Styling the Stars: Lost Treasures from the Twentieth Century Fox Archive

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A stunning collection of behind-the-scenes hair makeup and wardrobe continuity photographs taken before the cameras rolled on many of Hollywoods most fashion-inspiring stars and cherished films. Culled from the Twentieth Century Fox archive Styling the Stars features images of more than 150 actorssuch as Marilyn Monroe Audrey Hepburn Julie Andrews Cary Grant Clark Gable and Paul Newmanfrom more than 100 Fox classics including Miracle on 34th Street The Sound of Music Cleopatra and Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid. Revered for their indisputable sense of style classic Hollywood films continue to inspire todays fashions. But the carefully crafted appearances of the timeless characters personified by the likes of Clark Gable Julie Andrews and Audrey Hepburn came as the result of meticulous hairstyling makeup and costume design. In Hollywoods trendsetting world of glamour and glitz continuity photographs ensured that these wardrobe elements remained consistent throughout the filming process. Now decades later these shots provide a striking record of the evolution of Hollywood fashion from the 1930s to the early 1970s. Written by Angela Cartwright and Tom McLaren with a foreword by Maureen OHara this collection of candid rarities offers a glimpse into the details of prepping Hollywoods most iconic personalities plus revelatory stories about Twentieth Century Fox classics. Here readers find images of Shirley Temple as she runs a brush through her trademark curls Marilyn Monroe as shes fitted for an elegant evening gown Cary Grant as he suits up for a swim and Paul Newman donning a six-shooter. The result is a stunning collectors volume of film and fashion photography as well as an invaluable compendium of movie history. 2014 Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation. All Rights Reserved.