Hero Worship: Edith Head
“Costume designer Edith dressed some of Hollywood’s biggest stars, creating both style icons and iconic outfits – a sort of Patricia Field of her day but bigger, better and even more glamorous […] The list of those who she created costumes for reads like a who’s who of Hollywood greats - Bette Davis, Ginger Rogers, Shirley McClain, Ingrid Bergman, Audrey Hepburn and more all benefited from her keen eye and sense of style. She worked very closely with Alfred Hitchcock and you can thank her for the signature style of his blonde bombshell heroines.
The result of all her hard work was an incredible 35 Oscar nominations for movies such as Funny Face, Roman Holiday, The Man Who Would Be King and The Sting, and the more wins than any other woman in history.
Edith’s personal style was as memorable as the costumes she created, with her signature hairstyle – an of-the-moment fringe and chignon at the back - and dark glasses that were rarely removed.”From Elle UK
The main thing I love about Edith, besides the fact that she was a powerhouse of creativity, she knew how to make a woman look like a woman, the best woman possible. She whipped the Hitchcock dames into a sultry fury with her designs. And she totally sexed up the Bible.
From ‘The Ten Commandments’
Saucy, booby and sacreligious? Awesome. Is she wearing a bra or is that just divine intervention? This design is both gaudy (like the rest of the production) and modern. You could totally wear this out to a cocktail party. Totally.
Her favourite favourite favouritist costuming gig? Edith takes on ‘Roman Holiday’ - Ingenue to Princess in a thousand stitches.
I don’t know which I want to be more…scooter-crazy or bejewelled!
While, yes, she had some the most amazing women to work with (Audrey Hepburn and Mae West to name a few), she knew what she was doing with them. She knew how to make it all work in terms of the design brief.
Also? Bitch had a killer fringe. Damn.
