William Travilla is one of the best costume designers of all time and Marilyn Monroe his most famous client. Dressing Marilyn focuses on the striking dresses that Travilla designed for Marilyn, from his early work on the dark thriller 'Don't Bother to Knock' and the gorgeous pink dress in which Marilyn sang 'Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend' to the legendary white dress from 'The Seven Year Itch', which arguably contributed to the collapse of Marilyn's marriage to Joe DiMaggio. Featuring Travilla's original sketches, rare ...
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William Travilla is one of the best costume designers of all time and Marilyn Monroe his most famous client. Dressing Marilyn focuses on the striking dresses that Travilla designed for Marilyn, from his early work on the dark thriller 'Don't Bother to Knock' and the gorgeous pink dress in which Marilyn sang 'Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend' to the legendary white dress from 'The Seven Year Itch', which arguably contributed to the collapse of Marilyn's marriage to Joe DiMaggio. Featuring Travilla's original sketches, rare costume test shots, dress patterns, photographs of Marilyn wearing the dresses, plus exclusive and never-before-seen extracts from interviews with Travilla, this book offers a fresh insight into the golden age of Hollywood.
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Publisher:
Applause Theatre & Cinema Book Publishers
Published:
2012
Language:
English
Alibris ID:
17948887275
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Pages and cover are intact. Used book in good and clean conditions. Limited notes marks and highlighting may be present. May show signs of normal shelf wear and bends on edges. Item may be missing CDs or access codes. May include library marks.
