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Friday, October 09, 2026
The BBC designer who dressed Doctor Who and Kate Bush
www.bbc.com/news: Standing behind some of British television's most memorable costumes, Joyce Hawkins helped shape the look of programmes watched by millions, yet her work was rarely seen beyond the screen itself.
1 comment:
Griffin Chyall
said...
As someone who was a big Doctor Who fan, this article captured my attention. Because I am in the field I commonly find costume designer's sketches, fabrics, and work on display. However, I often feel that museums or other public places ignore highlighting the process it took someone to get to a final product. Maybe because I am not looking in the right places, but I believe this lack of appropriate credit is more prevalent in the film industry.
I am happy to hear that Birmingham City University is opening an exhibit about an artist who's profession is often overlooked. As someone as talented as Joyce Hawkins deserves recognition, and I would be curious to see the interest at the Costume Matters exhibit. I find it particularly fascinating that exhibition's purpose of the bring awareness to an overlooked part of television production, as well as how costume design has evolved over the decades.
1 comment:
As someone who was a big Doctor Who fan, this article captured my attention. Because I am in the field I commonly find costume designer's sketches, fabrics, and work on display. However, I often feel that museums or other public places ignore highlighting the process it took someone to get to a final product. Maybe because I am not looking in the right places, but I believe this lack of appropriate credit is more prevalent in the film industry.
I am happy to hear that Birmingham City University is opening an exhibit about an artist who's profession is often overlooked. As someone as talented as Joyce Hawkins deserves recognition, and I would be curious to see the interest at the Costume Matters exhibit. I find it particularly fascinating that exhibition's purpose of the bring awareness to an overlooked part of television production, as well as how costume design has evolved over the decades.
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