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    Costume, Makeup, and Hair

    Adrienne L. McLean (Edited by), Adrienne L. McLean (Contributions by), Drake Stutesman (Contributions by), Mary Desjardins (Contributions by), Prudence Black (Contributions by), Karen de Perthuis (Contributions by), Robin Blaetz (Contributions by), Tamar Jeffers McDonald (Contributions by), James Castonguay (Contributions by)

    9780813571515

    Paperback / softback, published 7 October 2016

    256 pages, 17 color, 45 b&w photographs
    22.9 x 15.2 x 1.8 cm, 0.399 kg

    "A fascinating book taking a broad historical approach to three interrelated Hollywood crafts-costume, hair, and makeup-linking them to important economic, cultural, and technological changes in the film industry and American society."
    - Lucy Fischer (University of Pittsburgh)

    Movie buffs and film scholars alike often overlook the importance of makeup artists, hair stylists, and costumers. With precious few but notable exceptions, creative workers in these fields have received little public recognition, even when their artistry goes on to inspire worldwide fashion trends.

    From the acclaimed Behind the Silver Screen series, Costume, Makeup, and Hair charts the development of these three crafts in the American film industry from the 1890s to the present. Each chapter examines a different era in film history, revealing how the arts of cinematic costume, makeup, and hair, have continually adapted to new conditions, making the transitions from stage to screen, from monochrome to color, and from analog to digital. Together, the book’s contributors give us a remarkable glimpse into how these crafts foster creative collaboration and improvisation, often fashioning striking looks and ingenious effects out of limited materials. 

    Costume, Makeup, and Hair not only considers these crafts in relation to a wide range of film genres, from sci-fi spectacles to period dramas, but also examines the role they have played in the larger marketplace for fashion and beauty products. Drawing on rare archival materials and lavish color illustrations, this volume provides readers with both a groundbreaking history of film industry labor and an appreciation of cinematic costume, makeup, and hairstyling as distinct art forms.

              Acknowledgments
              Introduction
              Adrienne L. McLean
    1       The Silent Screen, 1895–
    1927
              Drake Stutesman
    2        Classical Hollywood, 1928–
    1946
              Mary Desjardins
    3        Postwar Hollywood, 1947–
    1967
              Prudence Black and Karen de Perthuis
    4        The Auteur Renaissance, 1968–
    1980
              Robin Blaetz
    5        The New Hollywood, 1981–
    1999
              Tamar Jeffers McDonald
    6        The Modern Entertainment Marketplace, 2000-Present
              James Castonguay
              Academy Awards for Best Costume Design, Best Makeup, and Best Makeup and Hairstyling
              Notes
              Selected Bibliography
              Notes on Contributors
              Index
     
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