Dressing actors to suit character, place and period is more crucial to the film-making process than many realize. This guide provides insight into this craft, featuring interviews with 15 international costume designers. The book is brimming with sketches, fabric swatches, photographs, production shots and stills from the designers' own collections. They have come to the craft through many and varied backgrounds and draw their inspiration from wildy varying sources and here, they explain their techniques in their own words, revealing the personality and passion behind some of cinema's greatest costumes.