![]() ![]() Costume designer Colleen Atwood dressed Angelina Jolie in ‘The Tourist’ in a dress inspired by an Irene creation. Irene was a true talent whose work still impacts on film today. Tarsem Singh’s visually stunning films too owe a great deal to Ishioka’s work, in particularly their other-worldly dream like quality.Ĭontribution: Week-End at the Waldorf, Easter Parade, Ziegfeld Follies, Girl Crazy, Shall We Dance (Gowns), The Postman Always Rings Twice, Best Foot Forward, Kismet, Midnight Lace, B.F.’s Daughter They are, in fact, masterfully embedded into the setting, serving to complement films such as Francis Ford Coppola’s Bram Stoker’s Dracula. It could be argued that this designer’s work was so significant that the worlds in which these films were set were greatly expanded through her designs.Ĭontribution: Dracula, The Cell, The Fall, Mirror MirrorĮiko Ishiokas’ spectacular, mystical designs almost steal the limelight from the productions they inhabit – but not quite. She is responsible for the red jacket worn by Michael Jackson in the short film Thriller the suits of The Blues Brothers and – perhaps one of the most iconic costumes in cinema history – Harrison Ford’s famous Fedora hat and jacket in Raiders of the Lost Ark. Her designs moulded seamlessly into the setting of the films she designed for and many of her costumes have etched themselves onto our minds. Iconic is the word that comes to mind when describing Deborah Nadoolman’s work. Her design choices had an effect not only on the fashion world but went as far as to influence interior design.Ĭontribution: Coming to America, Raiders of the Lost Ark, Trading Places, Thriller, The Blues Brothers Second only to Edith Head in terms of honours from the Academy, Irene Sharaff proved her versatility by mastering the look of multiple periods and genres, and was highly influential on the style of her time. The main testament to her talent is probably the list of films and actors she has designed for, most notably her 11 films with the master of suspense Alfred Hitchcock 7 films dressing Natalie Wood and 3 films each with Barbara Stanwyck and Audrey Hepburn, two icons of style to this day.Ĭontribution: West Side Story, The King and I, Cleopatra (in collaboration with Renie), Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? Note: The artists on this list are ranked in no particular order.Ĭontribution: The Sting, Rear Window, Vertigo, Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, The Ten Commandments, Funny Face, Roman Holiday, Samson and Delilah, Sunset BoulevardĮdith Head was a towering figure known as the “dress doctor” whose recognition came in the form of 35 Oscar nominations and 8 awards – still a record to this day. The following list of 20 Costume Designers aims to highlight the importance of the craft and its influence on cinematic style and occasionally beyond. One has only to remember the white halter dress Marilyn Monroe wore in The Seven Year Itch (1955), the black-on-black leather ensemble worn by Keanu Reeves in The Matrix (1999), or Hannibal Lecter’s orange jumpsuit and facemask from The Silence of the Lambs (1991) to revisit the visuals and emotions of their respective films. ![]() Just as one hears the work of a composer and is transported to the memory of a scene, so too can the work of a costume designer bring a particular film or character to mind. Their work contributes to constructing the characters we love, enhancing the film’s setting via colour and texture, and in some instances transcends the screen and informs our perception of style in our own lives. Costume designers’ stylistic contributions to the world of film and by extension to our own worlds is undeniable. Arguably one of the more under-appreciated roles in cinema is that of the costume designer. ![]()
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