Friday, March 31, 2023
Charlese Antoinette Jones On Becoming A Hollywood Costume Designer
www.okayplayer.com: It’s a freezing day in Brooklyn and Charlese Antoinette Jones is ordering food from Pies ‘n’ Thighs, a go-to fried chicken spot when we meet at the Okayplayer office. Outfitted in a white blouse, white denim pants, and white Maison Margiela Tabi boots (and topped off with a striking white milliner hat), she greets me warmly, fresh off of shooting for close to an hour in our studio space a block away.
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Before I started applying to colleges, probably the summer before my junior year, I remember swearing off California as a place that I would never apply to, as California she was just way too close to Maui than I wanted. now that I live in Pittsburgh, I am mildly regretting that choice ( not because of Carnegie Mellon, but mostly just because of the cold and I miss being in a close proximity to people that I was close to before coming here), I'm definitely thinking about California as a possible choice post College. the weather is a lot more similar to what I'm used to, I enjoy being closer to the beach, and being in a place where opportunities pretty endless, especially with more film and media work, rather than live shows, it seems like something I'm definitely going to think about more and more as the years go on.
I want to thank this article for introducing to me such a talented individual, who I as a black costume designer was unaware of how many productions they have worked on. It is so rare to see black costume designers within the industry as well as those who are on the younger side and are in the "peak" of their career. This article did a great job in introducing who Charlese Antoinette Jones is as an artist and visionary as well as in outlying her experience and the reasoning as to why she is black Hollywood's go to designer. I also found her college experience to be very interesting as well. Going from a e-commerce major to a fashion merchandising and styling major is a really big shift and it shows how everyone's journey into their craft is different. It showcases to me that I to can go into other outlets beyond costume design and engage in other areas.
I loved reading this article I think that it did a great job of telling Jones a story well also congratulating her for where she’s come. This pipeline from fashion student Costume Designer‘s when I found really interesting. Coming out of high school, knowing I wanted to be a costume designer, made it difficult for me to determine what my next steps were because so many of the people such as Jones herself Have stemmed from a non-Costume to sign background. I decided that since I already feel like I have a good understanding of what I wanna do after college, but it was OK for me to pursue such a niche degree but I’ve always applauded people who started exclusively in fashion, and managed to pull their weight in film TV in theater so quickly. Some of Jones’s work is truly impressive. I’m excited to see with this new Nike movie what that will look like I’ve been ambitiously waiting it and I really hope to see you again some wonderful costumes in A. Please I did not see Judas and the Black Messiah, but I might go back and watch it now after this article since I have not been exposed
As someone who also comes from humble beginnings, this story feels so touching to me. I have always been a big believer in the thought that with hard work and creativity, you can work on almost any budget. For many of my design projects I do my very best to not have to buy materials. I have successfully made most of my projects without spending money. Including one of the most scary projects i’ve done, which was my semester final project For one of my projects I made the active choice to not spend money. The environment we made as a class where quite exciting. For my environment I wished to include a bunch of dolls. Including a central doll that would oversee the space with dolls. This doll would have some sort of dress on her head that resembled a crown. I made this doll using strictly scraps from the crate outside the costume studio. I wished this piece to make the statement that these dolls may be humble but they mean the world to these girls.
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