a little off the subject of grunge but i'm remembering edith head today as it would have been her 116th birthday (thanks for the memo google).
edith was an american costume designer who dressed the main players such as grace kelly, sophia loren, audrey hepburn and liz taylor. she was a fave costume designer of alfred hitchcock as she chose to shun short lived costume fads, resulting in timeless outfits and have reflected the classic films.
as a young woman with no experience in either costume design or illustration edith blagged her way in to paramount studios using someone else's designs at the interview*. the blagging paid off as edith went on to scoop 8 oscars for her costume designs on movies such as sabrina and rear window.
check out the pics for a glimpse in to the glamorous world of edith head.
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