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Showing posts with label Costume Design. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Costume Design. Show all posts
Friday, March 27, 2026
Hulu's ‘Paradise’ Gets An Upgrade For Season 2
www.forbes.com: I was able to sit down with Coxy, the costume designer for the second season of Paradise, over Zoom, just as I did with Sarah Evelyn for Season 1. In this new chapter, the aspect ratio expands. We aren’t just seeing how the billionaire bunker was built or the drama unfolding within it; this time we get to see what happened to the people who weren't rich or important enough to ride out the end of the world in luxury buried under incalculable tons of rock.
Monday, March 23, 2026
From historical research to digital worlds, Oscar costume designers share insight at ‘Sketch to Screen’
UCLA: Costume designers don’t just dress characters — they help create the people audiences see on screen.
That idea was front and center Saturday when the five nominees for this year’s Academy Award for best costume design gathered in Hollywood for the 16th annual “Sketch to Screen” panel presented by the UCLA David C. Copley Center for Costume Design at the UCLA School of Theater, Film & Television.
Thursday, March 19, 2026
How costume designers, Hollywood’s behind-the-scenes players, are becoming the new fashion influencers
www.afr.com: There's a scene in Barbie when the titular character, played by Margot Robbie, approaches an elderly woman at a bus stop and coos, “You’re so beautiful”. The woman replies, matter-of-fact, “I know it”. That woman wasn’t an actor; it was costume designer Ann Roth, whose bona fides include Working Girl, The English Patient and The Talented Mr Ripley.
Wednesday, March 18, 2026
Oscars 2026: This is why visual effects-heavy 'Avatar: Fire and Ash' is nominated for best costume design
ABC7 San Francisco: The best costume design Oscar nomination for "Avatar: Fire and Ash" is one some have found surprising, since it's a film filled with visual effects.
But as we explain, don't be fooled, because the digital costumes on the screen are very real.
Ryan Murphy's 'The Beauty' Costumes: Ashton Kutcher's Kilts and More
www.indiewire.com: Ryan Murphy and Matt Hodgson’s FX/Hulu series “The Beauty” kicks off with one of the great attention-grabbing scenes in recent television, as a gorgeous model played by Bella Hadid literally explodes on the runway after consuming an experimental drug with some extremely unfortunate side effects.
Tuesday, March 17, 2026
‘The Beauty’ Costume Designer Breaks Down the Show’s Wildest Fashion Moments
www.wmagazine.com: In Ryan Murphy’s new body horror drama, The Beauty, aesthetics are crucial. It’s not a foreign concept for the prolific producer and series creator. Whether it’s the Kim Kardashian-led All’s Fair or the much-scrutinized hair color of Carolyn Bessette Kennedy in Love Story, Murphy has always emphasized the visual design of a character. Just ask costume designer Sarah Evelyn.
Monday, March 16, 2026
'Emily in Paris' costume designer Marylin Fitoussi on dressing without fear
Harpers bazaar: The year is 2020, and like most people I give in to the temptation. I binge watch Emily in Paris season one. Back then, did I manifest a flight to Paris, without a return ticket? Absolutely. Do I still wish for the same, five seasons later? Without question. And I blame it on the resonance with Emily Cooper—the promise of romance, arguably handsome faces, the urge to rebuild yourself, glimpses of the gleaming Eiffel Tower, and most of all the reminder of the excess and the audacity that fashion meets you at.
Friday, March 13, 2026
In Frankenstein, Kate Hawley creates anatomical costumes
Wonderland: What does it take for someone to turn one of our time’s biggest heartthrobs into a creature? For Kate Hawley it took years of extensive research and a complete trust on Guillermo del Toro’s vision. On a brisk afternoon in London, I make my way to one of the many hotels in Soho. As I approach the building, what must be at least a 40-foot poster of Frankenstein, featuring the Creature, aka Jacob Elordi, greets me just opposite the hotel doors.
Thursday, March 05, 2026
'Avatar: Fire and Ash' Costume Designer Nominated for Oscar After Creating 1,000 Costumes for Movie
WDW News Today: Deborah L. Scott is one of James Cameron’s collaborators and has worked on films such as Titanic, Avatar, Avatar: The Way of Water, and most recently Avatar: Fire and Ash. By blending artists with technology, Scott has been able to create some of the most “singular” and unique costumes in film history.
Tuesday, March 03, 2026
‘You know when you’ve hit it – it’s a transformation’: Ruth E Carter on building the bold world of Sinners
Movies | The Guardian: Ruth E Carter’s costumes were a crucial part of establishing the identities of the two identical twins, both played by Michael B Jordan, in multi-Oscar-nominated Sinners. Particularly the hats. One brother, Stack, wore a red fedora. The other brother, Smoke, wore a blue newsboy flat cap.
