Tag: ridley scott
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Costuming Prometheus: Genesis of the Nightmare
Over the past four years, we have celebrated every “Alien Day” by spotlighting the costume design of the first four films that built the Alien universe, first unleashed by legendary director Ridley Scott in 1979. Much like the dormant monsters awaiting their moment to burst from their hosts, the franchise went quiet — until fifteen…
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Alien – The Art of Costume Blogcast
Alien – S2 Episode 38 Happy Alien Day nerds! In this week’s episode, we go behind the wardrobe of Ridley Scott’s 1979, Alien. Listen along as our cohosts discuss the origins of Alien, the costume design by John Mollo, the creation of the Xenomorph suit, the twisted art of H.R. Giger, space cats, and our…
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Costume Designer Janty Yates Shines with the ‘House of Gucci’ Exhibit at the FIDM Museum
On display at the FIDM Museum exhibit are costumes worn by Lady Gaga as Patrizia Reggiani and Adam Driver as Maurizio Gucci. Photo by Alex J. Berlinger/ABImages. Have you seen Ridley Scott’s House of Gucci yet? What a silly question, of course you have! I am sure you are as much in love with the…
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Costuming Alien: The Perfect Nightmare
The day is April 26th, the day of one of my absolute favorite holidays, Alien Day! Why is today Alien Day, you might ask? The film Alien is a 1979 science fiction horror film directed by Ridley Scott and written by Dan O’Bannon. The story starts as the crew of The Nostromo touched down on…
