Screen Style by Sarah Berry
Greta Garbo, Joan Crawford, Marlene Dietrich—all were icons of beauty and glamour in 1930s Hollywood. Screen Style reveals the impact of celebrities like these on women filmgoers, looking beyond the surface of the films and fashions of the era—often described as forms of escapism from the difficult realities of the Depression—to show how Hollywood presented women with models for self-determination during a time of rapid social change. Revealing the public and cinematic fascination with the strong-willed women featured in so many movies—ambitious gold diggers, career-minded working girls, social climbers, dangerous androgynous females, and other exotics—Sarah Berry presents a lively look at films, fan magazines, and advertising of that time.
Call Number: eBook
ISBN: 9780816633128
Publication Date: 2000-03-15