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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 -
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
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If you want someone to feel warm, you dress them in a warm color and put a warm light on them and you get the picture. Sometimes, all that needs pushing a little bit to help tell the story.
Colleen Atwood -
The right costume determines the character, helps the actor feel who he is, and serves the story.
Colleen Atwood -
I had to work out that it was something that could move, without having everybody in spray painted leotards.
Colleen Atwood -
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 -
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 -
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