Edith Head shows some of her most famous gowns worn by legends.

[@normadesmond6017]

this woman is a miracle. Look at what she did working on the Hitchcock movies. She was a genius. Whatever you looked like - she could make you look gorgeous. She best the best. By far.

[@jabowi2528]

Love how she won't dish the dirt on the people she dressed. Sheer elegance.

[@garypesci746]

Afraid of getting sued for libel.

[@owlfethurz8377]

I agree. She could have dished out a lot of gossip, however she had too much respect and class to do so. Well done Edith Head!

[@valkyriesardo278]

She would be subject to retaliation. Edith was not the sole designer on large productions and has been accused of taken credit for other people's work. Besides, being diplomatic with the stars was part of the job. People have to feel good about themselves to look good. Edith flattered where she could. Barbara Stanwyck had a low waist and no rump. She was often dressed with a very wide waistband detail that dipped lower in the back. This made her proportions appear closer to standard dimensions.

[@lauragillespie189]

Classy lady.

[@paleriedove3333]

Now ppl are invited to podcast we're they will tell everything they know until they get sued!

[@eileenprose8472]

I was so new at this job.....she was a great interview....I was not such a good interviewer. Please check out some of my other interviews. I got better over 13 years! Thanks to all of you for watching. It is such fun for me to share some of my 20,000 interviews. Blessings.......

[@jeanniefenton5341]

You were completely unprepared. You had no knowledge of her or her work, this was an opportunity to showcase a legend and you prattle on like a school girl. Didn’t you understand you had a job to do, and you should be a professional? Did you have any training? She held her temper, you both were completely insulting and a waste of her time.

[@nancyruizalvarez4982]

I LOVE how you interviewed her!!! you asked all the right questions. I thought you might be a sewer yourself. I recently bought one of her patterns and I feel so privileged!!

[@D.C.22]

Glad to see you in the comments! I love these vintage talk show clips..back when there was less flash and effects and more engaging with the guests. I thought you were the epitome of late 70s media glamour and loved your eye contact. Wish the clipboard wasn't there but production wasn't as sophisticated then! The comment below about you not treating the subject matter justly is unfair. This wasn't some academic lecture...but an intro to Edith and her local appearance, geared toward housewives probably!

[@dinkledankle]

@@jeanniefenton5341 Jesus Jeannie, lay off the woman. She said she was new, she was not a good interviewer, and she got better. What more do you want from her?

[@sunlight4169]

@@jeanniefenton5341 yes, Ms. Head is a legend, but it does not flatter Ms. Head to demonstrate her annoyance to the point of haughtiness at times. And I do not think Ms. Prose interviewed like a schoolgirl- remember this was an interview to appeal to home audiences and everyday people, not to appeal to costume designers/students/historians.

[@renaj9206]

I'd give the world to wear an Edith dress

[@accessorygirlnyc]

“If it isn’t pretty hide it” Words to live by in fashion. If only people adhered to that today!

[@BlueSaphire70]

Everything shown can be worn today and still look good! That's the mark of a great designer.

[@tm13tube]

Costumer

[@BlueSaphire70]

@@tm13tube Designer.

[@patsfaith]

@@BlueSaphire70Costumer, her words, not ours.

[@williamdownton5137]

When the Academy Awards was the must see program, we always knew that Ms. Head would win if nominated

[@lifeandlovewithmaltese]

My mom taught me about the talent of Edith Head as it is before my time. Now I can tell when she is the costumer because of the grace and elegance of the costumes.

[@bwayland1290]

EDITH HEAD was a genius of Fashion. Her work is extraordinary. She is such a unique character , always so to the point, seemingly rigid at times in her personality. There's no doubt of her contribution in Film & Fashion.

[@eileenprose8472]

B Wayland You are so right. A genius.. I could not wait to meet this creative and direct woman. Thank you for watching... hope you will check out other interviews on my Channel. Blessings...

[@dennybenz5846]

Eileen Prose is there a biography book on hr

[@citizen1163]

@@eileenprose8472 I've known her name for decades thru watching movie credits. I had to go back & research & found that sadly, she died a year after this was recorded. I was sad & also shocked that she must've been 82 years old in this video. She seemed at least 20 years younger! Thanks for sharing. 🙏

[@tarnsand440]

@@eileenprose8472 So true. Working with someone who is to the point is so easy. You are not constantly trying to figure out what they really think. I know when someone consistently agrees with me they are not being honest truthful..merely 'sucking up'.

[@stmichl9433]

B Wayland and you are an expert on the history of costume and fashion, because???? The word genius is so easily used these days for anybody who is famous. Head was a working costume designer who created appropriate costumes for the films she worked in. She was NOT however, a "genius." Balenciaga, Chanel, Rei Kawakubo, Charles James, Adrian were/are all geniuses within that medium. Edith Head was adequate. There were many far better costume designers if you understand the history of either fashion design and/or costume and Cinéma. You sheeple on You Tube have no idea, seriously!

