Intended Audience
Trade
Dewey Edition
23
Reviews
Photographs offer an incredible parade of silver screen talent... and Mulhearn's text helps tell the couture story, providing social context and a taste of each evening's drama and the actors' personalities... Fascinating., If pictures are your thing, and the glitz and glamour of the Oscars are what you crave, then you can do no better than Red Carpet Oscars... It uncovers rare photos and puts them all in one place that is, as Oscar books go this season, a true guilty pleasure to inhale... This treasure trove of memories is irresistible... It is a stunner., Author Dijanna Mulhearn reflects on almost 100 years of Oscars fashion, digging into the 'why' of celebrities' outfit choices in addition to the 'what' [and] takes it way back to the early years of the show, through some of the more memorable celebrity looks of today., Will delight both film buffs and fashionistas, as it provides brief capsule summaries of what went on at each year's celebration along with photos of Hollywood's biggest and most glamorous stars as they approached the awards ceremony... The handy index allows fans to track their preferred stars or find favorite designers., Impressively researched and organized... One of the delights of paging through Dijanna Mulhearn's Red Carpet Oscars...is how clearly it outlines the evolution of the Academy Awards through clothing.
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Dewey Decimal
791.43026
Synopsis
The red carpet is so much more than fabulous gowns on famous people; it reflects the styles and values of each era and has become a platform to make social statements. Red Carpet Oscars presents over ninety years of fashion worn at the film world's biggest event since its inception in 1929, charting what the stars wore and why. From homemade and preloved dresses to ready-to-wear and haute couture, it tracks the style evolution of Hollywood's leading stars, the commercialization of the red carpet, the emergence of stylists, and the radical shifts that reshaped formal dressing. This comprehensive chronological survey showcases a thousand looks across almost a century. In addition to carefully curated images of the most iconic and inspiring outfits, each year features a short overview, sharing the stories behind the looks and tapping into fashion trends, along with the social and political influences of the time. Fashion writer Dijanna Mulhearn has compiled the ultimate fashion resource that celebrates both the glamour and the impact of one of the most watched red-carpet runways in the world., A comprehensive, chronological history surveying over ninety years of fashion on the Oscars red carpet., A comprehensive, chronological history surveying over ninety years of fashion on the Oscars red carpet. The red carpet is so much more than fabulous gowns on famous people; it reflects the styles and values of each era and has become a platform to make social statements. Red Carpet Oscars presents over ninety years of fashion worn at the film world's biggest event since its inception in 1929, charting what the stars wore and why. From homemade and preloved dresses to ready-to-wear and haute couture, it tracks the style evolution of Hollywood's leading stars, the commercialization of the red carpet, the emergence of stylists, and the radical shifts that reshaped formal dressing. This comprehensive chronological survey showcases a thousand looks across almost a century. In addition to carefully curated images of the most iconic and inspiring outfits, each year features a short overview, sharing the stories behind the looks and tapping into fashion trends, along with the social and political influences of the time. Fashion writer Dijanna Mulhearn has compiled the ultimate fashion resource that celebrates both the glamour and the impact of one of the most watched red-carpet runways in the world.
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4
