It Girl Designer of the Week: Edith Head

During her long career she was nominated for 35 Oscars, including every year from 1948 through 1966, and won eight times, more Oscars than any other woman has won. She was responsible for some of the best-known Hollywood fashion images of her day, with her costumes being worn by the most glamorous and famous actresses in films. Head's influence on world fashion was far reaching, especially in the 1950s when she began appearing on Art Link Letters television program and writing books on fashion.Head was known for her low-key working style, and unlike many of her male contemporaries usually consulted extensively with the female stars she worked with. As a result she was a favorite designer for several of the leading female stars of the 1940s and 1950's; and was frequently 'loaned' out by Paramount to other studios at the request of their female stars. Go Edith!