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" I get more distracted by hair or a really bad wig than I do costumes any day of the week. "
Colleen Atwood
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" If you want someone to feel warm, you dress them in a warm color and put a warm light on them and you get the picture. Sometimes, all that needs pushing a little bit to help tell the story. "
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" I like the architecture of lingerie. "
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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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" The costumes had to serve the choreography. "
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" One of the challenges with period costumes is, on a technical level, making the scale of different periods work on contemporary bodies. We're much bigger than what people were in older times. "
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" It's great fun that my grandkids get to see the costumes in 'Alice in Wonderland' or a doll with grandma's dress, but then they also let me know they're bummed I didn't do any of the 'Pirates of the Caribbean' movies. "
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" Each simian had a much different body suit, so besides trying to define class across species, there was a definite attempt to dress each group in different styles. "
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" On Planet of the Apes, I had a very knowledgeable team who knew good materials, but I had one main source person who worked online and on the street continually looking for the proper materials. "
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" Planet of the Apes was a gigantic challenge, making the clothes work so people could do stunts and action in the clothes. I really learned a lot about that in that movie. "
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" I don't design my own clothes. It's so not what I think about. "
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" Some of the kimonos took as long as four to five months to make, with all the layers that go into it. "
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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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" I choose colors I like and will photograph well. I don't do color theory! "
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" I design for the movie and the character as well as the person wearing the costume. I show the ideas to the actor, then do fittings for shape and technical things such as movement in the costume. Once the costume in this form is on the actor, you have a sense of their connection with it. I then take it to the next level with the final fit. "
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" It actually is as fun to make men's costumes, especially if they are as good-looking as Chris Hemsworth. "
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" I can create clothes for so many different time periods. I've always tried to avoid being pigeonholed. Plus, everything I learn about design and costume from one movie somehow works its way into something else. "
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Create
Time
Learn
" The right costume determines the character, helps the actor feel who he is, and serves the story. "
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" I really don't over-theorize about design. I'd rather feel it than talk it to death. A lot happens as you unroll the design. "
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" I've always loved movies, art and clothes. "
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" I think that sometimes people don't understand that a costume that has to be worn every day and doesn't change the whole movie becomes iconic. It's very important because it requires a different design process, since you have to make something that people aren't going to get tired of looking at. "
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" I have watched 'Project Runway,' but I'm not a devout watcher of it. But I think it's a great show, what I've seen of it, and I think Tim Gunn is a very positive, amazing guy. "
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" I always loved clothes, just not clothes that were appropriate to the place I grew up in. "
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" People like to stir up the fashion vs. costume world, and I think what they mean by 'too costumey' is that it's too much, or not real enough for everyday wear. You couldn't say that about John Galliano's shows, right? I mean, they're awesome, and they're total costume. "
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" In Chicago, I walked in knowing what the dancers were going to need. "
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" Costumes are the first impression that you have of the character before they open their mouth-it really does establish who they are. "
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" I worked in fashion, but I worked more in the sales side of fashion than in design. I was an assistant buyer for a department store back in the '70s and the early years of Saint Laurent. And I used to have a lot of private clients that I bought for. "
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" As a designer, you have to solve a lot of problems. Even though people are wearing clothes that are supposed to look beautiful, they'll have to do all kinds of things. "
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" I'd say probably the most expensive costumes I've ever made were the costumes in 'The Planet of the Apes,' because of the research and development that went into them and the amount of layers. "
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" It's often said that costume designers are a faceless group of people. But we can contribute to fashion in a way that might be new and different. "
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" The reward is that you can actually create a world separate from reality with a story, actors, music, and camera design. When it works it can entertain, move people and teach us all. "
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