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
It's fun conjuring what people will be wearing in the future. We exist in this world today, and yet there are people walking around who still look like they're in the '60s. Colleen Atwood 60sconjureexist Change image and share on social
I had to work out that it was something that could move, without having everybody in spray painted leotards. Colleen Atwood leotardmovepaint Change image and share on social
I wanted to be a painter when I was a kid. And then, I had to make a living. I had a child when I was in high school, so I kind of had that work phase in my life. Colleen Atwood childhighkid 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 can create clothes for so many different time periods. I've always tried to avoid being pigeonholed. Plus, everything I learn about design and costume from one movie somehow works its way into something else. Colleen Atwood avoidclothecostume 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
Each simian had a much different body suit, so besides trying to define class across species, there was a definite attempt to dress each group in different styles. Colleen Atwood attemptbodyclass Change image and share on social
I have watched 'Project Runway,' but I'm not a devout watcher of it. But I think it's a great show, what I've seen of it, and I think Tim Gunn is a very positive, amazing guy. Colleen Atwood amazedevoutgreat Change image and share on social
