2024 the best picture oscar review
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Explore two dozen of the most glamorous, scandalous, and history-making Oscar looks in Beyond the Best Dressed, film and culture critic Esther Zuckerman's personality-filled romp through red carpet fashion, complete with original fashion drawings from illustrator Montana Forbes.
From the show-stoppingly elegant (Halle Berry winning the award for Monster’s Ball in a breathtaking Elie Saab) to the decidedly kooky (Adam Rippon in a formal harness), the Academy Awards Telecast is one of the few nights of the year devoted entirely to glamor (in all its forms). Even in the age of streaming, millions upon millions of people sit down at the same time, turn on their televisions, and watch celebrities strut down the red carpet (and, sure, win some awards). Now fans can relive the glamor, drama, and lasting legacy of some of the most influential outfits from more than ninety years of the Oscar in Beyond the Best Dressed: A Cultural History of the Most Glamorous, Radical, and Scandalous Oscar Fashion. In twenty-five essays, culture writer Esther Zuckerman explores the iconic fashion choices that made history on the most elegant stage of all, and analyzes the cultural impact of wardrobe decisions both absurd and wonderful. Beginning with Hattie McDaniel’s historic and trendsetting turquoise gown in 1940 (worn at a table segregated from her white agent), Zuckerman goes beyond the “best of” lists to shine a deserved spotlight on the truly unforgettable outfits–and deciphers what those outfits represented.
Beyond the Best Dressed is a first-of-its-kind commemoration of Oscar fashion that perfectly captures the glitz and the glamor for anyone who has ever been to an Oscar watch party (or texted their friends while they watched alone). Fully illustrated with whimsical fashion drawings of the outfits–including Michelle Williams' golden Versace, Sharon Stone's iconic Gap t-shirt, and Rita Moreno's groundbreaking dress worn in both 1962 and 2018–this book is a joyful and vivid odyssey that doesn’t stop at the hem of the dress, delving deeper into the cultural effect of these fashion flash points with research and original reporting.
Publisher : Running Press Adult (February 1, 2022)
Language : English
Hardcover : 240 pages
ISBN-10 : 0762475501
ISBN-13 : 978-0762475506
Item Weight : 14.6 ounces
Dimensions : 5.25 x 1 x 7.3 inches
Reviewer: Gram Z
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Fully Illustrated
Review: I gifted my original copy of this and was thinking about picking up a second used one and saw the relatively poor average review. I usually forget to review things here but I like Estherâs work and Iâd like to add a five star review because I actually read the description where it says âfully illustratedâ and didnât think the average here is fair if itâs being dragged down by proud non-readers. This is a fine book, 25 essays as promised. Fully illustrated, as promised.
Reviewer: Peggy Chapman
Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Interesting trivia
Review: Good book but I didnât realize there were just drawings and no photographs
Reviewer: Hunter
Rating: 1.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Underwhelmed
Review: If youâre expecting coffee table book, think more pocket size. The fashion discussed in the book is poorly illustrated, NO photos.
Reviewer: christopher
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: so much fun
Review: great facts, great illustration, just a lot of fun for anyone who likes the oscars
Reviewer: Raindance
Rating: 2.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Unglamorous vanilla book, cheaply constructed
Review: Oh my. First, although a small hardback, the book is glued together and my back cover snapped off when I opened it. Second, this is a terrible book. Itâs simply drawings of dresses that you must recall from memory. NO photographs at all! There is no mention of the design detailing or styling decisions that went into the looks. Itâs only a regular galâs thoughts about whatever the zeitgeist was at the moment and imagined what she thought the viewer or celebrity must have been thinking. A better review of Oscar dresses can be found at The Most Unforgettable Oscar Dresses of the Century which can be found at stylebistro.com where the author does discuss styling, fashion choices and gown construction. Plus, you can see actual photos often dress. I would return this book but I already took it into the bathroom.
Reviewer: Celeste Brott
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: So much fun
Review: Exactly what you want. Interesting facts. Great illustrations. Right up my alley.
Reviewer: Booklist Princess
Rating: 1.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Not worth the effort
Review: Very amateurish attempt at appealing to a n already well covered subject.
Reviewer: Sydney
Rating: 2.0 out of 5 stars
Title: No real photos!
Review: I guess this was a case of not reading the fine print, but all of the dresses in here are like the cover - just drawings. I thought it would be a book of the actual pictures of the people wearing them. My fault for not realizing that, just don't want anyone else to make the same error.