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Your dresses should be tight enough to show you're a woman and loose enough to show you're a lady.

~Edith Head

Topics: Dresses Enough Lady Loose Should Show Tight Woman You Your

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You can have anything you want in life if you dress for it.

~Edith Head

Topics: Anything Dress Life Want You

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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

Topics: Another Any Bright Color Different Director Does Dress Ever Every Girl Goes Hitchcock Instance Language Like Red Says Story Unless

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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

Topics: Actor Ask Become Believe Between Camouflage Changing Costume Create Cross Designer Different Different Person Does Every Every Time He Illusion Magic Performer Person Public Screen See Time

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Fashion is a language. Some know it, some learn it, some never will - like an instinct.

~Edith Head

Topics: Fashion Instinct Know Language Learn Like Never Some Will

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My motto is that the audience should notice the actors, not the clothes.

~Edith Head

Topics: Actor Audience Clothes Motto My Motto Notice Should

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Growing old gracefully used to begin at about 35, but today women prefer to 'stay young gratefully' with thanks to designers, beauticians and plastic surgeons.

~Edith Head

Topics: About Begin Designers Gracefully Growing Growing Old Old Plastic Prefer Stay Thanks Today Used Women Young

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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

Topics: Apparel Asked Bare Budget Guarantee Limited Many Me Money No Guarantee Often Possible Skeleton Taste Tell Them Wardrobe Women

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Some people need sequins, others don't.

~Edith Head

Topics: Need Others People Some Some People

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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

Topics: Adore Any Buy Certain Clothing Know Lingerie Money Never Nothing Others Outer Pretty Resist Shoes Suitable Them Weaknesses Wear Who Women

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Designer

Born: October 28th, 1907

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