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" I always loved clothes, just not clothes that were appropriate to the place I grew up in. "
Colleen Atwood
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" Costume, hair and makeup can tell you instantly, or at least give you a larger perception of who a character is. It's the first impression that you have of the character before they open their mouth, so it really does establish who they are. "
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" As for futuristic costumes, I loved doing 'Gattaca' because I'm a minimalist at heart, and it's a very minimal film. Plus, with Uma Thurman, Ethan Hawke and Jude Law, how could you go wrong? "
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" The designs were based on quite a lot of research of what a movie musical is, filtered through the eyes of today. If we'd gone strictly with the '20s, the movement would have been impaired. "
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" I think a lot of young girls go through that period in their life of finding who they are, and at that point, looking good matters the most. "
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" I love designing costumes that I can actually construct, working to create an environment that people want to be in. "
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" The exposure I have had to beautiful materials across the world, from Japan to Italy, enables me to pull design ideas together. This, combined with years of historical research, has created a great fountain of ideas for me. "
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