Edith Head Quotes
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.
Edith Head
American costume designer
My motto is that the audience should notice the actors, not the clothes.
Edith Head
American costume designer
Every different director has another language - for instance, Hitchcock does not like any bright color ever, unless the story says 'there goes the girl in a red dress.'
Edith Head
American costume designer
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.
Edith Head
American costume designer
A designer is only as good as the star who wears her clothes.
Edith Head
American costume designer
Some people need sequins, others don't.
Edith Head
American costume designer
Building a proper wardrobe is like building a home. Indeed, you should think of it like a home, because it is something you're going to live in. It must be comfortable and suit all your needs.
Edith Head
American costume designer
You can have anything you want in life if you dress for it.
Edith Head
American costume designer
Fashion is a language. Some know it, some learn it, some never will - like an instinct.
Edith Head
American costume designer
Many women have asked me if it is possible to have a well-built wardrobe on a limited budget. 'Money,' I tell them, 'is no guarantee of taste, and an overstuffed wardrobe is often as bare as a skeleton when it comes to wearable apparel.'
Edith Head
American costume designer
I have yet to see one completely unspoiled star, except for Lassie.
Edith Head
American costume designer
Even the most beautiful legs - Marlene Dietrich's, for instance - look better when the kneecap is covered.
Edith Head
American costume designer
You can lead a horse to water and you can even make it drink, but you can't make actresses wear what they don't want to wear.
Edith Head
American costume designer
With women, there's a basic female instinct of caring deeply about the way they look; women stars have a narcissist complex.
Edith Head
American costume designer
Your dresses should be tight enough to show you're a woman and loose enough to show you're a lady.
Edith Head
American costume designer
I have yet to see one completely unspoiled star, except for the animals - like Lassie.
Edith Head
American costume designer
Many faux pas of fashion can be avoided if you curb your instinctive desire to buy things with your heart instead of your head.
Edith Head
American costume designer
I always wear beige, black or white. For one thing I look good in them. For another, when I'm beside a star at a fitting, and she looks into the mirror, I don't want to be competing in any way.
Edith Head
American costume designer
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.
Edith Head
American costume designer
Before you are interviewed for the job you want, try on the complete outfit you intend to wear.
Edith Head
American costume designer
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