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The Wonderfully Wicked Costumes of ‘Wednesday’ with Colleen Atwood
Academy award-winning costume designer Colleen Atwood and director Tim Burton have been staples of my life for as long as I can remember. It all started with a film called Mars Attacks! and continued on with the somber world of Edward Scissorhands, through the vibrancy of Alice in Worderland. I’ve continuously found myself inspired by…
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Wednesday – The Art of Costume Blogcast
Wednesday “What kind of dystopian hellscape is this?” This week’s episode of The Art of Costume Blogcast is all about the hit Netflix series, Wednesday. Listen along as Elizabeth and Spencer discuss the costume design of Colleen Atwood and Mark Sutherland, bringing to life the Addams family, Wednesday’s contemporary wardrobe, Principal Larissa Weems, and the…
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Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street with Daniel White – The Art of Costume Blogcast
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street – S1.E16 There’s a hole in the world like a great black pit, and the vermin of the world inhabit it. And it goes by the name of London! We hope you are hungry because this week we are having meat-pies! Our co-hosts dive into the Victorian…
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The Academy Museum of Motion Pictures: A Costume Design Dream
At long last, The Academy Museum of Motion Pictures will open its doors to the public on Thursday, September 30, 2021. Located in Los Angeles, this exciting new museum is the largest in North America devoted to exploring films and film culture. This brilliant new museum also emphasizes the importance of costume design and costume…
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Heroes & Villains: The Art Of The Disney Costume
Costumes in the Heroes Section of the MoPOP’s newest exhibition, Heroes and Villains: The Art of the Disney Costume I am beyond excited to share with you all an exciting new exhibition of fabulous costuming to visit this summer! Previously, only Disney’s D23 Expo attendees were given a chance to see the Heroes & Villains:…
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A Mid-Victorian Tale Of Madness: Sweeney Todd
Sweeney Todd has been one of the most iconic and long-lasting characters of the Victorian Period. Making its first appearance as a villain of the Victorian penny dreadful serial The String of Pearls, in 1847, his tale became an urban legend in London. In 1979 the acclaimed Tony-Award winning Broadway Musical “Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of…
