55 Quotes by Edith Head

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    You can lead a horse to water and you can even make it drink, but you can't make actresses wear what they don't want to wear.

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    Building a proper wardrobe is like building a home. Indeed, you should think of it like a home, because it is something you're going to live in. It must be comfortable and suit all your needs.

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    Many faux pas of fashion can be avoided if you curb your instinctive desire to buy things with your heart instead of your head.

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    Even the most beautiful legs - Marlene Dietrich's, for instance - look better when the kneecap is covered.

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    Many women have asked me if it is possible to have a well-built wardrobe on a limited budget. 'Money,' I tell them, 'is no guarantee of taste, and an overstuffed wardrobe is often as bare as a skeleton when it comes to wearable apparel.'

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    With women, there's a basic female instinct of caring deeply about the way they look; women stars have a narcissist complex.

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    Every different director has another language - for instance, Hitchcock does not like any bright color ever, unless the story says 'there goes the girl in a red dress.'

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    Growing old gracefully used to begin at about 35, but today women prefer to 'stay young gratefully' with thanks to designers, beauticians and plastic surgeons.

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