Discoverthetruestoryofhowashyminer’sdaughterbecameoneofthemostlegendarycostumedesignersinHollywoodinthisinspiringnonfictionpicturebookbiography.AsachildinthesmallminingtownofSearchlight,Nevada,EdithHeadhadfewfriendsandspentmostofhertimedressinguphertoysandpetsandevenwildanimalsusingfabricscraps.Shealwaysknewshewantedtomovesomewherefullofpeopleandexcitement.ShesethersightsonHollywoodandtalkedherwayintoajobsketchingcostumesforamoviestudio.Didsheknowhowtodraworsewcostumes?No.Butthatdidn’tstopher!Edithtaughtherselfandtirelesslyworkedherwayupuntilshewasdressingsomeofthebiggeststarsoftheday,fromAudreyHepburntoGraceKellytoGingerRogers.ShebecamethefirstwomantoheadamajorHollywoodmoviestudiocostumedepartmentandwentontowineightAcademyAwardsforbestcostumedesign--andshedefinedthestyleofanera.
