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Haddon Mimi - Palace Costume Inside Hollywoods Best Kept Fashion Secret - Hardcover
Haddon Mimi - Palace Costume Inside Hollywoods Best Kept Fashion Secret - Hardcover
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Description: Palace Costume is a behind - the - scenes glimpse into Palace Costume & Prop Co. an exclusive Los Angeles film - industry haven of dresses gowns garments accessories props and jewelry featured in countless movies for more than fifty years. Envisioned and curated by owner Melody Barnett Palace Costume is a 30,000 - square - foot treasure trove of over half a million pieces and a beloved and legendary collection exclusively for costumers stylists and designers. Barnett's journey in retro clothing is movie - worthy itself. Her first boutique in Los Angeles in the early 1970s attracted the likes of Diana Ross and Joni Mitchell and many other legends from the era. This inspired her to transition the business into a to - the - trade - only rental service enabling her to hold onto and care for these vintage gems. Since then hundreds of classic films have featured clothing from Palace over the years including Bonnie and Clyde Chinatown and The Godfather to name just a few. Interviews by Mimi Haddon with more than a dozen Academy Award winning costume designers are featured here with corresponding film stills that highlight the clothing and accessories they selected from Palace. Acclaimed designers such as Sandy Powell (Carol The Aviator Shakespeare in Love) Ruth E. Carter (Black Panther Malcolm X Frankie and Alice) Arianne Phillips (Once upon a Time in Hollywood A Single Man W. E.) Shirley Kurata (Everything Everywhere All at Once) and Mary Zophres (La La Land Babylon True Grit) and Mark Bridges (Boogie Nights Licorice Pizza) each share insightful anecdotes about the importance of Palace Costume as their go - to creative resource especially for historic period films. Los Angeles based photographer Mimi Haddon has been artfully photographing the vintage gems at Palace Costume for many years. Over 300 of her stunning stylized and saturated images are featured in this visually comprehensive and delightful celebration of this one - of - a - kind archive. This inspirational look - book is sure to delight a wide audience including vintage - clothing enthusiasts fashionistas costume designers stylists and cinephiles.
Title: Palace Costume Inside Hollywoods Best Kept Fashion Secret
Author(s): Haddon Mimi
Publisher: Chronicle Books
Barcode: 9781797228853
Pages: 320 Pages
Publication Date: 9/10/2024
Category: Fashion & Textiles: Design
Description: Palace Costume is a behind - the - scenes glimpse into Palace Costume & Prop Co. an exclusive Los Angeles film - industry haven of dresses gowns garments accessories props and jewelry featured in countless movies for more than fifty years. Envisioned and curated by owner Melody Barnett Palace Costume is a 30,000 - square - foot treasure trove of over half a million pieces and a beloved and legendary collection exclusively for costumers stylists and designers. Barnett's journey in retro clothing is movie - worthy itself. Her first boutique in Los Angeles in the early 1970s attracted the likes of Diana Ross and Joni Mitchell and many other legends from the era. This inspired her to transition the business into a to - the - trade - only rental service enabling her to hold onto and care for these vintage gems. Since then hundreds of classic films have featured clothing from Palace over the years including Bonnie and Clyde Chinatown and The Godfather to name just a few. Interviews by Mimi Haddon with more than a dozen Academy Award winning costume designers are featured here with corresponding film stills that highlight the clothing and accessories they selected from Palace. Acclaimed designers such as Sandy Powell (Carol The Aviator Shakespeare in Love) Ruth E. Carter (Black Panther Malcolm X Frankie and Alice) Arianne Phillips (Once upon a Time in Hollywood A Single Man W. E.) Shirley Kurata (Everything Everywhere All at Once) and Mary Zophres (La La Land Babylon True Grit) and Mark Bridges (Boogie Nights Licorice Pizza) each share insightful anecdotes about the importance of Palace Costume as their go - to creative resource especially for historic period films. Los Angeles based photographer Mimi Haddon has been artfully photographing the vintage gems at Palace Costume for many years. Over 300 of her stunning stylized and saturated images are featured in this visually comprehensive and delightful celebration of this one - of - a - kind archive. This inspirational look - book is sure to delight a wide audience including vintage - clothing enthusiasts fashionistas costume designers stylists and cinephiles.
Title: Palace Costume Inside Hollywoods Best Kept Fashion Secret
Author(s): Haddon Mimi
Publisher: Chronicle Books
Barcode: 9781797228853
Pages: 320 Pages
Publication Date: 9/10/2024
Category: Fashion & Textiles: Design