[@martinmabry5460]

Edith Head is a Legend and an Icon.

[@nomine4027]

Grace Kelly had "a superb chassis." 😂😂😂 Ms Edith has such a wonderfully eccentric and esoteric personality. I love me some wickedly dry humor, and she certainly has that in spades. I wish she was my friend!

[@FreyaF...]

I admire the fact that Edith told her hosts that she's NOT a designer, but rather a costumer. Everyone has mistakenly always called her a designer.

[@lefinlay]

She is a designer though…

[@wendybutler1681]

Always thought of her as a costume designer. She chooses elements to put together for a look and can sketch a piece she cannot find.

[@Robotina-e8u]

@@wendybutler1681 Yes, Edith Head is really a great costumier and designer. :) Lol

[@danielbrosky]

And reminded the hosts - and the audience - that she also dressed so many men!

[@Sally-nse2]

Boy she’s spikey, I love her style and her chutzpah. What an artisan and a personality she was.

[@susanfaulkner2304]

She is the cat's meow. She is humble and so articulate. Such a cute gal. Thanks Edith for the class you gave us in fashion!❤

[@lapislazuli7876]

@@susanfaulkner2304 I wouldn’t describe Edith Head as humble at all, quite the opposite in fact… but whatever.

[@cathynewyork7918]

@@lapislazuli7876 I think you're right, Edith Head doe NOT seem humble at all - but she was very talented and great at what she did.

[@PatLove3360]

My favorite was Grace Kelly's black and white gown in the movie Rear Window. Simply gorgeous!

[@clarecollins3726]

And that gorgeous dangling bracelet!

[@PatLove3360]

@@clarecollins3726 Yes!!

[@donnamclaughlin9215]

Agree 🌺

[@DeniseIreland-i1q]

WOW! What a gifted woman!! Amazing artist, creator!!! Rest in peace dear Edith!! Blessings

[@shirleykerley]

I met her at a fashion show at Neiman Marcus in Houston back in the 1970’s. Got her autograph on a Vogue Pattern that she designed. She was very friendly.

[@roxannedyerart]

Thank you, wonderful video; 🥰 Edith Head had such a charming personality and you are a lovely interviewer. Years ago, in my last year studying fashion design at George Brown in Toronto, we were given an assignment. The project was about our favourite designer. I chose Edith Head and wrote to the studio in California where she worked requesting a photo or 2 and information that I could include in my project. They sent me a file, several photos of her designs, etc. I was so delighted, couldn't believe it! My presentation was a success; it's one of my fondest memories at college. Wishing you the best.

[@gigid9606]

i always wanted to get into fashion and she was my favorite designer growing up, especially watching the Sonny and Cher show and most of the movies of the 70s.!

[@roxannedyerart]

@@gigid9606 Very glamorous times. Did you follow that path? I worked in the fashion industry and then became a design teacher. Not easy but very rewarding & creative.

[@lapislazuli7876]

@@roxannedyerart I also taught fashion… teaching fashion was always very hard and not well paid. I ended up leaving it after 15 or so years. It was draining and thankless, despite my great success at it, but that was through my own sheer hard work…. The owners of fashion schools are usually quite evil people. I put up with them for a very long time. Unfortunately the colleges just don’t appreciate talent and it’s all about making money for them. I’m not sure I would ever recommend to anyone to teach fashion. It’s something that one should do in industry and should be taught directly in industry. I don’t believe in fashion “schools” per se because fashion is a craft and should be done via apprenticeship not via “degree.” Designers are doctors or lawyers after all. They’re craftspeople. Not the “profession” they have tried to turn it into.

[@roxannedyerart]

@@lapislazuli7876 My studies in fashion design were many, many years ago. I had a career as a designer, then taught for decades. Life has many twists & turns, ups & down; certainly not always easy. I learned a great deal. Now, I paint, full time. Wishing you the best.

[@cathynewyork7918]

@@lapislazuli7876 If you don't believe in fashion school,, then why did you teach fashion? And why not DO fashion instead of merely teach it? Is teaching fashion a way out for people who are not successful in doing it? (That's what I think.)

[@citizen1163]

This is the first time I've heard Edith Head speak, after all the years of seeing her name pop up on the credits of most of my favourite movies. What a treat & thanks for sharing.

[@elizabethreed5178]

Pamela Motown. Look up a movie called Lucy Gallant. 1950s. Starring Charlton Heston. She narrates a fashion show at the end. Gorgeous clothes.

[@citizen1163]

@@elizabethreed5178 Thank you, I will!🙏

[@barbj9785]

I am delighted to see this interview.

