The Costumes of Hollywood: Highlights from the Collection of Motion Picture Costume Design

The Costumes of Hollywood details the design, creation, and influence of over 100 ensembles from some of the most iconic designers, films, and roles in Hollywood history, spanning the 1920s through the early 21st century.

Coleen Scott is a costume designer and historian with an MFA in Costume Design from Boston University, where she received the Kahn award upon graduation. She has worked for over 25 years in theater, opera, film, and television. After finishing her Graduate Internship with Academy Award-winning costume designer Ann Roth, Coleen worked in television and film with designers Stephanie Maslansky and Tina Nigro. She works with her creative partner and photographer, Ben Trivett, doing styling, set decoration, and photo tech for celebrity and editorial portrait photography. Coleen taught Costume Production and Makeup for Stage and Studio at Saint Ann’s School in Brooklyn, NY from 2005-2018. Her book The Costumes of Burlesque was published by Routledge in 2019. She is a proud member of IATSE, USA 829, USITT, and is Chair of The Costume Society of America’s Western Region. Currently, Coleen can be found at Santa Rosa Junior College in California as tenure-track faculty in Costume Design, Technology, and Makeup. Website: www.coleenscottdesign.com

Larry McQueen is a leading Hollywood costume historian and archivist. He has held the position of consultant for Camden House Auctioneers, Inc. in Los Angeles; Christie’s East, New York; Christie’s London, Butterfield and Butterfield Los Angeles/ San Francisco, Entertainment Rarities, and Julien Entertainment. As constultant, he has been responsible for the authentication of film costumes and the estimation of their value. From 1999 - 2012, Mr. McQueen worked as an archivist with MGM/ UA in creating and maintaining a prop and costume collection of MGM films. In addition, his collection has worked with private estates and costume houses such as Lucille Ball, Jane Withers, Edith Head, Wayne Finkleman, Julie Newmar, Debbie Reynolds, Western Costume Company, Eastern Costume Company, CRC, American Costume Co. and others in researching items and their valuation. Mr. McQueen’s private collection of film costumes is one the finest, and consists of costumes worn in films from 1920 to present. Portions of his collection have been exhibited in museums across the globe including the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, The Fashion Foundation in Tokyo, and The Victoria and Albert Museum in London. Website: www.filmcostumecollection.com