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Costume, Makeup and Hair

Adrienne L McLean editor

Format:Hardback

Publisher:Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

Published:25th Oct '16

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The contribution of makeup artists, hair stylists, and costumers to the filmmaking process has received little scholarly or public recognition - even when their artistry has inspired worldwide fashion trends.

Costume, Makeup and Hair reveals how these three crafts have continually adapted to new conditions, making the transitions from stage to screen, from monochrome to colour, and from analog to digital. It considers them in relation to a wide range of film genres, from sci-fi spectacles to period dramas, as well as examining how they have been active participants in the marketplace for fashion and beauty products. Drawing on rare archival materials and lavish colour illustrations, the expert contributors provide readers in film and fashion with groundbreaking film history and an appreciation of cinematic costume, makeup and hairstyling as distinct art forms.

'A fascinating book taking a broad historical approach to three interrelated Hollywood crafts -costume, hair and makeup - linking them to important economic, cultural, and technological changes in the film industry and American society.'-Lucy Fischer, author of Designing Women

ISBN: 9781784537555

Dimensions: unknown

Weight: 540g

248 pages