Five acclaimed costume designers take us behind the scenes of their costume fittings to reveal the unexpected sparks of inspiration that happen when the wardrobes they created or sourced are paired with their performers for the first time.
In an exclusive video roundtable interview with Gold Derby as part of our Meet the Experts: Costume Designers panel, “Abbott Elementary” costume designer Susan Michalek, “Feud: Capote vs. The Swans” costume designer Lou Eyrich, “Shōgun” costume designer Carlos Rosario, “Star Trek: Strange New Worlds” costume designer Bernadette Croft and “The Wheel of Time” costume designer Sharon Gilham discuss what they love most about collaborating with the on-screen talent of their projects. Watch the full roundtable above. Click on each person’s name to watch an individual chat.
“It takes about two-three people to dress anybody with any of those costumes for about 45 minutes or an hour,” reveals Rosario about the arduous process of fitting his “Shōgun” performers.
In an exclusive video roundtable interview with Gold Derby as part of our Meet the Experts: Costume Designers panel, “Abbott Elementary” costume designer Susan Michalek, “Feud: Capote vs. The Swans” costume designer Lou Eyrich, “Shōgun” costume designer Carlos Rosario, “Star Trek: Strange New Worlds” costume designer Bernadette Croft and “The Wheel of Time” costume designer Sharon Gilham discuss what they love most about collaborating with the on-screen talent of their projects. Watch the full roundtable above. Click on each person’s name to watch an individual chat.
“It takes about two-three people to dress anybody with any of those costumes for about 45 minutes or an hour,” reveals Rosario about the arduous process of fitting his “Shōgun” performers.
- 5/22/2024
- by David Buchanan
- Gold Derby
When Quinta Brunson first introduced second grade teacher Janine Teagues in season one of Abbott Elementary, she purposely had the character dress in awkward clothing, from frumpy sweaters paired with chunky belts to long maxi skirts with sneakers. She barely wore makeup and didn’t pay much attention to her hair.
But in season three, as Teagues takes a break from teaching to work at the Philadelphia school district, viewers see her forge ahead: She’s in tailored suits, fitted blazers and heels. She’s stepped up her makeup game and her curls are defined. And the middle part in her hair drives the point home: This is her glow up.
It’s something Brunson has been planning from day one.
“I always wanted this evolution for Janine,” she tells The Hollywood Reporter. “I always joke that [Janine] watched some YouTube videos over the summer. She learned a quick makeup tutorial.
But in season three, as Teagues takes a break from teaching to work at the Philadelphia school district, viewers see her forge ahead: She’s in tailored suits, fitted blazers and heels. She’s stepped up her makeup game and her curls are defined. And the middle part in her hair drives the point home: This is her glow up.
It’s something Brunson has been planning from day one.
“I always wanted this evolution for Janine,” she tells The Hollywood Reporter. “I always joke that [Janine] watched some YouTube videos over the summer. She learned a quick makeup tutorial.
- 5/16/2024
- by Mesfin Fekadu
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
It takes a village on “Abbott Elementary,” whether that means the show’s incredible background students creating the art that hangs on Abbott’s walls or department heads collaborating to express how characters are challenged by the situations they find themselves in.
While contemporary series — particularly comedies — don’t often get too stylized, that doesn’t mean character isn’t being expressed (and constantly tweaked). “Abbott Elementary” makeup department head Alisha L. Baijounas had a very specific Season 2 trajectory for Janine (show creator and star Quinta Brunson), and at least the hope for where she would end up by season’s end.
“I have a thing for Janine and Gregory’s relationship, so I kept hoping it was going to develop. And it was so funny having Quinta in the chair because I could always give her my opinion about how I wanted it to go,” Baijounas told IndieWire. “Getting...
While contemporary series — particularly comedies — don’t often get too stylized, that doesn’t mean character isn’t being expressed (and constantly tweaked). “Abbott Elementary” makeup department head Alisha L. Baijounas had a very specific Season 2 trajectory for Janine (show creator and star Quinta Brunson), and at least the hope for where she would end up by season’s end.
“I have a thing for Janine and Gregory’s relationship, so I kept hoping it was going to develop. And it was so funny having Quinta in the chair because I could always give her my opinion about how I wanted it to go,” Baijounas told IndieWire. “Getting...
- 6/2/2023
- by Sarah Shachat
- Indiewire
Janine Teagues, second grade teacher extraordinaire, is the type to be friendly with the employees of her local Old Navy. And because of that, “Abbott Elementary” costume designer Susan Michalek shops there, too.
