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Wednesday, March 15, 2023
Poker Face Costume Designer on Her Favorite Outfits From the Show
Variety: The dazzling, sequin-adorned Dolce & Gabanna dress that Natasha Lyonne’s Charlie wears for the entirety of the “Poker Face” finale was the very first dress that costume designer Trayce Field picked for the show.
2 comments:
Rayya Gracy
said...
I love the designers precision in picking this dress. They accommodate it for a lot of the needs of the actress, for example, her having to crawl so they insured to get a dress that was a long sleeve. I felt like that was a very great way to showcase the importance of a design to also be functionable. Often times we as designers can forget about the people that have to wear and work around our creations. So the fact that they kept that in mind is very considerate and mindful of the actor and the situation that was occurring at the time. I think this dress is very 70s especially with the sequined flowers embroidered all over the dress. And I am not a big fan of floral prints, or anything floral on clothing. But I felt like this was nicely done and it fit the look in which the designer was going for.
Although I’ve not seen the show ‘Poker Face’, I always appreciate when costume designers talk about their inspirations and the creative process. One thing I found interesting that resonated with me was when Trayce Field, the costume designer, was talking about how the outfits had to ‘adapt’ to the stunt-heavy characteristics of the show. I think this is something often neglected by the audience, and even by some designers. A costume that inhibits the actors to move around is a poorly designed costume no matter how nice it looks, in my opinion. This is also true when designing for the stage. I think this is also something that most of our designers are quite good at doing. When I used to do costumes for my high school production, I remember always having to double-check with the cast if they are able to do their dance sequence in their costumes. Although the answer is yes most of the time, there will still be moments when the cast and I forget that requires extra stretchy fabric.
2 comments:
I love the designers precision in picking this dress. They accommodate it for a lot of the needs of the actress, for example, her having to crawl so they insured to get a dress that was a long sleeve. I felt like that was a very great way to showcase the importance of a design to also be functionable. Often times we as designers can forget about the people that have to wear and work around our creations. So the fact that they kept that in mind is very considerate and mindful of the actor and the situation that was occurring at the time. I think this dress is very 70s especially with the sequined flowers embroidered all over the dress. And I am not a big fan of floral prints, or anything floral on clothing. But I felt like this was nicely done and it fit the look in which the designer was going for.
Although I’ve not seen the show ‘Poker Face’, I always appreciate when costume designers talk about their inspirations and the creative process. One thing I found interesting that resonated with me was when Trayce Field, the costume designer, was talking about how the outfits had to ‘adapt’ to the stunt-heavy characteristics of the show. I think this is something often neglected by the audience, and even by some designers. A costume that inhibits the actors to move around is a poorly designed costume no matter how nice it looks, in my opinion. This is also true when designing for the stage. I think this is also something that most of our designers are quite good at doing. When I used to do costumes for my high school production, I remember always having to double-check with the cast if they are able to do their dance sequence in their costumes. Although the answer is yes most of the time, there will still be moments when the cast and I forget that requires extra stretchy fabric.
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