Category: Interviews

  • Deliciously Macabre: The Costumes of What We Do In The Shadows

    Deliciously Macabre: The Costumes of What We Do In The Shadows

    It’s September, which in my view, is just October Eve. Spooky season quietly lurks in the shadows, pumpkin spice lattes appear in your local Starbucks, and suddenly everyone has the urge to watch slasher films… or Harry Potter. For me, I can also feel my annual obsession with vampires returning! Luckily for me, I was…

  • Jeriana San Juan and The Costumes of Netflix’s ‘Halston’

    Jeriana San Juan and The Costumes of Netflix’s ‘Halston’

    This year, audiences were blessed with a real Netflix treasure, Halston. Netflix’s Halston is a masterpiece, strengthened by the performances, sets, music, but most of all, the costumes. Costume designer Jeriana San Juan is nominated for a 2021 Emmy, and wow, talking about well deserved! Let’s dive into the costumes of Halston and why I…

  • Looney Costuming with ‘Space Jam: A New Legacy’ Costume Designer, Melissa Bruning

    Looney Costuming with ‘Space Jam: A New Legacy’ Costume Designer, Melissa Bruning

    When the opportunity came to me to interview Space Jam: A New Legacy costume designer, Melissa Bruning, I immediately said yes! Look, I grew up on the first Space Jam. I remember often camping out in the backyard as a kid. My father would always wheel out the tiniest tv with a VHS player, leaving…

  • Interview with Mare of Easttown Costume Designer Meghan Kasperlik

    Interview with Mare of Easttown Costume Designer Meghan Kasperlik

    When it comes to contemporary costume design, people quickly think of a business consisting of nothing but shopping and pulling together rolling racks of clothes from everyday stores. While these elements are, of course, a part of the process, contemporary costume design has every motive to be a strong proponent of storytelling. The HBO limited…

  • Interview with Pose Costume Designer Analucia McGorty

    Interview with Pose Costume Designer Analucia McGorty

    In the second bonus episode of The Art of Costume Blogcast, Spencer Williams (Co-Host, Associate Producer) sits down for an interview with Pose costume designer Analucia McGorty to talk about the groundbreaking hit FX television series, Pose. Analucia McGorty is a 2021 Emmy Nominee in the Outstanding Contemporary Costumes category. Learn about Analucia’s journey from…

  • Dayna Pink and The Costumes of Lovecraft Country

    Dayna Pink and The Costumes of Lovecraft Country

    Spencer sit’s down with Lovecraft Country costume designer, Dayna Pink. Read along as Dayna talks about her career, inspiration, Lovecraft Country, Leti’s wardrobe, dressing monsters, and paying tribute to the historical references seen within the show.

  • A Conversation with Nancy Steiner – Promising Young Woman

    A Conversation with Nancy Steiner – Promising Young Woman

    Event Description from FIDM: Costume Designer Nancy Steiner’s new film, Promising Young Woman starring Carey Mulligan, is predicted to be a 2021 Oscar contender. Please join us for a fun, hour-long conversation with the esteemed costume designer, hosted by FIDM Fashion Design Co-Chair Nick Verreos, and learn about her incredibly successful career. You’ll have a…

  • Ruth E. Carter: Afrofuturism in Costume Design

    Ruth E. Carter: Afrofuturism in Costume Design

    It’s officially Ruth E. Carter day in Hollywood! Today, Ruth E. Carter will become the first Black costume designer to receive a star on The Hollywood Walk of Fame. At the same time, we are exploring a new museum exhibition hosted at SCAD FASH Museum of Fashion + Film, titled Ruth E. Carter: Afrofuturism in…

  • From Animation to Live-Action: Behind The Costumes of The Mandalorian

    From Animation to Live-Action: Behind The Costumes of The Mandalorian

    The second season of The Mandalorian introduced characters that many Star Wars fans have come to know and love, Bo-Katan Kryze and Ahsoka Tano. Season 2 costume designer, Shawna Trpcic, is here to talk about this exciting project and the incredible task of bringing these two animated fan favorites into the live-action, Emmy Award-Winning world…

  • A Year In Review: The Art of Costume 2020

    A Year In Review: The Art of Costume 2020

    Sarah Paulson as Mildred Ratched – Ratched. Costume Design by Lou Eyrich and Rebecca Guzzi. Credit: COURTESY OF NETFLIX In the words of one of America’s great poets, Jake Tapper, 2020 was “a hot mess, inside a dumpster fire, inside a train wreck”. Okay well, he might have been describing one of this year’s presidential debates,…