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Tuesday, December 05, 2023

Francine Jamison-Tanchuck (‘The Color Purple’ costumes) interview

GoldDerby: “The original movie was so meaningful to me because of the span of so many different periods and working with the wonderful mentor of mine, Aggie Rodgers,” says “The Color Purple” costume designer Francine Jamison-Tanchuck. “My job was to clothe a lot of the background ladies and shopping for fabrics for Aggie.

1 comment:

Luna said...

This article was short, but it still was cool to read. I have heard the musical “The Color Purple “is really really amazing, but unfortunately I have never had the opportunity to see it. So I am really excited that it will be made into a movie. I will make it more accessible to people everywhere. For those who do not have money to afford Broadway tickets or people who live far away from New York City or larger cities with theaters where these shows tour, it is a really cool opportunity to get to experience what it is like. I think Bailey is also going to be in this movie, and I loved her in the little mermaid, so I am really excited to see her as well. I think her acting and her voice absolutely carried that movie, so I am really looking forward to seeing this one. This article mostly talked about the colors of the costumes. I think that it’s really cool that the costume design wanted to reflect the colors of the seasons throughout the movie. I think that would probably look really beautiful and be a fun thing to play with. I also like how she explained how abuse in one of the characters lives affect her color palette