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Wednesday March 20th, 2013

Breakfast at Tiffany’s Costume Designer Colleen Atwood on Giving Holly Golightly a 1940s Makeover
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Breakfast at Tiffany’s Costume Designer Colleen Atwood on Giving Holly Golightly a 1940s Makeover

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With Game of Thrones star Emilia Clarke in the lead role made famous by Audrey Hepburn in the 1961 film version of Breakfast at Tiffany’s, we couldn’t help but wonder how Holly Golightly’s iconic wardrobe (Givenchy and satin gloves, anyone?) would translate to the stage–and the play’s World War II-era Manhattan setting.

We caught up with the production’s costume designer Colleen Atwood–a Hollywood heavyweight who’s been nominated for 10 Oscars and won three (for her work in Chicago, Memoirs of a Geisha, and Alice in Wonderland)–about her first foray into theater and redesigning an icon.

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Tuesday March 19th, 2013

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Tuesday March 5th, 2013

Oz the Great and Powerful Wardrobe Secrets: The Cast and Costume Designer Tell All
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Oz the Great and Powerful Wardrobe Secrets: The Cast and Costume Designer Tell All

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The first thing all of us thought upon seeing the first teaser for Oz the Great and Powerful late last year, was, “That movie’s going to have some amazing costumes.” And we were right.

On a recent trip to California to check out some HSN Oz merch, I also got to see the movie, fawn over some of the main characters’ costumes in person, go to a press conference with the actors and director, and chat with the film’s costume designer, Gary Jones.

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Tuesday February 19th, 2013

Friday November 16th, 2012

A Closer Look at the Anna Karenina Costumes with Oscar-Nominated Designer Jacqueline Durran
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A Closer Look at the Anna Karenina Costumes with Oscar-Nominated Designer Jacqueline Durran

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Anna Karenina marks the third time costume designer Jacqueline Durran has teamed up with director Joe Wright and the film’s star Keira Knightley–and we think it’s safe to say that the trio has definitely hit its stride.

We got the chance to catch up with Jacqueline to ask her why she mixed 1950s couture with Russian aristocracy and what it’s like to work in costume design.

Read on to hear what she had to say and get a behind-the-scenes, up-close-and-personal look at some of the costumes.

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Published at 4:45 PM

Tuesday November 13th, 2012

Karen O’s Costume Designer Christian Joy Presents First Ever Retrospective
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Karen O’s Costume Designer Christian Joy Presents First Ever Retrospective

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You may not know costume designer Christiane Hultquist, or Christian Joy as she’s called in musical circles, by name–but you’ve probably seen her outlandish designs at one point or another. After all, they’re rather hard to miss.

Hultquist is the woman behind all of Karen O’s most dramatic costumes, and has also outfitted a slew of other cool-kid music acts including Oh Land, Santigold, and Klaxons. Her DIY costumes, and signature homemade, crafty aesthetic have become famous on the stage–and now, thanks to her retrospective exhibit “Do Androids Dream of Electric Shrimp?” which recently opened at Williamsburg’s Picture Farm Gallery, fans finally have the opportunity to see her work up-close and personal.

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Thursday November 8th, 2012

Thursday November 1st, 2012

Friday October 26th, 2012

Halloween Inspo: B-Movie Horror Queens from the ’60s, ’70s and ’80s
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Halloween Inspo: B-Movie Horror Queens from the ’60s, ’70s and ’80s

by Contessa Schexnayder

We’ve curated a pretty sweet list of horror movies from the ’60s, ’70s and ’80s (complete with trailers or iconic scenes!) that should give you inspiration for the perfect costume, including thorough costume and beauty product recommendations. We’re talking classics like Blood and Lace, Happy Birthday To Me, and Black Christmas.

It’s not too late to pull together a killer (see what we did there?) costume. Click through for the best of the B-movie horror beauties.

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Nanette Lepore’s Designs Take Center Stage at Ballet Next
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Nanette Lepore’s Designs Take Center Stage at Ballet Next

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Nanette Lepore‘s designs are en pointe lately…literally.

The fashion designer is behind the bright and non-traditional costumes to be worn by New York City Ballet principals Charles Askegard and Georgina Pazcoguin for their performances of the ballet Picnic. We chatted with the designer what it was like to design for ballet for the first time, and snagged some exclusive behind the scenes photos of the dancers being fitted for their costumes.

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Published at 3:50 PM