{"product_id":"fashioning-hitchcock-costume-and-suspense","title":"Fashioning Hitchcock: Costume and Suspense","description":"\u003cp\u003eExplore the contribution of costume designers to Hitchcock's illustrious film career. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAlfred Hitchcock’s genius as a director includes his collaboration with some of the most celebrated costume designers. In particular, his work with Edith Head highlights how clothing can be a marvellous tool for suspense. In Fashioning Hitchcock, film and fashion historian Caroline Young describes how his artist’s eye shaped the style of his heroes and villains – whether Cary Grant in a glen-check suit in \u003cem\u003eNorth by Northwest\u003c\/em\u003e or Kim Novak in her ghost-gray suit in \u003cem\u003eVertigo\u003c\/em\u003e. Young’s insightful exploration of the use of costume in Hitchcock's movies, and his key relationships with designers, producers, and actors, delves into the visual language, the obsessions, and the quest for beauty that defined his six-decade career.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCaroline Young\u003c\/strong\u003e is an author from Edinburgh, who specializes in film, fashion and popular culture. Her previous works include \u003cem\u003eThe It Girls: Glamor, Celebrity, and Scandal\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eHitchcock's Heroines\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eLiving with Coco Chanel\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eAudrey in Paris\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Fabulous Frances Farquharson: The Colourful Life of an American in the Highlands\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eCrazy Old Ladies: The Story of Hag Horror\u003c\/em\u003e, which was nominated for both a Rondo Hatton Award 2023 and the 2022 Richard Wall Memorial Award.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTickets £15 (includes entry to \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/dovecotstudios.com\/whats-on\/costume-couture\"\u003eCostume Couture: 60 Years of Cosprop\u003c\/a\u003e from 5pm before the talk)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEvery ticket sold supports the work of The Dovecot Foundation to advance visual art, craft and design in all its forms.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePlease note that tickets are non-refundable, non-transferable and may not be exchanged unless due to extenuating circumstances. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIf you are unable to attend an event please contact Dovecot on 0131 550 3660 or \u003ca href=\"mailto:mailto@info@dovecotstudios.com\"\u003einfo@dovecotstudios.com\u003c\/a\u003e to inform the Front of House Team.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Event","offers":[{"title":"General Admission","offer_id":64086489465209,"sku":null,"price":15.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0513\/8726\/9309\/files\/fashioninghitchcock.png?v=1785244354","url":"https:\/\/shop.dovecotstudios.com\/products\/fashioning-hitchcock-costume-and-suspense","provider":"Dovecot Studios","version":"1.0","type":"link"}