Creating the Illusion (Turner Classic Movies) by Jay Jorgensen

Author:Jay Jorgensen
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9780762458073
Publisher: Running Press
Published: 2015-09-06T16:00:00+00:00

Edith Head and Dorothy Lamour during the making of My Favorite Brunette (1947).

Head was first assigned to design for Mae West in She Done Him Wrong (1933), when Banton was away in Paris. Head soon found herself designing with West, rather than for her. “Make the clothes loose enough to prove I’m a lady, but tight enough to show ’em I’m a woman,” West told Head. West wanted tight black dresses, sequins, plumes of feathers, and lots of jewelry. For as often as West ran afoul of censors, she almost never showed cleavage or leg.

When Paramount did not renew Banton’s contract in 1937, Head eventually assumed his position as head designer. Some stars believed that Head had sabotaged Banton and refused to work with her. That perception was unwarranted. Head had desperately wanted Banton to stay, as he guaranteed her job security. She was not the obvious choice as a replacement. Paramount initially considered Ernst Dryden to replace Banton; Head did not assume the position for nearly two years.

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