[@Bearwoman11]

When I was in grade school, we went on a field trip to one of the studios. On our tour of the studio, we saw Edith Head. She was so gracious and kind, she came over to our tram and spoke to us kids! I asked her what it was like to dress Paul Newman! I have no idea what made me ask that question I was just a kid! Lol! She said it was fabulous!

[@inabind416]

Bearwoman11 Wow, how lucky you were!

[@tutyhasbi9032]

How old are you??

[@rouxchat6033]

Great memory. Thanks for sharing.

[@asa1973100]

Just two of her best quotes ( You can have anything you want in life if you dress for it / Your dresses should be tight enough to show you're a woman and loose enough to show you're a lady )

[@jolenaagapisou3803]

asa - good advice especially for today’s women

[@misterholiday9713]

And it's not an insult to loose women, the opposite.

[@menamurray4389]

I love “if it isn’t pretty, hide it” lol

[@MegaTinni]

@@stmichl9433 At least two of the quotes mentioned here are actually very practical advice, like them or not, but they are (hide it and the tight/loose). It is not right to say these 'mean nothing'. What one's definition of a lady is may vary, but that doesn't take away from the fact that has a meaning.

[@MegaTinni]

@@stmichl9433 keep trying luv

[@jenlambie14]

I wish someone would curate a collection of her gowns made famous through some incredible movies and exhibit them worldwide. Would love to see them.

[@blackirishrose4040]

Bob Mackie duh?

[@TheKitteth]

I swear, I was certain that Debbie Reynolds had a huge portion of them in her collection before it was sold off and dispersed... greatest tragedy of Hollywoods historic property in our time! They should have been placed in a showcase for all to see. If have paid good money to fly there international just to lay my eyes on such art and history...

[@trymenot81]

There's considerable information and examples of her work waiting to be researched. Studios maintained their hold on many examples of her work in the cinema

[@nelliewerger5505]

She's actually from Lancaster Ohio and they Habs av collection of her work

[@lapislazuli7876]

@@jenlambie14 many people don’t realise that costumes for film are often not very well made. They’re not “haute couture.” Edith Head’s costumes would’ve looked very different close up compared to what you see on screen. Costumes for movies are made for affect. Not for excellence. They tell a story and often she’d quick tricks to assemble them. You wouldn’t want to wear them in real life. Costume design for movies is not the same thing as haute couture the way they make it in Paris and so on. They’re different art forms. People look at a Grace Kelly wearing a pretty dress in a Hitchcock film and imagine it to be as wonderful in real life. It wasn’t. The same could be said if Jackie Kennedy’s clothes. They were made similarly for “affect”, as if they were stage clothes because that’s how they were worn. For the stage of politics. They’re not the same as clothes made by a Chanel or Dior and so on.

[@truegrit7697]

These models look the way models should look! Svelte and beautiful.

[@edithlazenby5839]

Brilliant artist...no one will ever exceed her, never, she is the Queen of her craft..

[@jillianhorsley5985]

Edith was a Queen of Glamour, She gave class to the movie stars that wore her Iconic creations.

[@allanmiller4972]

Ms. Head was pure class, dignity & artisic/creative genius!!❤ 👍🥰✨💐💫

[@barbj9785]

Edith Head is legendary. Thank you for this interview, you asked excellent questions.

[@darlenebattle3552]

edith was the best in the business

[@eigenmishi_in_3d]

I love how interested she is in the small details, and they have no problem letting her go on about them.

[@Marcel_Audubon]

oh, my - she died the very next year! hard to believe she was in her early 80s here, she looks great

[@geminijohnson4019]

In her 80's wow

[@robertoligresti8777]

She had a nice facelift look at the ears

[@withgoddess8029]

@@robertoligresti8777 I noticed

[@ImnotassweetasIusedtobe]

Exactly. Biden has the face-lift using an old technique as well, where he has ear scars

[@lapislazuli7876]

@@robertoligresti8777she also famously wore fake bangs so she would appear younger. That hair isn’t hers. It makes you look younger. 80 year old plus women don’t have that thick hair. She knew a lot tricks. Illusion was her trade after all.

[@cindydufala7646]

Thank you Edith Head for your great contribution to movies.

[@eleanorpere5683]

Great interview of Edith Head. I love her designs and her no bullshit approach to the questions asked!

[@cmarq817]

GENIUS! Her dresses are a significante part of fashion and movie history.

[@gatekeeper9837]

She would be horrified by society today. Pajamas being worn at Walmart, sweatpants on an airplane and people acting like they are dressed. We are so classless.

[@emilyfeagin2673]

I agree. The fashion at Walmart is interesting But I’m always grateful when I get in then get out without being shot

[@patticlaude1]

A joy to hear Edith. What a visionary

[@crankyoldperson6871]

That Carole Lombard costume is stunning. I can only imagine what it would be like to have the figure to wear something so incredible.

