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Thursday, March 02, 2023
Understanding the Evolution of Elvis Through Costumes: An Interview with 'Elvis' Costume Designer Catherine Martin
The Art of Costume: There couldn’t possibly be a more daunting task than designing the costumes for a film centered around the King of Rock ‘N’ Roll, Elvis Presley. Elvis was known for his daring, colorful style that would inspire generations of performers and artists for many years to come.
1 comment:
Kendall Swartz
said...
The costumes for Elvis I felt like we’re really put together. Catherine Martin has such an interesting color palette. I really like this article because I feel like you could really see into her process and how she did the color palette from beginning to end. I felt like this really showed her as a designer. I also liked in this article they talked about the research process and what she did, and what others have done in the past. They talked about Elvis‘s jumpsuits and how they were able to Find the original designer and the original tailor for it and they were able to visit the BNK Enterprises and they were the ones who re-purposed the jumpsuits. This is really important because they were able to be historically accurate while still adding her creativity into it. I feel like that’s really important as a costume designer to have an equal amount of historicalness in some way and creativity.
1 comment:
The costumes for Elvis I felt like we’re really put together. Catherine Martin has such an interesting color palette. I really like this article because I feel like you could really see into her process and how she did the color palette from beginning to end. I felt like this really showed her as a designer. I also liked in this article they talked about the research process and what she did, and what others have done in the past. They talked about Elvis‘s jumpsuits and how they were able to Find the original designer and the original tailor for it and they were able to visit the BNK Enterprises and they were the ones who re-purposed the jumpsuits. This is really important because they were able to be historically accurate while still adding her creativity into it. I feel like that’s really important as a costume designer to have an equal amount of historicalness in some way and creativity.
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