This landmark book celebrates, for the very first time, the costume designer's contribution to the telling of the cinematic story in 100 years of Hollywood. Rocking the conventions of what is considered 'costume', 'Hollywood Costume' reveals what is hidden in plain sight: that films are about people and it is the art of the costume designer who helps create those characters. This book looks at this process of transformation by analysing some of the finest and most eclectic costumes from the most beloved films of the last 100 years. As well as essays by a wide variety of leading scholars, archivists and private collectors, the book incorporates contributions by key costume designers, actors and directors working in Hollywood today. Fabulous golden age of Hollywood costumes are juxtaposed beside all the contemporary classics including "The Tramp", "Ben Hur", "Cleopatra", "The Wizard of Oz", "Gone with the Wind", "Pirates of the Caribbean", "Ocean's Eleven", "Sherlock Holmes" and "Avatar"

• Setting the scene: a short history of Hollywood costume design 1912-2012 Deborah Nadoolman Landis
• Deborah Nadoolman Landis
• Aileen Ribeiro
• James Acheson
• Kristin M. Burke
• Mary Zophres
• David Robinson
• John Landis
• Jean L. Druesedow
• Edward Maeder
• Deborah Nadoolman Landis
• Valerie Steele
• Keith Lodwick
• Booth Moore The art of becoming
• What is costume design? Moving pictures, silent movies and the art of William Hogarth Designing the last emperor The process of transformation Designing for the Coen Brothers Creative collaborations
• Defining the character
• The costume of silent comedy Sound comedy: louder and funnier Silhouetters of seduction Hollywood and history Banton's beauties Costume and fashion Beaton's fair lady Unfashioning costume design

• Collectors & collecting
• Deborah Nadoolman landis
• Christopher Frayling
• Keith Loawick
• Sam Gatley
• Larry McQueen
• Deidre Thieman
• Debbie Reynolds
• Christopher Frayling
• Christopher Frayling
• Beth Werling
• Chris Laverty
• Jeffrey Kurland
• Jacob McMurray
• Joanna Johnston The exhibition odyssey Looking behind the wizard's curtain The treasure hunt Showcasing the talent A collectors' tale The collecting imperative: a studio perspective Actress and collector Blades Gunslingers 90027, Hollywood is a zip code: the LA connection New frontiers
• Afterlife: ensuring the enduring interest of a web audience Why design? Fantasy, sci-fi and superheroes The challenges of Mocap and CGI