Edith head (1897_ 198 1), a Hollywood fashion designer, was nominated for 34 awards and won 8 Oscars.
Chinese name: edith head.
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Nationality: USA
Constellation: Scorpio
Place of birth: San Bernardino, California
Date of birth: 1897- 10-28
Date of death:1981-10-24
Occupation: fashion design
Masterpieces: Roman Holiday and Everything About Eve.
Main achievements: Eight Academy Awards for Best Fashion Design.
biography
Edith head, the most important fashion designer in Hollywood film history, won 34 nominations and 8 Oscars in her life (the woman who won the most Oscars). So far, her achievements and glory in the history of film fashion are unparalleled. We often say that countless classic movies and fashion idols (like Grace Kelly and Audrey Hepburn) were created by Hyde. She directed more than 1000 films, setting the most brilliant record in Hollywood film history. Many big stars, such as ingrid bergman, gloria swanson and Grace Kelly. It has been said that they want edith head to become a fashion director before acting in this film. It is no exaggeration to say that she is a legend in Hollywood.
Edith head, born in 1897, was originally named EdithClairePosener. 19 19 After graduating from college, I worked as a primary school teacher in Los Angeles. Hyde is the surname of her first husband. 1923, the clothing department of Paramount Film Studio was just established, and edith head, who had no experience in fashion design, "borrowed" the draft of students from the Art College to apply for the job and became the assistant of Howard Greer, the director of the clothing department at that time. Later, she admitted that she was faking it, but Howard Greer didn't care. Instead, he began to teach her painting and design by hand, because Howard was interested in her attention to detail and her clever understanding of the role. From 65438 to 0927, Travis Banton took over this department and continued to reuse edith head. She holds one movie star after another as a fashion idol.
In the 1950s, many fashion trends also started because of her. In Roman Holiday, Audrey Hepburn plays the princess who sneaked out to play, wearing a small shirt, a big round skirt and ballet shoes, which is light and playful and full of ladylike style. Grace Kelly plays the fashion editor of Harper's Market magazine in Rear Window, with a tight black umbrella skirt and a cropped sleeve suit skirt, which depicts the symbol of a generation of fashion celebrities. Many big stars, such as ingrid bergman, gloria swanson and Grace Kelly. It has been said that they want edith head to become a fashion director before acting in this film. 1954, edith head won the Oscar for Best Fashion Director for Love in Paris starring Audrey Hepburn, but the award caused quite a controversy at that time. Because many of Audrey Hepburn's clothes in this film were designed and provided by fashion master hubert de givenchy.
At the end of 1960s, the fashion industry gradually transformed, and the studio closed the clothing department, relying more and more on ready-made designer brand clothing. Therefore, the Oscar costume award only rewards costume films, futuristic films or musicals. After leaving Paramount, edith head was in charge of the clothing department of Universal Studios, which is in the world.
There are only a few studios. 1974, she won the Oscar again by cheating.
Winning record