CMU School of Drama


Monday, April 06, 2020

How coronavirus turned Hollywood costumers into 'mask crusaders'

Los Angeles Times: Like many of his colleagues in Hollywood, costumer Nickolaus Brown felt helpless when the COVID-19 pandemic struck.

He had been working on Netflix’s big-budget action movie “Red Notice,” making sure Dwayne Johnson’s clothes fit right on set in Atlanta, before filming was shut down.

1 comment:

Emma Pollet said...

I am so proud at how widespread this cause became. It did not take long for people to start examining their own skill sets to see how they can both help their communities and help themselves by giving themselves a purpose. Immediately after the world faced a shortage of personal protection equipment, people began learning how to make it themselves. I think that what Hollywood costumers did is lovely, and you can tell that not only were medical professionals benefitting from it, but the costume designers as well. People who know that I make costumes reached out to me asking me if I was making masks, which I have been. Some people even asked me to teach them how to sew. I taught my best friend how to sew and now she is making about ten masks a day, on top of being a full-time student with leadership positions in on-campus organizations.