The thing that's great about being a costume designer is you never know what's going to be next; you never what world you are going to enter. Colleen Atwood costumedesignerenter Change image and share on social
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. Colleen Atwood deathdesignfeel Change image and share on social
I like the architecture of lingerie. Colleen Atwood architecturelingerie Change image and share on social
My work space is so visually crammed. It's like an insane candy store. The number of textiles I'm surrounded with is mind boggling. It's a treat to come home to a nice negative space. Colleen Atwood bogglecandycram Change image and share on social
I always have a moment when I know I'm designing the last costume that gets made for a movie, and it's always been floating up there, but it's kind of the last one. That's always probably the hardest one for me. Colleen Atwood costumedesignfloat share on social
Every story is different, so what is a detail in one might not be in something else. Diversity is something I embrace and love about my work. Colleen Atwood detaildiversityembrace Change image and share on social
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
One of the challenges with period costumes is, on a technical level, making the scale of different periods work on contemporary bodies. We're much bigger than what people were in older times. Colleen Atwood bigbodychallenge Change image and share on social
Knowing who the actors were as you were designing them helped, with Catherine's beauty and Renee's frailty, they directed me visually just by who they were. Colleen Atwood actorbeautycatherine Change image and share on social
I think that sometimes people don't understand that a costume that has to be worn every day and doesn't change the whole movie becomes iconic. It's very important because it requires a different design process, since you have to make something that people aren't going to get tired of looking at. Colleen Atwood changecostumeday share on social