Serge Normant

Serge Normant
Author: Serge Normant
Publisher: Harry N. Abrams
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2004-09-01
Genre: Design
ISBN: 9780810943445

Transforming celebrities into something magical, Normant has called on a host of the top fashion photographers working today; among them are the late Herb Ritts, Steven Meisel, Patrick DeMarchelier, Michael Thompson, and Karl Lagerfeld.

Encyclopedia of Hair

Encyclopedia of Hair
Author: Victoria Sherrow
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Total Pages: 560
Release: 2023-03-30
Genre: Social Science
ISBN:

This popular volume on the culture of hair through human history and around the globe has been updated and revised to include even more entries and current information. How we style our hair has the ability to shape the way others perceive us. For example, in 2017, the singer Macklemore denounced his hipster undercut hairstyle, a style that is associated with Hitler Youth and alt-right men, and in 2015, actress Rose McGowan shaved her head in order to take a stance against the traditional Hollywood sex symbol stereotype. This volume examines how hair-or lack thereof-can be an important symbol of gender, class, and culture around the world and through history. Hairstyles have come to represent cultural heritage and memory, and even political leanings, social beliefs, and identity. This second edition builds upon the original volume, updating all entries that have evolved over the last decade, such as by discussing hipster culture in the entries on beards and mustaches and recent medical breakthroughs in hair loss. New entries have been added that look at specific world regions, hair coverings, political symbolism behind certain styles, and other topics.

The New Beauty Secrets

The New Beauty Secrets
Author: Laura Mercier
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 266
Release: 2010-06-22
Genre: Health & Fitness
ISBN: 1451612613

Laura Mercier's philosophy is simple. A perfect face -- radiant, flawless, and soft -- is the first and most important step in achieving your best possible look. For years Laura has been transforming celebrities such as Sarah Jessica Parker, Julia Roberts, and Mariah Carey with her hallmark Flawless Face method. Her signature product line, Laura Mercier Cosmetics, is an international success, and her editorial work frequents the covers of the most chic fashion magazines. Her products are loved by everyone from makeup artists to real women, people who appreciate straightforward products that deliver what they promise. Now, for the tenth anniversary of Laura Mercier Cosmetics, Laura's handing her time-tested tricks over to you. The New Beauty Secrets presents the techniques that she's mastered and honed through an extraordinary life in beauty in a simple, professional manner. Alongside Laura's easy-to-follow, step-by-step advice you'll find the straight beauty talk that has made her the trusted confidant of so many. Whether she's exploring the pros and cons of plastic surgery, divulging the secrets of perfect lip liner, or sharing her recipe for the most relaxing bath, Laura's warm, expert voice welcomes you into her world -- a world brought to life with personal snapshots, elegant sketches, and glamorous photographs of renowned beauties wearing makeup by Laura. Read along as Sharon Stone, Julianne Moore, and others reveal what makes Laura such a genius. The New Beauty Secrets is the ultimate handbook for every woman who loves makeup and wants to look her best. In The New Beauty Secrets you will learn how to: • Streamline your skincare routine to get the best complexion • Replicate the Flawless Face Method that Laura uses on her celebrity clients • Find the eyeshadow hues that best complement your eye color • Prevent your lipstick from feathering, bleeding, or fading • Design an eyebrow shape that's perfect for your face • Indulge in at-home beauty treatments that will help you glow, de-stress, and detox

Finding the Supermodel in You

Finding the Supermodel in You
Author: Claudia Mason
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 283
Release: 2016-03-15
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 151070163X

