American - Designer | October 28, 1907 - 1981
Your dresses should be tight enough to show you're a woman and loose enough to show you're a lady.
Edith Head
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You can have anything you want in life if you dress for it.
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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. We ask the public to believe that every time they see a performer on the screen, he's become a different person.
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My motto is that the audience should notice the actors, not the clothes.
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A designer is only as good as the star who wears her clothes.
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Some people need sequins, others don't.
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There's no such thing as a standard size movie star, or woman for that matter.
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Before you are interviewed for the job you want, try on the complete outfit you intend to wear.
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I've dressed thousands of actors, actresses and animals, but whenever I am asked which star is my personal favorite, I answer, 'Grace Kelly.' She is a charming lady, a most gifted actress and, to me, a valued friend.
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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 frilly lingerie but never have any money to buy outer clothing.
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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.
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Even the most beautiful legs - Marlene Dietrich's, for instance - look better when the kneecap is covered.
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