Author: Spencer Williams
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Van Helsing – The Art of Costume Blogcast
Van Helsing Grab your wooden stakes and ball gowns. Welcome to what we call ‘Soft Spooky Season’ where for the next few episodes, we will watch some of our favorite spooky films that may not quite rise to the level of Halloween classics but are still iconic. First up is one of Elizabeth and Spencer’s…
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Midsommar – The Art of Costume Blogcast
Midsommar Grab your flower crowns because we are traveling to Sweden! For the finale of our ‘Hot Girl Summer’ series, we are watching Midsommar. Listen along as our hosts discuss the costume design by Andrea Flesch, the Hårga of Hälsingland, the use of color, flower crowns, Florence Pugh, the famous ‘May Queen’ dress, and a…bear…
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Designing Costumes for The ‘Bullet Train’: An Interview With Costume Designer Sarah Evelyn
Earlier this month, I was given the great opportunity to see the new film, Bullet Train, featuring Brad Pitt. Bullet Train is a beautiful harmony of perfect casting, striking visuals, fierce action scenes, and most of all, top-tier costumes. The Bullet Train costumes designed by Sarah Evelyn were captivating, keeping me on the edge of…
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Costumes From Over 20 Shows at The FIDM Museum ‘Art of Costume Design in Television’ Exhibition
Attention costume nerds! It’s time to run, not walk, to the FIDM Museum in Downtown Los Angeles as the 14th presentation of the “Art of Costume Design in Television” exhibition opens to the public on August 23rd, 2022. This FIDM Museum exhibition includes costumes from over 20 programs, including 13 shows that are Emmy-Nominated for…
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The Eyes of Tammy Faye – The Art of Costume Blogcast
The Eyes of Tammy Faye Don’t give up on the brink of a miracle! This week’s episode is all about the 2021 film starring Jessica Chastain and Andrew Garfield, The Eyes of Tammy Faye. Ready your eyelashes and lip liner for a conversation all about the incredible costumes designed by Mitchell Travers, the legacy of…
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Derry Girls – The Art of Costume Blogcast
Derry Girls Break out your favorite Cranberries tee because this week, we are watching Derry Girls. Listen along as Elizabeth and Spencer head to Derry, Northern Ireland, to discuss the costume design of Derry Girls and the costumes worn by Erin, Orla, Clare, Michelle, James, and the many misadventures of these wild nineties teens. The…
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Costuming Gods and Monsters – Behind The Costumes of Moon Knight with Meghan Kasperlik
Perhaps one of the most-anticipated shows of the year at The Art of Costume was the Marvel series streaming on Disney Plus, Moon Knight. The promise of seeing the Moon Knight’s armor in live action was enough already. But with the added variety of various Ancient Egyptian gods, this is a costume design dream. Fortunately…
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Armor and Monsters: Behind The Dark Fantasy Costumes of ‘The Witcher’ Season Two
Monsters, mages, elves, demons, The Witcher is a combination of everything I love. You can imagine my excitement when I heard that The Witcher costume design for season two was led by Lucinda Wright who was made a 2022 Emmy® nominee for Outstanding Fantasy/Sci-Fi Costumes. Lucinda Wright was brought on to design the costumes for…
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A Vacation To Remember – Designing The Costumes of The White Lotus With Costume Designer, Alex Bovaird
Is anyone in need of a vacation? After binging the first season of The White Lotus, I certainly am! The White Lotus is a dark comedy directed by Mike White packed with an all-star cast that follows the misadventures of vacationers staying at The White Lotus resort in Hawaii. I am not exaggerating when I…
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Nope with Costume Designer, Alex Bovaird – The Art of Costume Blogcast
Nope with Costume Designer, Alex Bovaird That cloud sure does look awfully suspicious… For this bonus episode, we are excited to share part two of Spencer’s interview with The White Lotus costume designer, Alex Bovaird. Directly after designing the costumes for The White Lotus, Alex moved on to Jordan Peele’s new film, Nope. Listen along…
