Edith Head was an American costume designer who won a record eight Academy Awards for Best Costume Design between 1949 and 1973, making her the most awarded woman in the Academy's History. Head is considered to be one of the greatest and most influential costume designers in film history.

Why did Edith Head wear dark glasses?

Whether designing for black-and-white or color, Head was known for using a rainbow of hues to set the mood. Her trademark dark glasses were in fact, blue-lensed, so she could get a sense of how black-and-white photographed, a trick used by costume designers during the Golden Age of Hollywood.

What happened Edith Head?

Edith Head, the doyenne of motion-picture costume design who received a record eight Academy Awards for her work on films, died at Good Samaritan Hospital in Hollywood on Saturday. Death was attributed to myelobibrosis myeloid, a rare disease of the bone marrow.