Friday, February 27, 2026
How “Tell Me Lies” Costuming Captures the Unraveling of Girlhood
www.harpersbazaar.com: Perhaps the hardest task for any costume designer is to make the clothes feel invisible. What’s more challenging still is to do so using a collection of coconut bras, fur-trimmed coats, and low-rise True Religion jeans. But for an all-too-relatable portrayal of college years, rich with friendship fallouts, toxic relationships, academic stress, and family drama, crafting looks that feel as real as the emotions behind each scene is crucial. Just ask Tell Me Lies costume designer Charlotte Svenson.
Wednesday, February 25, 2026
I Like to Start With What's Within: An Interview with Polish Costume Designer Małgosia Turzańska
Article | Culture.pl: Academy Award-nominated Polish costume designer Małgosia Turzańska tells us all about her work on the set of 'Hamnet' and how the best costumes have authentic emotions sewn into them.
Tuesday, February 24, 2026
Bridgerton's Costume Designer Says There's No Such Thing as "Bridgerton Blue"
www.townandcountrymag.com: For four seasons of Bridgerton, pale blue has remained the signature color of the Bridgerton family.
But, don’t call it Bridgerton blue, says costume designer John Glaser. “First of all,” Glaser says, “I did season one and I made the color palettes. There is no Bridgerton blue.
Monday, February 23, 2026
Meet the man behind the costumes of the Winter Olympics' opening ceremony
www.msn.com: If Massimo Cantini Parrini were to compete in an event at the Winter Olympics, he would likely fit best in speed skating.
Moving fast has been the main trait marking the latest project of the Italian costume designer, who is known for his work in theater, movies and TV series that earned him several local accolades and international recognition, including two Academy Award nominations.
Friday, February 20, 2026
Olympic figure skating fashion: Behind the costume designs
ESPN: FIGURE SKATING COSTUMES gleam under the lights at Milano Ice Skating Arena at the 2026 Winter Games. With every twizzle, lift and lutz, thousands of sequins and crystals -- often Swarovski -- bedazzle and glimmer. "It's not just a little uniform you put on to do your sport. It is literally a piece of art," says designer Lisa McKinnon, who has crafted costumes for Team USA skaters Alysa Liu, Amber Glenn and Isabeau Levito, among others in Milan.
Wednesday, February 18, 2026
Bridgerton Season 4 Costume Design Behind-The-Scenes
Tomorrow's World Today®: Glamour recently published a behind-the-scenes look at the costume design process for Bridgerton Season 4, primarily focusing on the elaborate, ostentatious masquerade ball designs.
Oscar-winning costume designer shares advice she'd give her younger self
Good Morning America: Academy Award-winning costume designer Ruth E. Carter made history last month, receiving her fifth Oscar nomination for best costume design for "Sinners."
Carter is already the most nominated Black woman in Oscar history and has won more awards than any other Black woman in Oscar history, but it's a distinction she says she didn't aim for when she was younger.
Deborah L. Scott on the Costumes of 'Avatar: Fire and Ash'
www.indiewire.com: When costume designer Deborah L. Scott first worked with director James Cameron on “Titanic” in 1997, she won a well-deserved Academy Award for her work; this year, she received her second nomination for another Cameron film, “Avatar: Fire and Ash,” and her achievement in that film is even more impressive.
Tuesday, February 17, 2026
Wuthering Heights costumes 'aren't historically accurate'
Yahoo Style Canada: Margot Robbie and Jacob Elordi star as Cathy and Heathcliff in director Emerald Fennell's reimagining of Emily Bronte's classic tale and Oscar-winning costume designer Jacqueline Durran has now opened up about the movie's lavish looks - insisting the stunning outfits are an amalgamation of different fashion from across the centuries.
'70s Vintage Coats on 'Ponies:' Twila's Wardrobe Explained by Costume Designer Anastasia Magoutas
heywhatevernevermind.substack.com: Friend of WNVM and fellow Substacker Beth Lisogorsky at You Need to Watch This nailed it when she wrote that “Ponies” is a “delightfully escapist watch” — not just for the American newbie spy antics in Cold War–era Moscow, but for the excellent period costumes. As a complete sucker for quips–and–banter–filled covert ops, odd-couple team-ups, and ’70s fashion, I was immediately in — and had to jump on the phone with costume designer Anastasia Magoutas.
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