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Colleen Atwood

American Designer

Born: 1950

Clothes Costumes Design People Work You

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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

I choose colors I like and will photograph well. I don't do color theory! Colleen Atwood

Will Photograph Color Colors Like Well Choose Theory

I like the architecture of lingerie. Colleen Atwood

Architecture Like Lingerie

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

Class Group Define Definite Besides Dress Attempt Had Styles Trying Different Much Across Body Different Styles Each Species Suit

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

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I've always loved movies, art and clothes. Colleen Atwood

Art Clothes Always Loved Movies

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

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People like to stir up the fashion vs. costume world, and I think what they mean by 'too costumey' is that it's too much, or not real enough for everyday wear. You couldn't say that about John Galliano's shows, right? I mean, they're awesome, and they're total costume. Colleen Atwood

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It actually is as fun to make men's costumes, especially if they are as good-looking as Chris Hemsworth. Colleen Atwood

Men Costumes Good-Looking Make Fun Chris Actually

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

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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

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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

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As for futuristic costumes, I loved doing 'Gattaca' because I'm a minimalist at heart, and it's a very minimal film. Plus, with Uma Thurman, Ethan Hawke and Jude Law, how could you go wrong? Colleen Atwood

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I always loved clothes, just not clothes that were appropriate to the place I grew up in. Colleen Atwood

Clothes Appropriate Always Were Up Just Grew Loved Place

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

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My own style is pretty classic; I much prefer to design for others. Colleen Atwood

Style Own Design Others Classic Pretty My Own Prefer Much

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

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