Friday, April 08, 2011
From Russia with love: the secrets of a shoe shopper
Berkeley Rep Blog: "I have a borderline OCD recollection of every pair of shoes I have ever purchased, and where they came from. Be it the moccasins I got in Taos NM, or the cowboy boots from the streets of New York, I have a serious memory and knack for shoe buying, which is exactly why the bulk of my work on Three Sisters revolves around shoes.
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I love how invested this costume designer is in the accuracy of the shoes. I find that they are often the second thought when it comes to pulling together the costumes. Sadly, because of eye level we tend to find ourselves looking at shoes after we observe the clothing items, therefore in terms of characters, they are sometimes an after thought. However, in terms of creating the character for an actor, I've found that the shoes are the most important aspect of the costumes contribution to that development. To be cliche, the actor must "walk in the shoes" of the characters.
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