num_pages: 259
description: This exploration of fashion in American silent film offers fresh perspectives on the era preceding the studio system and the evolution of Hollywood's distinctive brand of glamour. By the 1910s the moving image was an integral part of everyday life and communicated fascinating but as yet un-investigated ideas and ideals about fashionable dress.
language: English
title: Hollywood Before Glamour: Fashion in American Silent Film
publisher: Palgrave Macmillan