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Jenny Beavan had very detailed descriptions for the dresses she needed to create for Cruella, but the challenge was to make them believable. "I tried to give a reality to some of the dresses. So, that even though they were crazy, they did come out of some kind of reality, because I think if audiences can believe it to…

HBO's Lovecraft Country may take place in 1950s Jim Crow America, but the story didn't just stay in one setting, which gave costume designer Dayna Pink a lot to work with. So much so that Pink isn't nominated in a period costume category, instead she is nominated for an Emmy in the Outstanding Fantasy/Sci-Fi Costumes…

For HBO Max's I May Destroy You, costume designer Lynsey Moore had two main objectives: make it real and make it vintage. The series follows Arabella (Michaela Coel), an influencer and writer on a deadline to finish her second book, as she deals with the aftermath of being drugged and raped. Arabella experiments with…

Ball culture has been an underground phenomenon in the African-American and Latin American LGBTQ+ community for years, influencing popular culture from behind the scenes. HBO Max's Legendary brings ballroom to a wider audience, showcasing the glamour and artistry that comes with a ball. With ten houses competing this…

With every addition to Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU), the audience is exposed to new areas that pay homage to the original comics while still bringing in new ideas. For The Falcon and the Winter Soldier, costume designer Michael Crow was tasked with crafting the look for one such area, Madripoor. Although Madripoor…

When a series is as storied and beloved as Star Trek, certain aspects of the show, like the uniforms and costumes, become iconic and rarely change. However, the new season of Star Trek: Discovery takes place over 900 years after the original series, which let costume designer Gersha Phillips do some interesting…

Melissa McCarthy and Brian Tyree Henry stole the show as presenters for the Best Costume Design award tonight at the Academy Awards. In a parody mash-up of two Oscar-nominated films based on British royal history, McCarthy, donning the red hair of Mary Queen of Scots‘ Margot Robbie, flowed onto the Dolby Theatre stage…

UPDATED with speech video: “Wow, wow.. I got it. Wow, this has been a long time coming. Spike Lee, thank you for my start. I hope this makes you proud!,” exclaimed a jubilant Ruth E. Carter. “Marvel may have made the first black superhero, but through costume design we turned him into an African king, declared Carter…

Ever since working on Spike Lee’s School Daze, costume designer Ruth E. Carter has reached a level of prominent figures in the industry including Colleen Atwood, Sandy Powell and the iconic Edith Head (although, Carter will humbly say that it’s not true…but it is). Her work has been seen in Selma and Lee Daniels’ The B…

With several Westerns under her belt prior to The Ballad of Buster Scruggs—the Coen brothers' latest—Mary Zophres knows the many challenges that come with the territory. Earning her first Oscar nomination for True Grit back in 2010, the costume designer has shared the experience of so many artists, who have confronted…

In terms of Oscars won, Sandy Powell may be behind her peer, Colleen Atwood, down 3-4. But with dual nominations today for The Favourite and Mary Poppins Returns, the costume designer takes her career tally to 14, becoming the most-nominated living artist in her field. With three wins — for The Young Victoria, The Avia…

Given the remarkably positive nature of her first collaboration with Barry Jenkins on Moonlight, costume designer Caroline Eselin dove head first into the director's next film, If Beale Street Could Talk. Set in Harlem, the period film follows Tish, a young woman in the midst of a stellar love affair, who becomes…