The designs were based on quite a lot of research of what a movie musical is, filtered through the eyes of today. If we’d gone strictly with the ’20s, the movement would have been impaired.
Colleen Atwood Quotes
Costumes are the first impression that you have of the character before they open their mouth-it really does establish who they are.
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| Birth: | 25th September, 1948 |
| Nationality: | American |
| Profession: | Costume Designer |
About
Colleen Atwood was born in Yakima, Washington. She is an American costume designer. She has been nominated for the Academy Award for Best Costume Design eleven times, winning three times; for the films Chicago in 2002, Memoirs of a Geisha in 2005, and Alice in Wonderland in 2010. She studied painting at Cornish College of the Arts in Seattle, Washington. Her movie career started after a chance encounter with someone whose mother was designing the sets for the film Ragtime, and she got the job of a PA in the film. She worked as an assistant to a costume designer and eventually earned her first film credit for A Little Sex, directed by Bruce Paltrow. She designs for television, including the upcoming Supergirl series.
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