The Golden Age of Hollywood was truly a showcase for costume designers, some of whom-like Michael Woulfe-were lesser-known but made distinctive contributions to the glamour of this illustrious period. Michael takes the reader on his journey from a starstruck Brooklyn boy to a Hollywood costume designer who learns that Judy Garland has personally requested him to design her gowns for the gala film premiere of A Star Is Born. As in all fairytales, the journey is filled with joys and struggles-from Michael's first film assignment dressing Sylvia Sidney in Blood on the Sun, his encounters with nastiness under the glittery