Costume designer

A costume designer is a person who designs costumes for a film, stage production or television. The role of the costume designer is to create the characters and balance the scenes with texture and colour, etc. The costume designer works alongside the director, scenic, lighting designer, sound designer, and other creative personnel. The costume designer may also collaborate with hair stylist, wig master, or makeup artist. In European theatre, the role is different, as the theatre designer usually designs both costume and scenic elements.

Designers typically seek to enhance a character's personality, and to create an evolving plot of colour, changing social status, or period through the visual design of garments and accessories. They may distort or enhance the body—within the boundaries of the director's vision. The designer must ensure that the designs let the actor move as the role requires. The actor must execute the director's blocking of the production without damaging the garments. Garments must be durable and washable, especially for plays with extended runs or films with near-real time pacing (meaning that most costumes will not change between scenes) but whose principal photography phase may stretch across several weeks. The designer must consult not only with the director, but the set and lighting designers to ensure that all elements of the overall production design work together. The designer must possess strong artistic capabilities and a thorough knowledge of pattern development, draping, drafting, textiles and fashion history. The designer must understand historical costuming, and the movement style and poise that period dress may require.

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Three-day theater gala in Elgin to pay tribute to Dennis Taylor

Daily Herald 21 May 2019

"A Taylor-Made Triple Feature," a three-day theater gala, will be presented at the Elgin Art Showcase over Memorial Day Weekend. This event will pay tribute to Elginite Dennis Taylor who served as a dancer, choreographer, costumer, makeup artist, set dresser and wig designer at dozens of suburban theaters for more than 50 years ... ....

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Why Aladdin is showing less skin in the Disney remake

Digital Spy 21 May 2019

Speaking to EW about why he gave Mena Massoud more layers, costume designer Michael Wilkinson said. \ .......

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'Pinocchio' was a great show

The World 21 May 2019

The performance was so well designed by MarLo Dance Studio. The choreography, the modern music adaptation, the costumes and the gathering of such talented performers - what a stunning production! ... What a job! Thank you all. × ... Loading&hellp; ... .......

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Making of Salman Khan's Bharat: Ali Abbas Zafar takes us through the journey of pre-partition era

Bollywood Life 21 May 2019

The promo of Salman Khan and Katrina Kaif starrer Bharat has impressed everyone ... Right from creating railway engines to design the costumes of that era for the cast and 400 junior artistes, we see everything how the costume designers, art directors and set designers did their research to meet the reality through this film. Also Read ...   ... ... ....

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Sansa's Coronation Gown on Game of Thrones Pays Tribute to Another Queen

Fowler Tribune 21 May 2019

Costume designer Michele Clapton was also responsible for creating some of Sansa Stark's (Sophie Turner) most riveting looks ever this season, and she sprinkled in quite a few clever homages to the people Sansa cared about most throughout the final stretch....

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Dubai Opera offers Phantom of the Opera Ramadan discount

Arabian Business 21 May 2019

In addition to jaw-dropping scenery, breath-taking choreography and more than 230 costumes by the late international designer Maria Björnson, the Dubai leg of The Phantom of the Opera international tour will utilise state-of-the-art lighting and special effects, many of which are ......

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Bryce Dallas Howard Talks Wearing Resale on 'Rocketman' Tour, Playing Elton John’s Mom

The Hollywood Reporter 21 May 2019

Tell us about your experiences working with designers and stylists ... But designers only have access to the most recent runway collection ... One of my friends and style icons, Daphne Javitch, who was a costume designer and worked on some projects I directed ... Was Elton involved in costuming your character?....

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Can babysitting help retool the Barrymore Awards? Theatre Philadelphia gives it a shot

Philadelphia Daily News 21 May 2019

Related stories. Barrymore Awards ... Meet the army of butts in seats rating every play in town ... For the 2019-20 theater season, about 75 nominators will see 12 to 15 plays apiece and evaluate the various elements in those shows (acting, lighting, set design, costumes, directing, best play, musical, etc.) that might be Barrymore-worthy ... ....

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Lakeway awards TexARTS, Lake Travis Film Festival hotel occupancy tax funding

Community Impact Newspaper 21 May 2019

Council approved both requests ... $20,000 to cover 50% of an advertising campaign for four professional productions netting 50 total performances held between July 2019 and March 2020 and $30,000 for arts promotion to pay for items including costumes, set design and performing artists’ salaries ... RELATED. Lakeway amends its code of ethics ... .......

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Not quite purple

Mid Day 21 May 2019

It's a trend that we've borrowed from the '80s, and it continues to rule wardrobes despite making a return as long back as last year. The pantsuit is here stay ... "It's not yellow or pink or anything as dramatic ... The acidic pastel offers a fresh look that works for most complexions," says stylist and costume designer Indrakshi Pattanaik Malik ... Hina Khan....

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Anindita Bose on her Hindi web shows

The Telegraph India 21 May 2019

First of all, I never wanted to be an actor, I always wanted to be a production designer ... I had a chat with my parents three to four years back and I told them, ‘Let me be behind the camera and see how that works for me.’ That’s when I joined Rajda’s (Chakraborty) production house as a production designer and did that for almost 10 months....

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Game of Thrones' Series Finale Proved Why You Should Never Break the First Rule of Storytelling

Fowler Tribune 21 May 2019

No one knew Game of Thrones was going to end that way -- with an awkward pffft that seemed designed to elicit head-scratching ... All in all, late-stage Game of Thrones is not nearly as good as the cast members (and production designers, costume designers and CG artists, etc.) who did their damnedest to bring these people and their worlds to life....

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Downton Abbey film: Crawley family rush to welcome the King and Queen in newly released trailer

The Independent 21 May 2019

We’ll tell you what’s true. You can form your own view ... Show all 20 ... It’s a hilarious, buffoonish pleasure, right down to the sets and costume design, and a breeze to spend 120 minutes with.” Christopher Hooton ... It’s a hilarious, buffoonish pleasure, right down to the sets and costume design, and a breeze to spend 120 minutes with.” Christopher Hooton....