[@lindac6919]

The figure...and the foundation garments!!! I remember my mom's lingerie drawer... ...the coersive garments they withstood, back then!

[@verajaynepalmer]

​@@lindac6919 Not under that dress though, Edith said Lombard was nude underneath.

[@lindac6919]

@@verajaynepalmer Oh, I missed that part! Wow.

[@dakota-rt8kd]

Uff, I always LOVED vintage clothes and fashion and have worn them, when I was living in NYC. 😅 Of course shoes 😂❤🎉

[@nataliaalfonso2662]

It’s fun. Nothing better than being fit and healthy and fabulous

[@garypesci746]

I recently found out that Edith Head designed the clothes for Endora, Agnes Moorehead, on "Bewitched". Never knew that.

[@isabelgaynor2589]

I looked forward to each costume Agnes wore in each episode.Thanks for this info.

[@lapislazuli7876]

@@isabelgaynor2589 are you sure? I never knew that… I have always understood that Liz Montgomery was the only one who had her clothes made for her on the show and everyone else had to wear their own. Including Agnes. I was always of the understanding they were Agnes’s own styles. They didn’t have the budge my on shows in those days to have costume designer wardrobes the way they would now. Edith Head was never credited on the Bewitched credits so I doubt very much Agnes’s clothes were designed by her. Please supply references for where you read this?

[@williamf4544]

@@lapislazuli7876 I suspect Agnes used Edith herself privately for her clothes on Bewitched - Her clothes were always amazing and Agnes was no fool - Her clothes stole every scene she was in

[@CALLMESIR-p8h]

I'm not sure how true that is. If Edith dressed Agnes then it was a personal relationship. Added I noticed in a few episodes that Agnes and Elizabeth wear Pucci. Brightly colored geometric patterns. The only cast members whom the show dressed was Elizabeth and Dick. Everyone else wore their own clothes.

[@garypesci746]

@@CALLMESIR-p8h This is what I found online: "In 1967, Paramount declined to renew Head’s contract, despite her forty-three years at the company, not to mention her thirty Oscar nominations and seven wins (up to that point.) Head moved to Universal, where she worked mostly in television, such as designing Agnes Moorehead‘s clothing on Bewitched." Dick York's wardrobe, according to the closing credits, was furnished by Michaels-Stern, so it was probably supplied at no charge in exchange for the on-screen credit. I don't remember Samantha wearing any Pucci print outfits, she was supposed to be a "normal" housewife and wouldn't wear something like that. She even wore some of her own clothes. I have seen reruns recently where Endora is wearing Pucci style print clothes, but Edith Head could have bought Pucci print fabrics or designed the fabrics herself to look like Pucci prints. I doubt the show would pay for genuine Pucci designer clothes, as expensive as they were, and as frugal as the show's costume budget was. It's possible that Agnes Moorehead may have worn some of her own clothes that she bought from Pucci. It's also possible that she may have paid Edith Head to design her costumes, considering the show's budget, plus the fact that Edith Head never had any screen credit for costume design. I have heard that Agnes Moorehead was pretty much a diva, so she most likely wanted to look as good as possible. If she had to wear her own clothes, she would have wanted them to be new and designed specifically for her and chose to use Edith Head. You might want to check this out: www.shondaland.com/live/style/a19705623/bewitched-fashion/

[@w9gb]

Edna Mode in the “Incredibles” and “Incredibles 2” appears to be Brad Bird’s tribute to Edith Head, with a dash of characterization from Linda Hunt. Edith Head’s work on “The Sting” was magnificent in capturing the fashion of that era. Robert Shaw, Paul Newman, and Robert Redford never looked better in a film.

[@kimberlyarrington5721]

I was wondering I soon as seen her lol

[@ondinagaliano7293]

I though the same with Incredeble. She has s similar behaviour :-)

[@beachhum]

Same!

[@curson250]

Thank you for such a wonderful clip, Miss Head really knew her trade inside and out.

[@karenkoe7096]

Shes wearing the necklace she left to Elizabeth Taylor and was sold for $314,000 at Taylor's estate sale.

[@CajunLady333]

Wow. I didn't know that. Thanks

[@studiokohl1]

Thats information i should of known but had no idea.....until now

[@constancemiller3753]

Yes, thank you:)

[@peggydolane6775]

The interviewer didn't understand how cool it was. She just blew past it.

[@rejoyce318]

Season passes to the theater from the 18th-Century, made from ivory. That was some collection!

[@lasenoritacometa1977]

That 1st dress omg 🤩

[@samwright8599]

I love the way she just knew her stuff and commands how the interview will go

[@awckid3]

"Anything is available to the woman who dresses right!" Listen up ladies!

