How to dress for success – by Edith Head

Edith Head is, with Milena Canonero, my favourite Film Costume Designer. She styled great films like Vertigo, Sabrina, The Great Gatsby, A foreign affair, The Sting… and many more. I consider her as a true genius.

I found some days ago these series of drawings she made for some of her books, along with some quotes and recommendations:

— Don’t let your clothes be fitted too tightly. Even a perfect figure looks better if it doesn’t resemble a sausage. Only bathing suits should “fit tight.”

— Don’t wear a date dress when you’re arriving for a day’s work at the office. The dressy dress, the low-necked lacy blouse, the glitter sweater and all of the glitter category belong to after-dark.

— Don’t be too different. You don’t want to dress like the herd, but you don’t want to look like a peacock in a yard full of ducks. Being too much of an individualist is not being well-dressed.

— Don’t feel that you must look “dressed up” when going to a party. A simple dress is safer if there’s a question of what to wear. Plus, you will be much more comfortable simply dressed than overdressed.

— Don’t be afraid to wear a becoming costume many times. It’s an old-fashioned idea that you must have a new dress for every occasion or party. Even if you have the money to do so, it isn’t necessary. The modern approach is to change accessories; seems like I wrote that just last week.

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all images from here

The woman that designed the superhero costumes in The Incredibles was based on her.

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37 comments on “How to dress for success – by Edith Head”

Styleseeking Zurich on %A %B %e%q, %Y at %I:%M %p said:

Oh i love that last bit of info, I had no idea!! I liked that designer in the Incredibles so much! :)Nesli

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Ania on %A %B %e%q, %Y at %I:%M %p said:

Amen to that! LOVE this post

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Mica M. on %A %B %e%q, %Y at %I:%M %p said:

Love this post!The drawings are B-E-A-T-I-F-U-L!MicaPs THANKS FOR YOUR COMMENT! it’s a honor!!

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Slimbykings on %A %B %e%q, %Y at %I:%M %p said:

Un post muy interesante, sinceramente no conocía de su existencia. Me encanta la foto en la que esta rodeada de esos magníficos dibujos.Has visto este video:http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/2009/jun/07/sara-ziff-teen-modelling-fashionInteresante, la verdad.

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je ne sais quoi on %A %B %e%q, %Y at %I:%M %p said:

Edith Head was a great stylish,i think she was the best, she has a great sense of style.she was a genius in her time.i LOVE YOUr BLOG:)http://missatlaplaya.blogspot.com/

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Blair on %A %B %e%q, %Y at %I:%M %p said:

Me encantan estas ilustraciones.:)

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Alphonse Doré et Noir on %A %B %e%q, %Y at %I:%M %p said:

Y donde podemos encontrar su libro?

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Pepa Xavier on %A %B %e%q, %Y at %I:%M %p said:

I really, really enjoyed this post, well done, congrats.

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arteydespues on %A %B %e%q, %Y at %I:%M %p said:

amazing!what a great post miss.g

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Dana on %A %B %e%q, %Y at %I:%M %p said:

Hola M!!!Oooh, muy buenos consejos, gracias.Por cierto, siempre me pregunté quién era Edna Moda jajajaja.Besos

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Marian on %A %B %e%q, %Y at %I:%M %p said:

Darling M, this is the most darling post ever! I adored every bit of it as I am such a fan of Edith dear.The illustrations are divine!muah xMarian.

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Karnikova on %A %B %e%q, %Y at %I:%M %p said:

this stuff is insane :D thanks for posting it ;)

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funkyluv on %A %B %e%q, %Y at %I:%M %p said:

oh thank u for very interesting article!little bit of informations always served in very nic way by miss at la playa!

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Botica Pop on %A %B %e%q, %Y at %I:%M %p said:

ese es el tipo de consejos de moda que me gustan: sabios, pero suficientemente flexibles para forzarlos sin que se rompan. las ilustraciones son más que lindas.por cierto, sé que ya tienes tu cazadora vaquera, pero yo me acabo de comprar una en zara niñas con un corte increible (es que la talla más grande me queda perfecta, mido 1.63 como SJP).un beso dominguero.

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Frederic Betancourt. on %A %B %e%q, %Y at %I:%M %p said:

Genial!La chica de la primera imagen me recuerda a Iekeliene Stange..

