I've always loved movies, art and clothes. Colleen Atwood artclothehave Change image and share on social
It's often said that costume designers are a faceless group of people. But we can contribute to fashion in a way that might be new and different. Colleen Atwood contributecostumedesigner 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
Costume, hair and makeup can tell you instantly, or at least give you a larger perception of who a character is. It's the first impression that you have of the character before they open their mouth, so it really does establish who they are. Colleen Atwood charactercostumeestablish share on social
The reward is that you can actually create a world separate from reality with a story, actors, music, and camera design. When it works it can entertain, move people and teach us all. Colleen Atwood actorcameracreate Change image and share on social
It's great fun that my grandkids get to see the costumes in 'Alice in Wonderland' or a doll with grandma's dress, but then they also let me know they're bummed I didn't do any of the 'Pirates of the Caribbean' movies. Colleen Atwood alicebumcaribbean share on social
I grew up in a small town in Washington State, so I wasn't really aware of costume design as a career growing up, but I loved clothes. I remember I saved all my money, and the first thing that I bought was a white blazer, which was to the horror to my parents. But I have always had a strange connection with clothing. Colleen Atwood awareblazerbuy share on social
The costumes had to serve the choreography. Colleen Atwood choreographycostumeserve Change image and share on social
I'd seen the current stage production and the 1975 production of Chicago. I liked them both very much, but I didn't use them necessarily as inspiration. Colleen Atwood chicagocurrentinspiration 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