[@tarnsand440]

Women with big bum hips should never wear something long as it accentuates the width. Instead wear at the waist jackets et al. Also big chested women should not wear wide belts(Melania Trump) gives appearance of no waist.

[@komododrag5232]

Amen....

[@komododrag5232]

@@stmichl9433 well you're almost right.but most women can't dress themselves,they can use leadership in that department.a shame u men don't appreciate women's efforts.👋

[@marywebb9127]

@@stmichl9433 Really 🙄 Let us see how you look? Where is your pic so we can see if your a ugly and nebbishy .That was a rude and catty comment.

[@indriadrayton1132]

@@stmichl9433 her clothes withstand the test of time. It is not easy to design classical clothes that look good even to this day. And anyone can wear these outfits if tailored to the person's dimensions. My mom sews, and she measured to size. One way of lifting your spirits, dress up one day. Even if you're going to the store.

[@Marilinaa]

What a cool person Edith was. She was 83 here! Still on top of her game, amazing.

[@julijakeit]

I love how to the point Edith is. "Designing is really a fashion arithmetic. There are certain rules you follow that will make you fatter or thinner". Today's influencers love ignoring the rules and encourage the public and we see the results. Listen to this legendary designer, she's were to help you create the best things for you.

[@tarnsand440]

I'm sure Edith would be horrified what is called fashion today. We haven't had any real brilliant fashion trends in 3 decades. When watching a movie since 2000 hard to know what year it was made. In 1930's-1980's just had to look at what they were wearing could almost determine exact year esp '50's-early 70's.

[@juliencastle2953]

Yes rules are sometimes too restricting but the "everybody can look good in everything as long as they feel good in it" is pure BS. Some things are just universally more flattering to the eye and you can find it adored in every culture in different periods for a reason.

[@marywebb9127]

I so agree 👍 Today's fashions are crappy.

[@jujubee463]

@@tarnsand440 But I think hairstyles and makeup have improved. Nothing like watching a Western movie that was set in the 1880s, made in the sixties, and the women had 60s hairstyles and makeup.

[@jonwiley5549]

julijakeit Unfortunately, Head’s comments would be dismissed as coming from an old woman who’s out of touch. More than ever, we confuse fashion with style. Ms. Head spoke of style, which is a mental and visual art form. We also are gripped by the “body positive” Nazi-ism where wearing unflattering clothes and not dressing one’s age is all too common.

The way she takes the belt off and put in on again so fast left me in awe

[@maryhull531]

What a brilliant and talented lady who knew her craft. Absolutely shocked at some of the nasty comments being made . She was neither rude or condescending . I think people are so jealous . Of course she needed help in her job just like Disney . Part of your job is to delegate .

[@kimmasuen4107]

I was honored at age 20 to be a makeup artist for Edith's last fashion show.Unfortunately she passed away during the show and we were never able to meet her. We put out a call for look and found many but they were all too big for the tiny gowns so we hired models and transformed them into the Stars. What an honor.

[@Booklivre]

Please tell us more Kim !!!

[@kimmasuen4107]

@@Booklivre what would you like to know?

[@Booklivre]

@@kimmasuen4107 Why was makeup in the 1940s and the 1950s and the 1960s better ( in so many ways ) than makeup today !?!

[@kimmasuen4107]

@@Booklivre because the idea was to bring out true femininity and it wasn't overdone. They also didn't have all the products we have now. My mom was a teenager in the 40s and I asked her why her skin was so beautiful and what kind of foundation she used. She said they just dipped their powder Puff in a bit of water and swirled it around on the powder and puffed away! I can imagine exactly what that powder smelled like. I used to remind my clients that the idea of doing eye makeup wasn't so someone could look at you and say, what gorgeous eye makeup you have. You want them to say what gorgeous eyes you have. I think that's lost on us today. I'm now retired but it's in my blood so I watch and teach technique. ❤️💋💄

[@kimmasuen4107]

@@Booklivre by the way thank you for your interest I could talk about my makeup days for hours. I just found one of my old portfolios of some before and afters from late 80s early 90s. So fun to look back.

[@keithnaylor1981]

I was flabbergasted by the enormous number of celebrity photos and film stills used in the video to show off her wonderful creations, or did I blink at the wrong time and miss them?

[@cattycorner8]

Head is an example of how Hollywood at one time really did gather the most brilliant artists in every discipline.

[@stephanieellenbogen5570]

Eileen, you were great in this interview. So interested, great questions and such a soft, beautiful way of speaking.

[@carolinejohnson22]

I absolutely loved Carole Lombard's white dress. Just gorgeous and the jewelled clips on the straps..❤

[@pdgf]

The lady interviewer always asking and egging edith to spill juicy bits or rumor about the female stars she worked with. But she wouldnt bite it!

