Dressing Up the Stars

I enjoy watching movies, both with animated and real-life characters. I don’t normally pay attention to the outfits that the characters wear, but I will now, after reading Dressing Up the Stars! The story is about a real girl who lived in the desert but dreamed of living in a big city. She knew how to sew, so she’d make outfits for her dolls, her pets, and her friends when they would put on plays. The girl grew to be a woman and lived in Los Angeles, where she got a job making outfits for characters in movies – both people and animals! The woman is Edith Head, an award-winning costume designer who designed outfits for famous actors from 1927-1981.

I normally don’t read about other people’s lives too often, because I usually read fiction stories, but this was interesting, and I could relate to Edith when she was a little girl with how she felt. I am also trying to learn how to sew right now, so it is fun to see the things she made with her sewing skills, even when she was so young! Edith has made me wonder what might happen to me when I grow up if I keep trying.