Discover your inner confidence and how to navigate the exciting world of modeling—whether or not you become a model. Regardless of your weight, health, size, religion or nationality, author Claudia Mason believes there is a supermodel in all of us. Discovered at age thirteen, Mason has lived through the journey from unknown to supermodel and shares with us here her wealth of knowledge. Though teens may hate to admit it, they are still in the earliest stages of adulthood and need guidance—especially if their guardians are clueless to the inner workings of the entertainment industry. Modeling is a demanding career that places tremendous pressure on a young person to perform well, look perfect, and win the job and good graces of the adults around them. Scary stuff for teens, as well as for their parents. So who to turn to? Whom to trust? Where to go? It’s here where Mason lends her invaluable advice and expertise. Join her as she opens the doors of the industry to you and provides you with the tools you’ll need to safely thrive in this fast-paced industry. Mason starts with tips for getting into the business and goes on to explain the necessary role of chaperones for models under eighteen. Learn how to become assertive and work with agents and bookers, and how to manage your money from your newfound success. Mason also touches on more serious issues by discussing how to navigate a work place that so often intersects with the world of “sex, drugs, and rock ‘n’ roll.” Discover advice for helping your teen stay true to themselves and come out ahead. And finally learn about what to expect after the too-short window for modeling closes and also about ways to build a brand that lasts. Through Mason’s The Insider’s Guide to Teen Modeling and Finding the Supermodel in YOU, teens will learn how to be happy, confident models who can survive the frontlines of fashion. The expertise Mason passes along to would-be models is equally relevant for all teens, as well as adults.

How Not to Look Old

How Not to Look Old
Author: Charla Krupp
Publisher: Grand Central Life & Style
Total Pages: 475
Release: 2008-01-02
Genre: Health & Fitness
ISBN: 0446511064

Forget getting older gracefully--This is the beauty and style bible every woman has been waiting for! How Not to Look Old is the first--ever cheat sheet of to-dos and fast fixes that pay-off big time--all from Charla and her friends, the best hair pros, makeup artists, designers, dermatologists, cosmetic dentists and personal shoppers in the biz. Packed with eye-opening details on hair color, brows, lipstick, wrinkle-erasers, jeans, shapewear, jewelry, heels, and more, the book speaks to every woman: from low maintenance types who don't want to spend a fortune or tons of time on her looks to high maintenance women who believe in looking fabulous at any price. There's also too-old vs. just-right before and after photos, celebrity examples of good and bad style, shopping lists of Charla's brilliant buys in fashion and beauty products, coveted addresses of "Where the top beauty pros go," fun sidebars--and more. Known to national audiences from her ten years on NBC's Today show, style expert Charla Krupp dishes out her secrets in this "ultimate" to-do list for looking hip and fabulous -- no matter what your age.

Femme Fatale

Femme Fatale
Author: Serge Normant
Publisher:
Total Pages: 163
Release: 2001
Genre: Celebrities
ISBN: 9780500542521

Paying tribute to a century of female glamour, this illustrated book looks at such iconic beauties as Jean Harlow and Brigitte Bardot, and also recreates today's celebrities in the styles of the past. The book invokes the looks that defined the 20th century.

Julia

Julia
Author: James Spada
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
Total Pages: 476
Release: 2007-04-01
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 1429980974

Julia Roberts represents a return to the glamour of the great Hollywood stars of another era. Fans flock to her movies, and she's a staple cover subject of People magazine and every entertainment show imaginable, but her real life has only been seen in tabloid glimpses until now. James Spada has gone back to Julia's beginnings in Athens, Georgia to unearth fascinating facts about her family and her early dating life. And he's followed her career from movie to movie-both on screen and behind the screen-to show fans what the private face of Julia really is. As an artist, Julia has changed dramatically from the talented but sheltered girl who found fame first with a role in the independent movie "Mystic Pizza" and became the exuberant star whose "Pretty Woman" delighted audiences everywhere before becoming an Oscar-winning actress capable of taking on the toughest roles. As a person, she's grown from a skittish and gangly girl moving through relationships with co-stars to become an assured woman making her own bold decisions about how to live her life. Julia will delight fans with its level of detail and fresh information, as well as its thoughtfulness about the life and career of a truly vibrant and complex star.

Made For Each Other

Made For Each Other
Author: Bronwyn Cosgrave
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Total Pages: 332
Release: 2008-12-02
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 1596917520

