Edith Head Quotes

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• The subjective actress thinks of clothes only as they apply to her; the objective actress thinks of them only as they affect others, as a…
• What a costume designer does is a cross between magic and camouflage. We create the illusion of changing the actors into what they are not.…
• You can lead a horse to water and you can even make it drink, but you can't make actresses wear what they don't want to…
• I have yet to see one completely unspoiled star, except for the animals-like Lassie.
• Fashion is a language. Some know it, some learn it, some never will - like an instinct.
• You can have anything you want in life if you dress for it.
• Your dresses should be tight enough to show you're a woman and loose enough to show you're a lady.
• Even the most beautiful legs - Marlene Dietrich's, for instance - look better when the kneecap is covered.
• We don't make glamorous movies today. Everything now is very realistic, artistic - and depressing. When is the last time you you saw a wonderful…
• Growing old gracefully used to begin at about 35, but today women prefer to 'stay young gratefully' with thanks to designers, beauticians and plastic surgeons.
• There's no such thing as a standard size movie star, or woman for that matter.
• Many women have asked me if it is possible to have a well-built wardrobe on a limited budget. 'Money,' I tell them, 'is no guarantee…
• A designer is only as good as the star who wears her clothes.
• As women, we all have certain weaknesses. I know one who can't resist pretty shoes but has nothing suitable to wear with them. Others adore…
• Building a proper wardrobe is like building a home. Indeed, you should think of it like a home, because it is something you're going to…
• I have yet to see one completely unspoiled star, except for Lassie.
• Before you are interviewed for the job you want, try on the complete outfit you intend to wear.
• Many faux pas of fashion can be avoided if you curb your instinctive desire to buy things with your heart instead of your head.
• If you hunger for certain types of clothes, for which you have little use, put yourself on a diet. Just as you resist too much…
• My motto is that the audience should notice the actors, not the clothes.

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