American - Designer | 1950 -
My own style is pretty classic; I much prefer to design for others.
Colleen Atwood
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I love designing costumes that I can actually construct, working to create an environment that people want to be in.
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It's great fun that my grandkids get to see the costumes in 'Alice in Wonderland' or a doll with grandma's dress, but then they also let me know they're bummed I didn't do any of the 'Pirates of the Caribbean' movies.
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It's often said that costume designers are a faceless group of people. But we can contribute to fashion in a way that might be new and different.
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I think a lot of young girls go through that period in their life of finding who they are, and at that point, looking good matters the most.
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I get more distracted by hair or a really bad wig than I do costumes any day of the week.
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I design for the movie and the character as well as the person wearing the costume. I show the ideas to the actor, then do fittings for shape and technical things such as movement in the costume. Once the costume in this form is on the actor, you have a sense of their connection with it. I then take it to the next level with the final fit.
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I really don't over-theorize about design. I'd rather feel it than talk it to death. A lot happens as you unroll the design.
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I choose colors I like and will photograph well. I don't do color theory!
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