Fashioning Hitchcock : Stories Behind the Costumes from the Lodger to Marnie.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Young, Caroline, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Clothing and dress in motion pictures.

Costume design.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (313 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : Bloomsbury Publishing (US), 2026.

System Details:

text file rdaft

Summary:

A tribute to and examination of the contributions of costume designers to Hitchcock's illustrious film career.

Contents:

Cover

Contents

Acknowledgments

Introduction

1 Silent Beginnings

2 Flappers, Chorus Girls, and Models: Hitchcock's Silent Films

3 The Theater of Murder: From Blackmail to The Man Who Knew Too Much

4 Handcuffs, Train Journeys, and Dropped Glasses: Fashioning the Independent Heroine

5 Gothic Gaslighting

6 Costuming for Austerity and Victory

7 The Selznick Influence

8 Edith Head, Hitchcock, and Notorious

9 Dandies, Priests, and Psychopaths

10 The Construction of the Star

11 The Fashioning of Grace Kelly

12 Midcentury Style

13 The Blonde in the Gray Suit

14 The Costume of Horror: Psycho and The Birds

15 The Color of Obsession

16 Dressed for the Chill: The Cold War Thriller

17 The Final Years: Frenzy and Family Plot

18 Hitchcock's Legacy

Appendix: Filmography and Credited Costume Designers

Notes

Index

About the Author.

ISBN:

979-82-16-39484-6

979-82-16-39483-9

OCLC:

1574806477