New Moon, then the
fur was removed and it was used again, then it was shortened and Agnes
Moorehead used it in another movie." [Presumably not Hush... Hush,
Sweet Charlotte.]" |
