Award-Winning Fashions of Edith Head Paper Dolls

by Tom Tierney, Paper Dolls, Paper Dolls for Grownups

From the 1920s into the 1980s, Edith Head designed costumes for Hollywood's biggest stars as well as legions of supporting players and extras. The diminutive doyenne of screen fashion received 35 Oscar nominations, winning eight times — more than anyone else in Academy Award® history. This tribute features two dolls and 29 of the designer's creations, including outfits from Sunset Boulevard, All About Eve, Rear Window, The Sting, and many other films.

Genres: Fashion

32 pages, Paperback

First published April 23, 2014

About the author

Tom Tierney 8 October 1928 - 12 July 2014) was a prolific creator of paper doll books. He was trained as an artist and worked as an illustrator for department stores before turning to paper dolls in the 1970s.

"Meticulously drawn and colored, and annotated with historical information, Mr. Tierney’s paper-doll books are not just for children — and some are not for children at all. His aim, he often said, was to contribute to the visual literature of costume history," noted his New York Times obituary.

"Pope John Paul II, shown a copy of Mr. Tierney’s book about him by a visitor to the Vatican, blessed it and asked where he might get one of his own."

Reviews

[April Helms · Rating 4 out of 5]

Fashion history is one of my interests. I collect Tierney's paper doll books, both for their beauty and craftsmanship, and as reference and inspiration. This one did not disappoint, including a good cross-section of actors in the costumes Edith Head created. Head was one of the best and most awarded costume designer in the history of movies; she would have certainly garnered more awards had the category for costuming been introduced earlier. Her costume designs can be seen in Samson and Delilah (1949), Rear Window, All About Eve, She Done Him Wrong, The Court Jester, and White Christmas.

[Alice · Rating 5 out of 5]

5 stars for this paper doll book with excellent notations - pair with the Edith Head biography by Jeanne Walker Harvey - Dressing Up the Stars