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Clothes Make the Character: The Role of Wardrobe in Early Motion Pictures

Clothes Make the Character: The Role of Wardrobe in Early Motion Pictures - Paperback

by Lora Ann Sigler
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Availability:In StockContributor:Lora Ann SiglerPublish date:2021-02-26Pages:212
Language:EnglishPublisher:McFarland & CompanyISBN-13:9781476681856ISBN-10:1476681856UPC:9781476681856Book Category:Performing Arts, DesignBook Subcategory:Film, Textile & CostumeBook Topic:History & CriticismSize:9.90 x 6.90 x 0.60 inchesWeight:0.851Product ID:SCWZRK0NG8

"Clothes make the man" (or woman). This is especially true in early Hollywood silent films where a character's appearance could show an immense number of different things about them. For example, Theda Bara's role in A Fool There Was (1915) was known for her revealing clothing, seductive appearance, and being the first "Vamp."

Wardrobe and costume design played a larger role in silent films than in modern movies. The character's clothes told the audience who they were and what their role was in the movie. In this in-depth analysis, the author provides examples and explanations about noteworthy characters who used their appearance to further their fame.

Language:EnglishPublisher:McFarland & CompanyISBN-13:9781476681856ISBN-10:1476681856UPC:9781476681856Book Category:Performing Arts, DesignBook Subcategory:Film, Textile & CostumeBook Topic:History & CriticismSize:9.90 x 6.90 x 0.60 inchesWeight:0.851Product ID:SCWZRK0NG8
Lora Ann Sigler is a professor emerita of art history at California State University. She is a portrait/landscape artist and designer living in San Pedro, California.
Publisher: McFarland & Company

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