Overview of content:

When You Wish Upon a Star…’.; The Hollywood Designers’ Reign; From Private Gatherings to Public; Spectacle; Tracing the Academy Awards Ceremony’s Footprint into the Mediascape; Creating an International Fashion Show for the American Market; Style Arbiters and the Genesis of Best- and Worst-Dressed Lists; The Emergence of Fashion Conglomerates Turns Couture into Prêt-à-Porter; The Fashion Revolution; Twilight of the Idols