Costume designers often say that to copy a character's look, all fans need to do is buy vintage, rip off sleeves and dye fabrics.
Maybe if you have a degree from Parsons or the Fashion Institute of Technology, those instructions make sense. And maybe looks can be created cheaper and easier.
Sometimes, however, the joy in a character is that it can't be copied easily.
Witness Kerry Washington as Olivia Pope on ABC's "Scandal."
"People keep wanting us to do looks for less," says costume designer Lyn Paolo tells Zap2it. "I think it is unfair to our gladiator. Olivia Pope is Olivia Pope."
Paolo had a vision for Pope before she knew Washington was cast.
"I talked about the essence of femininity," Paolo says of meeting with show creator Shonda Rhimes. "And I didn't want to do another woman in a gray suit or a boring suit, and I...
Maybe if you have a degree from Parsons or the Fashion Institute of Technology, those instructions make sense. And maybe looks can be created cheaper and easier.
Sometimes, however, the joy in a character is that it can't be copied easily.
Witness Kerry Washington as Olivia Pope on ABC's "Scandal."
"People keep wanting us to do looks for less," says costume designer Lyn Paolo tells Zap2it. "I think it is unfair to our gladiator. Olivia Pope is Olivia Pope."
Paolo had a vision for Pope before she knew Washington was cast.
"I talked about the essence of femininity," Paolo says of meeting with show creator Shonda Rhimes. "And I didn't want to do another woman in a gray suit or a boring suit, and I...
- 11/21/2013
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Zap2It - From Inside the Box
Spoiler alert: Do not read on if you haven't seen Season 7, Episode 2 of "Dexter," titled "Sunshine and Frosty Swirl."
Deb - Dex Drama:
Deb devoted herself to trying to "cure" Dexter in this episode, but if Marcus Bachmann has taught us anything, it's that sort of flimsy reparative therapy is doomed to fail spectacularly. We are who we are, and Deb's struggle to come to terms with that, which had her vacillating between being revolted by her step-brother and drawn toward protecting him, made this another hour of really intense, highly watchable and totally re-energized "Dexter."
Sticking to the great pacing that the show's utilizing thus far in this new season, the action picked up right after Dexter admitted his serial-killer secret to Deb. She immediately ran out outside and puked upon hearing the news, putting together that Dexter was actually the Bay Harbor Butcher, and that he must have...
Deb - Dex Drama:
Deb devoted herself to trying to "cure" Dexter in this episode, but if Marcus Bachmann has taught us anything, it's that sort of flimsy reparative therapy is doomed to fail spectacularly. We are who we are, and Deb's struggle to come to terms with that, which had her vacillating between being revolted by her step-brother and drawn toward protecting him, made this another hour of really intense, highly watchable and totally re-energized "Dexter."
Sticking to the great pacing that the show's utilizing thus far in this new season, the action picked up right after Dexter admitted his serial-killer secret to Deb. She immediately ran out outside and puked upon hearing the news, putting together that Dexter was actually the Bay Harbor Butcher, and that he must have...
- 10/8/2012
- by Alex Moaba
- Aol TV.
Doug Spearman An attendee sports a mini hat at the polo match.
When Aretha Franklin wore that amazing gray felt cloche by Luke Song to President Obama’s inauguration, milliners the world over probably thought this was it – the moment we’ve been waiting for – hats will come back in style. Alas, it was not to be; her hat was heralded, but unfortunately we did not see the country suddenly inundated with ladies donning beautiful headgear; hats were still to...
When Aretha Franklin wore that amazing gray felt cloche by Luke Song to President Obama’s inauguration, milliners the world over probably thought this was it – the moment we’ve been waiting for – hats will come back in style. Alas, it was not to be; her hat was heralded, but unfortunately we did not see the country suddenly inundated with ladies donning beautiful headgear; hats were still to...
- 7/11/2011
- by Susan Michals
- Speakeasy/Wall Street Journal
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