Edward Maeder, Curator of Costumes and Textiles at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, which possesses by far the most important collection of costumes made for Hollywood films, as well as enormous archives and stills which hold an enormous assortment of designers' costume sketches from all the movie studios, examines the social and economic conditions reflected in the changing tastes of the cinema. Also includes a section on make-up and hairstyles and on the historical film and retail fashion.
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