Hollywood Before Glamour: Fashion in American Silent Film

M. Tolini Finamore

Springer, Jan 28, 2013 - Performing Arts - 246 pages

This exploration of fashion in American silent film offers fresh perspectives on the era preceding the studio system, and the evolution of Hollywood's distinctive brand of glamour. By the 1910s, the moving image was an integral part of everyday life and communicated fascinating, but as yet un-investigated, ideas and ideals about fashionable dress.

About the author

Michelle Tolini Finamore has a PhD from the Bard Graduate Center, New York, USA, and is Curator of Fashion Arts at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, USA. She has held posts at the Costume Institute at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Sotheby's, the Rhode Island School of Design and the Fashion Institute of Technology. She most recently co-authored Jewelry by Artists: In the Studio, 1940–2000. She has lectured widely and written numerous articles for both the scholarly and popular press.

Bibliographic information

• Title: Hollywood Before Glamour: Fashion in American Silent Film
• Author: M. Tolini Finamore
• Edition: illustrated
• Publisher: Springer, 2013
• ISBN: 023038949X, 9780230389496
• Length: 246 pages
• Subjects: Performing Arts / Film / Direction & Production; Performing Arts / Film / General; Performing Arts / Film / Genres / General; Performing Arts / Film / History & Criticism; Performing Arts / General; Photography / Techniques / Cinematography & Videography; Social Science / Media Studies