2 new coffee table books every film buff should love: celebrate the golden era of Hollywood or study on-set fashion with glossy tomes from Taschen and A24
- The 2-volume Life. Hollywood by Taschen opens up Life magazine’s archives to present iconic A-listers from cover to cover – think Marilyn Monroe to Alfred Hitchcock
- The singular fashion sense of filmmakers from David Lynch to Wong Kar-wai, Ang Lee to Federico Fellini, and Sofia Coppola to Kathryn Bigelow are examined in A24’s How Directors Dress
Hollywood has long had an inescapable glamour and these two books capture some of the glittering appeal of its greatest cinematic achievements as well as its biggest personalities – the big-name directors as well as the A-list stars in front of the cameras.
Life. Hollywood by Taschen
If you’re a lover of the golden age of Hollywood, you should add this new release from luxury publisher Taschen to your bookshelf. Life.
Hollywood is a two-volume coffee table book featuring photos from Life magazine’s archives, ranging from location shoots to the Oscars and other glamorous star-studded events.
Covering almost four decades (1936-1972), the books include portraits of renowned figures such as Elizabeth Taylor, Marilyn Monroe and Alfred Hitchcock, and behind-the-scenes photos from some of the classic cinema era’s most famous films.
How Directors Dress by A24
