Bendigo Art Gallery is celebrating the most significant costume designer in film history by holding an exclusive exhibition on Edith Head.
The Costume Designer: Edith Head & Hollywood is currently on display until 21 January, 2018.
The Costume Designer: Edith Head & Hollywood exhibition has more than seventy costumes on display. They were designed by Head from the 1930s to the 1960s and they've been borrowed from the archives of Paramount as well as from the Collection of Motion Picture Costume Design and other private collections.
The exhibition features beautifully tailored suits, day dresses, glamourous evening gowns, period dresses and performance costumes.
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Costumes from
The Ten Commandments,
Samson and Delilah,
The Emperor Waltz,
Sunset Boulevard,
Vertigo,
The Heiress and many more are included in the exhibition.
You'll be able to view costumes worn by Shirley Temple, Gloria Swanson, Audrey Hepburn, Veronica Lake, Olivia De Havilland, Dorothy Lamour, Jane Russell, Hedy Lamarr, Anne Baxter, Bob Hope, Cary Grant, Fred Astaire and Yul Brynner which have rarely been seen outside the United States of America.
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Throughout the exhibition some of the events include curator talks, educational programs, film screenings, a cocktail party and a Hollywood dinner.
Visit Bendigo, to experience old Hollywood glamour at
The Costume Designer: Edith Head & Hollywood exhibition currently on display at their Art Gallery until 21 January, 2018.
