All for Beauty : Makeup and Hairdressing in Hollywood's Studio Era

Name: All for Beauty : Makeup and Hairdressing in Hollywood's Studio Era
Brand: Rutgers University Press

Rutgers University Press

All for BeautyMakeup and Hairdressing in Hollywood's Studio Era\nAuthor(s): Adrienne L. McLean\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Rutgers University Press, United States\nImprint: Rutgers University Press\nISBN-13: 9780813563589, 978-0813563589\nSynopsis\nEver wonder why so many stars and featured players, male or female, in movies of Hollywoods Golden Age look like they just stepped out of a beauty parlor even if the story places them in a jungle, a hospital bed, or the ancient past?All for Beautyexamines how and why makeup and hairdressing evolved as crafts designed partly to maintain the white flawlessness of men and women as a value in the studio era. The bookpays particular attention to the labor force, exploring the power and influence of cosmetics inventor and manufacturer Max Factor and the Westmore dynasty of makeup artists but also the contributions of others, many of them women, whose names are far less known. At the end of the complex, exciting, and at times dismaying chronic.