[@dearmaria4654]

pdgf she'd rather talk about her dresses, very respectful of her clients

[@tarnsand440]

Unfortunately the show's director usually instructs to do this. And you're right..why would Edith or anyone bad mouth a celeb unless they had a hate on for them didn't care. Currently every American interviewer wants juicy tidbits and what they do get from guest is usually fake for shock value only. I can't believe the rumours created years ago by Hollywood tabloid writers that are included as fact in golden age celeb bio's...even when refuted in person in interviews decades ago.

[@bessevaraven859]

@@tarnsand440 like what? I'm curious. Some of the stuff from that era was started by odd sources. I'd love to know more

[@tarnsand440]

@@bessevaraven859 There are so many...I'll have to start writing them down get back to you..lol.

[@bessevaraven859]

@@tarnsand440 really? If you're serious I'd love that. I love to learn Before my coma friends used to call me a walking encyclopedia. Some of the"file folders" in my brain are encountering "404 errors" when I try to access them and need to be restored or replaced but I'd love to exchange any info you care to come up with with any of the strange collection of info in my head....Lots of info on science fiction and crafting, among other things.....lolol

[@wk1810]

She had a challenge with Gloria Swanson in Sunset Boulevard, conscious of the fact that Swanson was 50 at the time and had a bit of a belly (Edith Head's opinion, not mine), she wanted to accentuate her best parts. She was absolutely fabulous!!! Style is what you make it, but confidence carries it off. About her manner of speaking - she is straight forward/direct in her responses, a trademark of people who know their stuff. It can come across as rude, but it isn't.

[@inabind416]

Baby Bunny I really respect people like this. They are blunt but honest. I’d rather have these kind of people around me instead of the ones who smile and then turn around and stab you in the back, or who aren’t genuine at all. Unfortunately my in-laws are in the second group.

[@alphaaquisitions706]

Baby Bunny I concur

[@ritaadams2980]

Edith Heard, 2 words, Classy and brilliant!

[@askthehealerofthebroken4516]

I love her. She is down to earth, honest, and sweet. Her first comment, "Why don't you mention the men?" She did not want to leave them out, just because she designed dresses, didn't mean she was sexist.

[@reginascruggs3326]

She loved designing for men just as much as women, but the men's clothes are rarely talked about.

[@littlericky46]

Forgive, if anybody has already mentioned this, but Edith left that necklace to Elizabeth Taylor, who wore it often...

[@deannatodd-goodson4321]

Thanks for this tidbit.

[@aircastles1013]

Wonder who has it now.....

[@littlericky46]

@@aircastles1013 I'm not positive, but it may have been sold in ET's auction after her passing...

[@SpookyElectric319]

Elizabeth Taylor wore it often. It was made of ivory and gold and was opera tokens from various famous British theatres. It’s stunning. lisawallerrogers.files.wordpress.com/2014/06/e-taylor-and-e-head-necklace.jpg?w=225

[@lioness7582]

The model is beautiful.

[@curlyanneb1973]

Those two models are stunning.

[@dijonstreak]

...SO cool to finally hear her live and tell about her experiences......i SO LOVE her so much respect for her....one-of-a-kind.....!!

[@gloriaasbury-covington6339]

Edith Head was "da bomb!"(magnificent)! I started watching film credits to see who the costumer was listed. Her work STILL stands up today. Great interview by you and your co-host Ms. Eileen! Just wonderful seeing her with her trademark hairstyle and glasses. Those dresses for "A Place in the Sun" and ALL of 1957 version of "The Ten Commandments" still look great. Yul Brunner in that taupe fitted t-shirt and brown leather pleated skirt in gold three inch high heels is still hot! And that navy matte jersey draped gown with the red sash of the Queen when her son died moves so fluidly, I can see it in my mind's eye right now. Ms. Head had NO equal. Thanks for a beautiful memory. I will look up more of your interviews. And yup, I am a subscriber! Take care,

[@willisix2554]

" A Place in the Sun" the only thing that could have made that film better, is if it would have been directed by Alfred Hitchcock

[@marymarysmarket3508]

Google...KZbin...You Bet Your Life..Edith Head. Very nice interview in the 1950’s

[@amjPeace]

I remember you, Eileen Prose. Your professionalism and pleasant demeanor brought a touch of class to our living rooms!

[@sally-annparker6744]

Would have loved it if Edith Head had a KZbin channel! Imagine having access to those endless tips and genius.

[@MegaMesozoic]

What a delightful, intelligent and down-to-earth lady! I'd never seen Edith Head in an interview before, so many thanks for this video!

[@BroadwayBabyyy744]

Eileen you handled her beautifully. Good job. Talk about a woman of strength and grit and talent, edith was a powerhouse. Great presentation

[@afrodeity1576]

Wow Edith Head an icon of icons!! Thank you for posting!!

