Happy Birthday Edith Head
13 years ago by
“If it is a Paramount film, I probably designed it.”
As I open my laptop this morning to see what’s the latest, I notice that the Google Doodle is different… There are six willowy figures and one very distinct woman with round specs. Cue Edith Head.
If you have ever wanted to channel Audrey Hepburn in Roman Holiday, Elizabeth Taylor in A Place in the Sun or dress up as a Pan Am stewardess, you have Edith Head to thank.
Though Head had no formal training, she is legendary for her incredible costume sketches at Paramount Pictures that ultimately earned her a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Head dressed the greatest stars in Hollywood, received 35 Academy Award nominations, and won 8 Oscars!
So to celebrate what would be her 116th birthday, here are some of our favorite sketches of hers!
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J’adore ce type de billets car cette femme est une icone de la mode, dans son domaine, et pourtant je suis sure que beaucoup de gens, même des passionnés de mode, ne la connaisse pas! Ces croquis <3
she deserves our attention! :)
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Incroyable ces silhouettes, de sublimes illustrations, du détail, du mouvement et une légèreté… Bref j’adore ! Happy birthday “feu” Mrs Head et merci Garance pour ce bel hommage !
Caroline
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Oh, Edith has definitely been the inspiration for so much of my style and love for films. I absolute adore her.
Your Friend, Jess
Gorgeous!
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Xoxo! Cory
She has designed for some of the best actresses and films! Her work is amazing!
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J’adore Edith Head, elle a cree les costumes de quelques heroines hitchcockiennes. La blonde parfaite par excellence : Kim Novak, Tippi Hedren et Grace Kelly. (If I’m not mistaken.)
Same same pour Google Canada!
I was so excited to see this today!
Arielle
When passion and talent triumph over training. Clap, clap, clap! :)
I love !
La parenthèse Enchantée
I love EDITH HEAD!!
Amazing woman, a real genius!
Ses croquis sont superbes, j’aime beaucoup son travail!
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She won 8 Oscars, two in the same year (1951) for “All about Eve” and “Samson and Delilah”. As a person who really like cinema and costumes, I’ve always considered an incredibly talented and tasteful woman.
Wasn’t it Givenchy who designed that Breakfast at Tiffany’s Dress?
Yep, such a legendary costume designer, I so liked the nice idea of the Google Doodle for her.
Edith Head was a great designer, nevertheless fabulous black dress Audrey Hepburn wore in Breakfast at Tiffany’s and major part of her outfits in Sabrina for which Edith Head received one of her Oscars were designed by Hubert de Givenchy.
Happy Birthday!
Such beautiful sketches!
xoxo
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J’adore! Quelle élégance ! Avec un brin d’insolence distinguée
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Thank you for remember Edith–her work should be forever remembered….
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Garance
Givenchy designed some of Edith’s clothes for Hepburn
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Edith Head a fait de superbes costumes et a magnifié plein de stars avec ses créations (Bette Davis dans All about Eve – à tomber, Grace Kelly (la tenue à la plage dans To catch a thief !! est juste éblouissante de style et de créativité), Tippi Hedren dans les Hitchcock, entre autres), comme les Jean Louis, les Walter Plunkett ou Adrian (pour ne citer qu’eux), qu’on oublie malheureusement. C’est pourtant eux qui ont inventé le glamour en mode …
Mais c’est quand même Givenchy qui avait fait les robes d’Audrey Hepburn dans Sabrina et Breakfast at T’s (y compris la LBD en croquis) et il est assez notoire que c’était une voleuse sur ce coup-là …
I love illustrations maybe even more than photographies, and – as everything else – I love them a lot more when they have such a rich story behind them!
best from Milan
Francesca
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