Made for Each Other: Fashion and the Academy \t\t Awards
Bronwyn Cosgrave, .\t\t . Bloomsbury, $32.50 (320pp) ISBN 978-1-59691-087-4
At the first Academy Awards event in 1928, Janet Gaynor had received
\t\t advance word of her "best actress" award for three silent films the year
\t\t before. For the ceremony she wore a store-bought Peter Pan–collared dress,
\t\t but for future events she sought the advice of designer Gilbert Adrian, whom
\t\t she married. In this entertaining look at the history of Academy Award fashion,
\t\t Cosgrove, who covered the Oscars for British
Reviewed on: 12/11/2006
Genre: Nonfiction
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