[@jzwalz51robin45]

I was anticipating disliking her, but find that she is very impressive. I now want to do more research on her and discover more about her and her work!

[@anthonycbrown1952]

Times have really changed. She was a professionals professional in her work and that can sometimes make her appear 'tight' and somewhat impersonal. Specialist used to appear this way in many trades back then. Now everyone is expected to 'shine / sparkle' in front of the camera.

[@withgoddess8029]

I know just from her appearance for 50 years or more I've always thought she was an oddball. But actually she isn't at all. She was pleasant and serious and her stories were fascinating

[@trudyjones9734]

Such costumes!!! Always looked for costumes by Edith Head, Orry Kelly, and Adrian. You were assured of fabulous looking clothes!!!

[@kylierobsoncollins6036]

isn't she just devine! so beautifully spoken and kind about he actors. I love her! I'm off to scout those patterns now!

[@johnn.5033]

How funny and also very strange that she predicts that fashion will become part of the key to success in the 1980’s and how right she ended up being. Status, style, and displayals of wealth characterized the yuppie generation very much. She was on the money with that one.

[@lapislazuli7876]

Yes I thought the same thing. Fashion became very glamorous and romantic in the 80s and in many ways was a revival of all the styles she had been famous for in the 1930s-1950s. The New Romantics of the early 80s right through to the high “Dynasty” glam of the mid-80s.

[@mariaweston5477]

I always looked for her name in movie credits. Always the costumes were beautiful. I miss pretty clothes in movies.

[@sarahalbers5555]

Same here.

[@psw4763]

A wonderfully talented lady. Her dresses are beautiful.

[@lolam.9291]

Edna’s style is classic... I don’t know what decade/year this was filmed, but the style she displayed remains fashionable to this very day.

[@julienielsen3746]

Edith.

[@JehanineMelmoth]

It was either 1979 or 1980, judging by the conversation.

[@jujubee463]

The Jean Harlow dress is beautiful, I would wear that today.

[@scotnick59]

EDNA? = heeheehee

[@kimberlystern6677]

You mean she took credit for designing fashionable clothes.

[@scottrhodes8160]

I don't care about fashion-men;s or women's, but this women is greatness. She is so full of movie history and fashion history. She comes across as smart as she is and remained relevant over a career that spanned more that 50 years. God bless you madam Head!

[@patriciaoreilly8907]

Artistic Genius RIP & love her no nonsense attitude to silly questions. Brilliant lady.

[@merryhunt9153]

"What should I wear?" "Something fabulous." So easy! Why didn't I think of that?

[@stephenwilliams1269]

Fascinating video. I think you did a great job interviewing Edith Head.

[@thepearlatelier4256]

not many people know about her, but she designed some of the most iconic clothing from the golden age of hollywood. She is under rated.

[@barbarak2836]

Younger people, maybe. Pretty much every older person. whether they cared about clothes or not, knew who she was. She was famous!

[@deborahgallery8912]

I did know of Edith head thanks to watching grace kelly in rear window.

[@traceyreid4585]

Edith was a brilliant, no nonsense woman who was way ahead of her time! She tied those two interviewers into knots... such a sharp mind.

[@deborahamy1225]

Thank you so very much for this gem!! I only wish that we could have her “seminars” on fashion on DVD. Those designs were timeless and so very elegant. If we could only still be able to purchase styles like this still, and be able to find sewing patterns, I would love that!!! May God bless you and yours!!👏👏👏👏❤️❤️❤️❤️✝️🙏🇺🇸

[@tq2769]

"can I say 'rear'?" things certainly have changed

[@JehanineMelmoth]

I thought the interviewers did wonderfully. They were gentle and relaxed, but that let Edith take centre stage and really be herself. It was a clever way of getting someone who is very brief and to the point, to open up. How lovely to see Edith after seeing her name on credits so many times!

[@MicaRayan]

Her dresses are glamorous and brilliantly elegant ❤❤❤

[@elizabethmunson7379]

Classy, classy, classy. I love how she is very specific - I am a costumer........ How wonderful!

[@49lucky]

I have a lot of her designs and books on Edith. Love the designs.

[@lordbyron3603]

She truly knows her craft. Amazing, and very talented woman. Her clothes are gorgeous.

[@SEW_B]

Oh, what a marvelous designer Edith Head was! This was a lovely ... and fruitful ... interview with this talented lady.

[@isabelgaynor2589]

Edith Heads brusk way of talking was such a contract to the soft dreamy cost ones she designed. Eileen you were new at this? I saw many an interviewer not flowing well with Edith's but and dry way of speakng but your style was in great harmony with hers.

[@c.a.savage5689]

Great interview. Love Edith Head's costume designs. An icon.

