Fashion and Cinema by Sofia Gnoli

Fashion and cinema (Moda e cinema) by Sofia Gnoli

Almost unknown costume designers had a great influence on fashion in the golden age of Hollywood through great actresses as testimonials and costumes full of imagination.

Adrian, who was the costume designer of Metro Goldwyn Mayer, styled actresses like Greta Garbo and Joan Crawford. Travis Banton from Paramount created famous men style suits for Marlene Dietrich and Edith Head who dressed both actors and actresses won 8 oscars and designed costumes for almost 500 films. Walter Plunkett designed a dress which is unforgettable; the green velvet “tent” dress from “Gone with the wind”.

Gone with the wind / Tent Dress

The book highlights the important milestones of film history linked to evolution of fashion , questions the place of the costume designer in fashion history and asks the question referred to fashion designers: “Who influenced who?”

Sofia Gnoli is an italian Fashion and Costume history professor. This book is Published by Edimond in 2002.