Spencer Williams

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Establishing The Art of Costume in 2019, Lead Editor and Founder Spencer Williams seeks to globally showcase exceptional costume design and costumes designers. Simultaneously, Spencer acts as the producer and cohost of The Art of Costume Podcast, bringing stories of costume around the world. Outside the costume realm, Spencer enjoys indulging in The Lord of The Rings, video games, MCU theories, and sipping a heavily iced cherry-coke in his free time.

Nightmare Alley – S2 Episode 26

Who is ready to go to the carnival? 🎪 In this week’s special episode, our co-hosts are joined by Oscar-nominated costume designer Luis Sequeira to talk about the new Guillermo del Toro film, Nightmare Alley 🔥 Listen along as Luis talks with us about the challenging pre-production, creating the fabulous carnival costumes, the high-fashion New York scenes, and of course, working with Bradley Cooper and Cate Blanchett. Don’t miss it!⁠

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Show Notes: Nightmare Alley

Behind the Wardrobe:

Director: Guillermo del Toro

Costume Designer: Luis Sequeira

Notable Work: The Thing (2011), Mama (2013), Carrie (2013), The Strain (2014-17), The Shape Of Water (2017), The Christmas Chronicles (2018), It : Chapter Two (2019)

Want to know more? Check out our sources.

Laneri, Raquel. “Carnival Chic: How ‘Nightmare Alley’ Got Its Look.” New York Post, New York Post, 17 Dec. 2021, nypost.com/2021/12/17/carnival-chic-how-nightmare-alley-got-its-stylish-look/.

Tauer, Kristen. “Costume Designer Luis Sequeira on Creating the Sartorial World of ‘Nightmare Alley’.” WWD, 17 Dec. 2021, wwd.com/eye/people/nightmare-alley-film-costume-designer-luis-sequeira-1235018362/.

Bell, Keaton. “Creating the Costumes for the Charlatans, Hustlers, and Con Artists of Guillermo Del Toro’s ‘Nightmare Alley’.” Vogue, Vogue, 29 Nov. 2021, http://www.vogue.com/article/nightmare-alley-costumes.