[@trymenot81]

The progenitor of style, fashion and a bona fide genius of every aspect of attire. She is the example of how one becomes the best. You should see her work for Shirley MacLaine in the movie "What a Way to Go". It is a fashion show of the elite. BTW, Hedy Lamar was also a scientific genius who was instrumental in creating technology that was useful in WWII.

[@johnkearns35]

What is the medicine Tolterodine Tartrate used for and what are the side effects? 13:29

[@reasonrestored9116]

She’s a prickly interviewee, but the interviewer is quite accomplished, well prepared and makes it an interesting engagement.

[@kaseythomas9646]

It would be nice to know when this was originally aired!

[@2degucitas]

Edith is wearing a "statement necklace". Her large "fringe" is to counteract her sharp nose. Smart.

[@stmichl9433]

Her "fringe" was fake. She had a whole stash of fake bangs.

[@amydorsey5996]

That is why I wear bangs..my nose 👃

[@marthagrabel2750]

@@stmichl9433 2nd rye

[@stmichl9433]

2degucitas not sharp, just big.

[@ToughXArmy69]

The studio system represented class. Edith Head at Paramount, Charles LeMaie and Billy Travilla at 20th, Jean Louis at Columbia, Helen Rose and Adrian at MGM. They and others such as Irene, and Renie Conley made movie stars look great.

[@wowzieee]

Would you know, is there a documentary about these people?

[@janebraun4482]

Glad she made it to age 80 for a lot of them died young. Very stressful job producing clothes for motions pictures, esp. back in the days of serious glamour!

[@lapislazuli7876]

I’m not so sure the movie business was about class. It was very unclassy the way they exploited and mistreated staff, stars and people. They did however, like to “project” class.

[@malarucoon]

These interviewers were unfortunately nowhere near being in the same league as Edith- She seems a little annoyed by their questions or lack of informative questions. I love hearing what she has to say, but they may have wasted a huge opportunity to really hear something amazing.

[@stmichl9433]

Why are you defending her? She was egoic and rude and has no right to be.

[@SerenityVonSavage]

I also thought this seemed like a wasted opportunity. Edith could have really given so much thought and information but was constantly being interrupted with questions about the temperament of actresses and how to look slim. There's so much research that goes into designing costumes. You have to know your history, art, theatre, psychology, film, fashion, fabric, and the practicalities of sourcing materials. That's before even having to communicate that with a team of wardrobe assistants. It's not professional to gossip about who you've dressed. Everything must be handled with respect.

[@highbaritone]

Serenity Fire I too. I think the lady interviewed her badly. The man tried to make up for her, but she didn’t like it. Edith would have done dozens of these during the tour. She had to take the bad with the good.

[@caryulmer7063]

malarucoon Agreed. Can you blame her for being annoyed? Interviewers didn't seem to have done any research on her.

[@tarnsand440]

I'll never forget when Donny & Marie Osmond had their talk show...Marie asking Jean Stapleton to say 'Archie'! in the high Edith voice. Jean looked at her point blank and said NO! The look on Marie's face was priceless..she did not know what to say next looked like she had been slapped in the face. She realized she had messed up big time and went directly to a commercial. Why she thought Jean was such a low level star that she had to do that is beyond logical thinking. All talk show hosts want to make a name for themselves by getting someone to dump dirt shock statement or F-bomb on live tv.. hoping to get into media next day.

[@bill6702]

Always loved this Lady, She did most costumes for a lot of John Wayne Movies, as well as many others.

[@carolynellis387]

I think it's a great interview, classy Edith and kind interviewers. They did research but it just felt so intimate and full of amazing details about her industry A great discussion taken as an interview

[@tomatenpaprika6323]

Absolutely fabulous and remarkably straight designer.

[@sofiaberaldo]

Absolute favourite part is her asking "could I stand up" to show her own outfit, a true icon in every sense of the word

[@christinedomingue1319]

A fantastic interview! She LOVED her career.

[@wendy.toe.jamz.]

When you're the boss, you must act like a boss, children ;/

[@elenam9302]

Yaaaaas

[@myphonyaccount]

She expected them to know about her before she was asked clueless questions. And she questioned his desire to look like Robert Redford because there wasn't anything wrong with him. She was a thinker.

[@marywebb9127]

@@stmichl9433 If you dislike her so much why are you here Trolling then?

[@YogZab]

@@stmichl9433 Curiously I did not notice rudeness, just a thorough, concise conscientious series of answers. She's a real person with decent language and rhetoric skills. Funny how people interpret things but I'd never use the word rude, just real and forthright!

[@bobbennett2602]

First model with Carole Lombard gown resembled Jean Harlow

[@hennyvanveldhuizen5976]

She looks like Dorothy Stratton!!!

[@Patrick3183]

I thought so too! Good catch.