Dressing Marilyn Book Review

Dressing Marilyn (Books): How a Hollywood Icon was styled by William Travilla

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The Chief Blonde Remarks: I swear after looking at this book, I feel that Barbie just had to have been inspired by Marilyn and William Travilla Designs.  This book is truly eye candy that you and your visitors (who grab it from your coffee table, will look at again and again.  It’s just so fascinating to see how Travilla accentuated Marilyn’s beauty and natural sexiness with the absolute perfection in design.  Marilyn knew how to move and pose and present herself but William Travilla knew how to provide the vehicle for Marilyn to emphasize.  William Travilla was one of the most sought-after designers of Hollywood’s Golden Age, creating outfits for Jane Russell, Paul Newman, Judy Garland, and Lauren Bacall, and earning an Oscar in 1949 for his work in Adventures of Don Juan.  But his most famous client was undoubtedly Marilyn Monroe.

In Dressing Marilyn: How a Hollywood Icon Was Styled by William Travilla (Applause Books, $29.99), Andrew Hansford takes fans of Hollywood glamor and fans of fashion back in time. Dressing Marilyn features previously unseen material, including original sketches, patterns, and costume test shots, along with insights from lost interviews with Travilla that reveal the fashion secrets of a Hollywood goddess.

I just adored this book.  The glamour was the component that struck me.  Not matter how great the gowns that starlets wear today…nothing can match the grandeur of Hollywood’s Golden Age and certainly, Marilyn Monroe and William Travilla pooled their assets to create a brilliant partnership.  I highly recommend this book for Women over 45, anyone who adored Marilyn Monroe, followers of fashion, and others who enjoy the 50s and early 60s era.  (Dressing Marilyn: How a Hollywood Icon Was Styled by William Travilla  Details: April 2012, $29.99,  Hardcover,  ISBN: 978-1-55783-846-9, 192 pages,  8.5” x 11” ,  200 color and b&w photos throughout,
Applause Theatre & Cinema Books, an imprint of Hal Leonard.)

Watch this Dressing Marilyn Video–and You will WANT to Read this Amazing Book!

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Blog Note: The Chief Blonde was not compensated for this post.  A review sample was provided.