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Hollywood Catwalk: Exploring Costume and Transformation in American Film
Tamar Jeffers McDonald
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Description for Hollywood Catwalk: Exploring Costume and Transformation in American Film
Paperback. Cinderella and Pygmalion stories provide inspiration for the plots of Hollywood romantic comedies, dramas, and even action films. This book examines a key aspect of film style: the costume. Series: International Library of Cultural Studies. Num Pages: 256 pages, 25 b/w integrated illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; APF; JFCK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 346.
The High School outsider takes off her glasses, puts on a dress, and becomes the Prom Queen; the dowdy woman has her hair done, buys some chic new clothes and starts to attract the men. Cinderella and Pygmalion stories still provide inspiration for the plots of Hollywood romantic comedies, dramas, and even action films. Their perennial use prompts a series of questions: is, for example, male agency necessary to effect the transformation, or can the woman change herself? Can she ever change him? Most pressingly, what do these images of change and transformation, of improvement and transcendence tell us, the ... Read more
The High School outsider takes off her glasses, puts on a dress, and becomes the Prom Queen; the dowdy woman has her hair done, buys some chic new clothes and starts to attract the men. Cinderella and Pygmalion stories still provide inspiration for the plots of Hollywood romantic comedies, dramas, and even action films. Their perennial use prompts a series of questions: is, for example, male agency necessary to effect the transformation, or can the woman change herself? Can she ever change him? Most pressingly, what do these images of change and transformation, of improvement and transcendence tell us, the ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Condition
New
Series
International Library of Cultural Studies
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781848850408
SKU
9781848850408
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Ref
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About Tamar Jeffers McDonald
Tamar Jeffers McDonald is a Lecturer in Film Studies, University of Kent, and author of 'Romantic Comedy: Boy Meets Girl Meets Genre' (2007) and is currently writing a book on Doris Day.
Reviews for Hollywood Catwalk: Exploring Costume and Transformation in American Film
'The book is entertaining and accessible while remainingentirely meticulous in its scholarship - a feat asimpressive as the sartorial magic woven around its stars. It will be a seminal text for all scholars and students working within the areas of film and fashion while its lively and enjoyable style, and the Cinderella story itself, will surely attract a wider readership.' ... Read more