Created by Quinta Brunson, who also stars as Janine, “Abbott Elementary” follows a group of teachers who work at an underfunded Philadelphia school, leading Brunson and Michalek to decide to constrain the show’s costumes to a realistic teacher’s budget. H&m, Zara, Target and Old Navy became Michalek’s go-to stores, with occasional splurges at Anthropologie.
“We really want to keep it at what these people could afford, as much as we possibly can,” Michalek says. “I’ve been doing this for a long time, and through the eras, it’s all Gucci and Prada. This is the first show I came in under budget on, and that’s [out of] 40 shows.”
But keeping it cheap has not forced Michalek to sacrifice creativity.
Created by Quinta Brunson, who also stars as Janine, “Abbott Elementary” follows a group of teachers who work at an underfunded Philadelphia school, leading Brunson and Michalek to decide to constrain the show’s costumes to a realistic teacher’s budget. H&m, Zara, Target and Old Navy became Michalek’s go-to stores, with occasional splurges at Anthropologie.
“We really want to keep it at what these people could afford, as much as we possibly can,” Michalek says. “I’ve been doing this for a long time, and through the eras, it’s all Gucci and Prada. This is the first show I came in under budget on, and that’s [out of] 40 shows.”
But keeping it cheap has not forced Michalek to sacrifice creativity.
- 4/12/2022
- by Selome Hailu
- Variety Film + TV
With the exception of Cher, because she is the exception to all fashion rules, most women just don't look great in super-skimpy outfits once their high-school reunions start with the numeral 2.
Carrying off short shorts works for those still in pigtails, the very well-toned and many women in their 20s, and that's what wife No. 3, Kate (Malin Akerman), often wears in ABC's "Trophy Wife." And given that she is in her 20s and athletic, it works well for her.
The wives, spanning a few decades, dress appropriately. Incidentally, they are the consecutive, not concurrent wives of Pete (Bradley Whitford). The look of the show is "kind of warm," says costume designer Susan Michalek to Zap2it. "It is California. It is here. It is L.A."
The thinking behind Kate's look is that she is a "little rock and roll," Michalek says, and the character's signature look is leather shorts.
Carrying off short shorts works for those still in pigtails, the very well-toned and many women in their 20s, and that's what wife No. 3, Kate (Malin Akerman), often wears in ABC's "Trophy Wife." And given that she is in her 20s and athletic, it works well for her.
The wives, spanning a few decades, dress appropriately. Incidentally, they are the consecutive, not concurrent wives of Pete (Bradley Whitford). The look of the show is "kind of warm," says costume designer Susan Michalek to Zap2it. "It is California. It is here. It is L.A."
The thinking behind Kate's look is that she is a "little rock and roll," Michalek says, and the character's signature look is leather shorts.
- 10/29/2013
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Zap2It - From Inside the Box
Film company in wrangle over money as latest feature, The City of Your Final Destination, opens to mixed reviews
Once upon a time, Merchant Ivory was renowned for its hugely successful and elegantly understated studies of hearts breaking slowly and silently beneath layers of repression and period tailoring.
But five years after the death of its producer, Ismail Merchant, the firm is facing two unseemly lawsuits that have more in common with John Grisham than Em Forster, while its latest film has opened to lukewarm reviews after a financially fraught production.
Director James Ivory is embroiled in a legal battle over a $350,000 (£240,000) contract linked to The City of Your Final Destination, his first feature without the support of his original partner.
In a writ filed at the supreme court in New York, former Merchant Ivory producer Richard Hawley claims he has been airbrushed out of the credits for the film,...
Once upon a time, Merchant Ivory was renowned for its hugely successful and elegantly understated studies of hearts breaking slowly and silently beneath layers of repression and period tailoring.
But five years after the death of its producer, Ismail Merchant, the firm is facing two unseemly lawsuits that have more in common with John Grisham than Em Forster, while its latest film has opened to lukewarm reviews after a financially fraught production.
Director James Ivory is embroiled in a legal battle over a $350,000 (£240,000) contract linked to The City of Your Final Destination, his first feature without the support of his original partner.
In a writ filed at the supreme court in New York, former Merchant Ivory producer Richard Hawley claims he has been airbrushed out of the credits for the film,...
- 6/16/2010
- The Guardian - Film News
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