At the Academy Awards, the answer to who wore what matters just as much as who won what. Focusing on the actresses nominated for Oscars and a few seminal presenters, Made for Each Other traces the fashion trends of the widely watched Oscar ceremony. From the splendor of Vivien Leigh to the spare war-era chic of Ingrid Bergman, from the arresting glamor of Marlene Dietrich to Barbra Streisand's daring sequined Arnold Scaasi pantsuit, Bronwyn Cosgrave delivers a revealing account of the entertainers who have helped shape the look of the Academy Awards and the international couturiers and behind-the-scenes fashion players on whom they've relied. Delving deep into the partnerships that have defined Oscar fashion-Claudette Colbert and Travis Banton; Grace Kelly and Edith Head; Audrey Hepburn and Hubert de Givenchy; Elizabeth Taylor and Helen Rose; Liza Minelli and Halston; Cher and Bob Mackie; Jodie Foster and Georgio Armani; Nicole Kidman and John Galliano; Hilary Swank and Randolph Duke-Cosgrave demonstrates that from the beginning fashion was as integral to Oscar night as the films it celebrated. In a package befitting the glamorous subject, Made for Each Other includes previously unseen sketches of Oscar dresses by legendary couturiers, rare vintage photographs, and fashion illustrations of key dresses created especially for this book. For fashionistas and film buffs alike, Made for Each Other is a must have for anyone interested in this perfect pairing.

50 Oscar Nights

50 Oscar Nights
Author: Dave Karger
Publisher: Running Press Adult
Total Pages: 432
Release: 2024-01-23
Genre: Performing Arts
ISBN: 0762486333

An exclusive look behind the scenes of the Academy Awards as top stars and filmmakers discuss their Oscar wins and tell never-before-told tales of Hollywood's biggest night, in a collection of original interviews with Turner Classic Movies host and entertainment media journalist Dave Karger. For almost a century, movie fans have been riveted by the Academy Awards and the stars who have won Oscars. 50 Oscar Nights takes readers behind the scenes of Hollywood’s most storied awards show through new and exclusive interviews with dozens of A-list actors, filmmakers, and craftspeople spanning sixty years of the Oscars. Here these artists reflect on their winning work and recount all the details of how they got ready, how they felt when they heard their name and got up on stage to accept their award, what they wore, how the entire experience impacted their life, and more. Some interviews bring to light fun stories like why Hilary Swank decided to celebrate her Academy Award at the Astro Burger in West Hollywood, or insight into the work as Elton John explains why he was convinced he won his Best Original Song award for the wrong tune. Other interviews illuminate why for some honorees, such as Julia Roberts, John Legend, and Octavia Spencer, the day remains a life highlight to be treasured, while for Marlee Matlin, Mira Sorvino, and Barry Jenkins, complex emotions cloud what most think would be a purely celebratory moment. Filled with more than 150 photos of red-carpet moments, emotional acceptances, and after-party play, 50 Oscar Nights is both a stunning record of cinema glamour and a must-read for any movie lover. Full list of interviewees: Nicole Kidman, Elton John, Jennifer Hudson, Steven Spielberg, Jane Fonda, Barry Jenkins, Halle Berry, J. K. Simmons, Julia Roberts, John Legend, Rita Moreno, Martin Scorsese, Marlee Matlin, Dustin Hoffman, Hannah Beachler, Cameron Crowe, Mira Sorvino, Kevin O’Connell, Sally Field, Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez, Eddie Redmayne, Lee Grant, Louis Gossett Jr., Hilary Swank, Clint Eastwood, Jessica Yu, Michael Douglas, Catherine Martin, Francis Ford Coppola, Allison Janney, Mel Brooks, Emma Thompson, Peter Jackson, Marcia Gay Harden, Mark Bridges, Sofia Coppola, Joel Grey, Glen Hansard and Markéta Irglová, Olivia Colman, Rob Epstein, Whoopi Goldberg, Alan Menken, Melissa Etheridge, Sissy Spacek, Keith Carradine, Estelle Parsons, Geoffrey Fletcher, Octavia Spencer, Aaron Sorkin, Meryl Streep

PEOPLE Royal Wedding

PEOPLE Royal Wedding
Author: The Editors of PEOPLE
Publisher: Time Home Entertainment
Total Pages: 96
Release: 2018-06-01
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 1547843624

The wedding of Meghan Markle and Prince Harry is an actual fairy tale dream come true! A woman meets her Prince Charming - and he's an actual prince! Now in People's new Special Edition, The Royal Wedding, you get to experience all of the pomp, tradition and grandeur of this year's most anticipated event, as Harry and Meghan wed and she becomes the first American woman to marry into the royal family in decades. Filled with dozens of gorgeous photographs taken throughout their relationship, engagement, and of course of the wedding, The Royal Wedding is an essential keepsake of this very special moment.