Discussing a wide variety of topics such as the wedding dress, classic fashion, feminist fashion, sexuality, and men’s fashion, Fashion Designs the Film highlights the world of costume in cinema through examining the fashion of 51 films. 

The book includes stories of film costume designers as well as the fashion icons of the era. An especially vital discussion is on the relationship between film costume designers and commercial fashion designers. For example, costume director Judianna Makovsky of Great Expectations refused to cooperate with commercial brands because she believed that commercial designers should not direct costume design in film, but The Great Gatsby’s costume director Catherine Martin collaborated with Jean Paul Gaultier to create the film’s flapper costumes. Gaultier also designed the costumes for the SF film The Fifth Element. For readers who want to learn about fashion design through film or fashion in film, whether by film professionals or commercial designers, this book is sure to satisfy their curiosity.