Dressing Marilyn: How a Hollywood Icon Was Styled - Hardcover

Andrew Hansford

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1847960200 ISBN 13: 9781847960207

Publisher: Welbeck Publishing, 2011

Synopsis

William Travilla is one of the best costume designers of all time and Marilyn Monroe his most famous client. Marilyn's Dresses will focus on the striking dresses Travilla designed for Marilyn, from his early work on the 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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Review:

Your book is wonderful I absolutely love it! --Kristina Rihanoff to the author, via Twitter

A stunning book --Yours Magazine

This week the OK! team are poring over the gorgeous new coffee table book 'Dressing Marilyn,' full of pics and information about her iconic outfits --OK! Magazine

About the Author:

Andrew Hansford manages Travilla's archive and was responsible for the 2008 exhibition. He has lectured to fashion students on Travilla and his work.

About this edition

• Publisher: Welbeck Publishing
• Publication date: 2011
• ISBN 10: 1847960200
• ISBN 13: 9781847960207
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 192