Costumes are the first impression that you have of the character before they open their mouth-it really does establish who they are. Colleen Atwood charactercostumeestablish Change image and share on social
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. Colleen Atwood findgirlgood Change image and share on social
I get more distracted by hair or a really bad wig than I do costumes any day of the week. Colleen Atwood badcostumeday Change image and share on social
It's true that I'm not cozy. I'm more reserved. Colleen Atwood cozyreservetrue Change image and share on social
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. Colleen Atwood actorcharacterconnection share on social
I don't design my own clothes. It's so not what I think about. Colleen Atwood clothedesign Change image and share on social
I like the architecture of lingerie. Colleen Atwood architecturelingerie Change image and share on social
When I do period work, I really like to read about the period as much as I like to look at pictures because sometimes the written word is much better at conveying what their lives were really like and how much they had and where their clothes came from. Because, a lot of time, people dressed in their Sunday best to pose for a picture. Colleen Atwood clotheconveydress share on social
Planet of the Apes was a gigantic challenge, making the clothes work so people could do stunts and action in the clothes. I really learned a lot about that in that movie. Colleen Atwood actionapechallenge Change image and share on social
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 20sbasedesign Change image and share on social