Bill Travilla became a Hollywood star in his own right, thanks in large part to his premier client, actress Marilyn Monroe. Best known for designing Monroe's costumes in eight films--including Gentlemen Prefer Blondes and How to Marry a Millionaire--Travilla also lit up the silver screen with designs for Tom Mix, Ann Sheridan, Errol Flynn, Joan Crawford, Jane Russell, Paul Newman, and Joanne Woodward, among others. When the golden era of Hollywood ended, Travilla focused on running his own couture-quality business. He also found time to free-lance for television epics such as Evita, The Thorn Birds, and Dallas. One Oscar and several Emmys later, it's easy to recognize the legacy of this outstanding designer. Showcased here are many of Travilla's original sketches for the stars, along with fascinating "costume check" and publicity photos. His rise from child art prodigy to celebrated designer is chronicled, painting a wonderful portrait of his rich contributions to the motion picture, television, and fashion industries. This beautiful book will be loved by all movie buffs, Monroe fans, Hollywood collectors, fashion historians, and students of costume design.
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A former attorney, Maureen Reilly recently launched her own fashion-based business. This marks her fifth book for Schiffer Publishing on vintage fashion and design. Maureen resides in Sacramento, California, with her husband and their two children.
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Beautifully presented!,
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This review is from: Hollywood Costume Design by Travilla (A Schiffer Book for Collectors) (Hardcover)
This is another well-designed, well-presented book from Schiffer, known for its volumes appealing to collectors of various types of memorabilia. (I also own _Harrison Fisher: Defining The American Beauty_ and Kristina Harris' _Victorian and Edwardian Fashion for Women_ from the same publisher, both high-quality paperbacks.) Travilla may not be as instantly recognizable a name as Edith Head, Adrian or Helen Rose in the field of movie costume design, but his costumes are very definitely ones the viewer will remember. That sexy white dress Marilyn Monroe wore in her most iconic scene, in "The Seven Year Itch"? That's a Travilla design, and his sketch for the outfit graces the dust jacket of the book. The book is full of artwork, much of it in full-page format; photographs, both color and black-and-white, and sketches of notable designs. Travilla's most famous (and, judging from his remarks, his favorite) client, was Marilyn Monroe, but he designed outfits for many other actresses - and a few actors - from the 1940's through the 1980's, starting with Ann Sheridan (whom he became so close to that he nicknamed her "Aunt Annie") and going on to Emma Samms. This book isn't cheap new or used, but take that as a sign of its quality and desirability and do make the investment if you're interested in this field!
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This review is from: Hollywood Costume Design by Travilla (A Schiffer Book for Collectors) (Hardcover)
This book is so well written! Very entertaining info on the man, the industry & the personalities. Tons & tons of great photos & sketches!
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Travilla Pursuit,
By lewis jackman (Sleepy Lagoon) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Hollywood Costume Design by Travilla (A Schiffer Book for Collectors) (Hardcover)
Otherwise admirable collection of photos, sketches, costume tests, anecdotes and biographical info revolving around famed designer Bill Travilla, but. . . Clearly author appreciates and has deep interest in his design legacy. All of which makes the incredible sloppiness of many captions all the more baffling: Author fails to identify recognizable performers (Janis Paige is dismissed as a nameless "starlet"), flat-out misidentifies others (photo of "Arlene Dahl" clearly isn't; Margo is ID'ed as Jean Peters, even though the two actresses look nothing alike and correct name actually appears on slate in costume test photo!) and in some cases presents sketches with incorrect info (a sketch from The Big Cube was supposedly worn by Sharon Tate--who didn't even appear in film). If you don't bother reading the words under pictures (but why wouldn't you?), you can add another star to this rating.
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