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Magí Torras on %A %B %e%q, %Y at %I:%M %p said:

Me encanta tu blogsoy fotógrafo. Trabajo para Vanidad, Neo2, tendencias…. etcy actual director de la revista MUST (no se si la conoces : http://www.must-mag.com) te agrego a f/f y vamos hablando, OK?un bsoxxxM

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jellyfishlondon on %A %B %e%q, %Y at %I:%M %p said:

I love this post, I had no idea and (despite thinking the costumes in The Great Gatsby were atrocious) I adore the drawings! Thanks for the info :)

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Cris on %A %B %e%q, %Y at %I:%M %p said:

este es uno de los mejores post que he leído últimamentebrillante!!besos :)

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Amanda on %A %B %e%q, %Y at %I:%M %p said:

bfff!me ha encantado el post!todos los dibujos.. y.. es el mejor que he leido en tiempo!como siempre tu blog fantastico!xx

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Mrs. de Winter on %A %B %e%q, %Y at %I:%M %p said:

Como fan de Edith Head y de Miss at la Playa, este es ya uno de mis cinco posts favoritos de toooodos los blogs, no sólo de moda, que llevo leyendo durante cuatro años. ¡Me ha encantado! Muchísimas gracias :)Un besazo.

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Macaron Treats ♥♥ on %A %B %e%q, %Y at %I:%M %p said:

I couldn’t agree more, her tips are genious!The drawings are so magical! and cute!xx

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Martini on %A %B %e%q, %Y at %I:%M %p said:

so cool. thanks for posting. the illustrations are so witty.

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twilightdazzle on %A %B %e%q, %Y at %I:%M %p said:

omg i thought the costume designer was a dude. lmaothanks for the neat trivia!

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corrie on %A %B %e%q, %Y at %I:%M %p said:

Such a great post! She was such a ball of fire, wasn’t she?

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Diana on %A %B %e%q, %Y at %I:%M %p said:

There is always something to learn from you Miss M!This post of Edit Head is lovely, interesting, and really informative, so that I really want to know more about her work. The dressing rules are still very actual and the illustration is great!Hey, and I decided, that based upon my old spanish grammar book I´ll try to refresh my spanish with the help of your billingual blog and the spanish comments. Till now, an inspiration was missing, and now I realized, that YOUR BLOG is the real inspiration.

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FASHIÓN (con acento) on %A %B %e%q, %Y at %I:%M %p said:

Me ha encantado este post!! Te sigo hace tiempo pero hoy no he podido resistirme a comentar.ESPECTACULAR!! Consejos muy ciertos y super prácticos.Bss

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srta a on %A %B %e%q, %Y at %I:%M %p said:

Su libro es muy interesante, y acompañado de ilustraciones geniales.Lo q no sabía era que en ella se inspiraba el presonaje de Los increíbles.Un beso.

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Yatt's blog on %A %B %e%q, %Y at %I:%M %p said:

Hoooooola M!! :)

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Ashley on %A %B %e%q, %Y at %I:%M %p said:

i love her illustrations. I didn’t know that the designer from the Incredibles was based on her but the resemblance is uncanny..love it!!!http://fashionroadkill-halifax.blogspot.com

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JANA GLAMURAMA on %A %B %e%q, %Y at %I:%M %p said:

hola soy jana Glamurama!!guauuuuuuuuu!!! no se me ocurre otra cosa,con ello está tyodo dicho,verdad? pues te lo repito…guauuuuu!!!un beso janahttp://laventanadejanaglamurama.blogspot.com/

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Taru Tuomi on %A %B %e%q, %Y at %I:%M %p said:

hola. Are you in Madrid? Just moved to BCN and looking for nice blogs from here…. let me know if you know any…. X

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TheBeautyFile on %A %B %e%q, %Y at %I:%M %p said:

What an inspired post! I love Edith Head & these drawing are amazing…gonna go back & examine them all again!

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Penny Lane on %A %B %e%q, %Y at %I:%M %p said:

oh! preciosooo!adoro los dibujos de modaella es una verdadera genia”!!mua,

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La chica de las medias de leopardo on %A %B %e%q, %Y at %I:%M %p said:

yo siempre le encontré parecido a edna – los increibles- pero con rei kawakubo, me parecen identicas

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xxx on %A %B %e%q, %Y at %I:%M %p said:

I love Jesus INDONESIA EX MUSLIM FORUMhttp://trulyislam.blogspot.com

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rossovelvet on %A %B %e%q, %Y at %I:%M %p said:

I saw this on the LJ and TOTALLY felt in love !Your selection is perfect besides !

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CZStardust on %A %B %e%q, %Y at %I:%M %p said:

Qué grande Edith Head, recuerdo cuando vi Los Increíbles y lo comenté, pero nadie la conocía y me miraron raro xD(por cierto, gracias por los wallpapers de aquello de las portadas, me encantaron todos ^^)

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