W. Robert LaVine

A history of Hollywood costume design from its beginnings through the 1970s, generously illustrated with black & white photographs, with separate chapters on the legendary designers, among them Beaton, Edith Head, Irene Sharaff. Good research material.

A (mostly) kind look at some of the glamorous fashions created for Hollywood films from the beginnings of Hollywood film up to the 1970s. Also included are short biographies of some of the more prominent costume designers.