Designing Hollywood Podcast Show

Today we are joined by Gladiator II's John Mathieson (Cinematographer), and Costume Designers Janty Yates and David Crossman.

11/25/24 • 61:51

Cynthia Summers is an Emmy-winning Costume Designer based in Los Angeles and Vancouver. She is best known for her brilliant and unique style-eye in world building and bringing characters to life, whether they are modern day and fashion-driven or fantastical creatures taken from the pages of a book. Cynthia is inspired by the spirit of character in creating cohesive looks that resonate for each individual within the world that they inhabit. HBO’s adaptation of THE LAST OF US, created by Craig Mazin and Neil Druckmann and starring Pedro Pascal and Bella Ramsey, is Cynthia’s recent hit project. She also completed work on the newly released Apple Original film SWAN SONG, with Oscar winner Mahershala Ali, Glenn Close, Naomie Harris, and Awkwafina. In 2021 she was awarded a Daytime Emmy Award in Outstanding Costume Design for her work on Netflix’s first season of THE BABY-SITTER’S CLUB. Her stand out designs for the second and third seasons of Netflix’s Emmy-Nominated series LEMONY SNICKET’S A SERIES OF UNFORTUNATE EVENTS, starring Neil Patrick Harris, have won five CAFTCAD awards and were nominated for 2019 & 2020 Costume Designer’s Guild Awards as well as two Primetime Emmys (2018 & 2019) in Outstanding Fantasy/Sci Fi Costumes. She was also nominated for a 2021 Costume Designer’s Guild award for Excellence in Sci-Fi/Fantasy Television for TNT’s SNOWPIERCER season 1, starring Jennifer Connelly and Daveed Diggs. Cynthia has also designed looks for NETFLIX’S cyberpunk-noir sci-fi series ALTERED CARBON starring Anthony Mackie and Simone Missick; five seasons of Bravo’s breakout hit and first scripted series GIRLFRIENDS’ GUIDE TO DIVORCE and all 6 groundbreaking seasons of Showtime’s Emmy-nominated series THE L WORD, for which she was the recipient of the Hollywood Style Award – Best Costumes. Cynthia is praised for the chic looks she develops for an array of characters. Her style choices move flawlessly from the screen to viewers’ closets as she presents versatile options, visually defining each character in a way that connects with consumers. Cynthia’s outstanding and diverse resume of 60+ credits includes FOX’s Emmy-winning series BONES, her creations on the prequel cadet academy world of Halo for Microsoft’s series adaptation of HALO 4: FORWARD UNTO DAWN as well as her film work including BEAUTIFUL BOY, APOLLO 18, and THE SHOW starring Giancarlo Esposito, Josh Duhamel, James Franco, and Famke Janssen to name a few.

11/25/24 • 56:05

Today's guest is a talented Costume Designer from Regina, Saskatchewan (Canada). She has worked on a wide range of projects including: INSOMNIA, HAPPY GILMORE, THE TERROR, TWILIGHT NEW MOON AND TWILIGHT ECLIPSE, SCHMIGADOON, HOT ROD, CATS & DOGS (where else can you make a HANNIBAL LECTOR costume for a cat??), AN UNFINISHED LIFE, HOT ROD, and many more. She is currently the Costume Designer for PERCY JACKSON AND THE OLYMPIANS on Disney+.

11/12/24 • 63:17

Today we are joined by Courtney Wheeler, costume Designer for the FX Dramedy: The Bear. Her other credits include Queer as Folk, Betty, and many more.

10/19/24 • 54:55

Desire Pesta joins us on todays episode to talk about her work on A24's new film: "Sing Sing" starring Colman Domingo. Desira Pesta is a Costume Designer & foremost a storyteller. A cinephile with a BFA in Painting from Syracuse University & Masters in Costume Design from NYU's Tisch School of the Arts, Desira is the offspring of hippie bikers & grew up in rural Pennsylvania driving tractors and a backhoe. She fled rural life for Brooklyn & for ten years, she ran her own ethically-produced fashion line. Desira accidentally entered the entertainment industry by way of body doubling and stunt work on such productions as Boardwalk Empire + Birdman. Desira's recent design work has screened at several International film festivals including TIFF, Berlinale, SXSW, and San Sebastián. Desira is a member of I.A.T.S.E. Local USA 829. In Sing Sing, Divine G, imprisoned at Sing Sing for a crime he didn't commit, finds purpose by acting in a theatre group alongside other incarcerated men in this story of resilience, humanity, and the transformative power of art

10/15/24 • 63:10

Arianne Phillips is an American costume designer. Phillips was recognized for her work on the Broadway musical Hedwig and the Angry Inch, starring Neil Patrick Harris, earning her a Tony award nomination for Best Costume Design. Phillips has a long-standing relationship with Madonna, with collaborations including photo shoots, music videos and designing tour costumes for six world tours over the past two decades. She has been nominated for the Academy Award for Best Costume Design three times, for James Mangold's Walk the Line (2005), Madonna's directorial debut, W.E. (2011), and for Quentin Tarantino's Once Upon a Time in Hollywood (2019). Phillips has also received a two BAFTA Award nominations for Tom Ford’s A Single Man (2009) and Quentin Tarantino's Once Upon a Time in Hollywood. Her film career also includes Tom Ford's Nocturnal Animals (2016), Matthew Vaughn’s Kingsman: The Secret Service (2014) and Kingsman: The Golden Circle (2017), James Mangold’s Girl, Interrupted (1999) and 3:10 to Yuma (2007), John Cameron Mitchell’s Hedwig And the Angry Inch (2001), Mark Romanek’s One Hour Photo(2002), and Milos Forman’s The People Vs. Larry Flynt (1996). In between film and music projects, Phillips works as a freelance fashion editor and stylist, collaborating with photographers for publications such as Italian Vogue, V Magazine, Harper’s Bazaar, German & Spanish Vogueand W Magazine. She continuously challenges herself by taking on projects that explore new expressions of her creativity. In 2018, she made her New York City Metropolitan opera debut, designing Nico Muhly’s opera, Marnie. Miuccia Prada selected Phillips for her Iconoclasts project; to curate installations for the brands flagship stores in London and Beijing which included a short fashion film for the brand, which Phillips wrote and directed, called Passages. Her friend Alessandro Michele, Creative Director of GUCCI commissioned her to create content for a special issue of A Magazine he guest edited and to style a brand film directed by Gia Coppola. She has also collaborated on special projects with Van Cleef and Arpels, Cartier, Valentino and Swarovski. Phillips was an inaugural member of the TIMES UP coalition and was asked by Reese Witherspoon to design its logo. Lawrence Sher, ASC,is an American cinematographer and film director, best known for comedy films such as Garden State, The Dictator, and The Hangover series, frequently collaborating with directors Todd Phillips and Zach Braff.[ He made his directorial debut with Father Figures, which began a wide theatrical release on December 22, 2017, by Warner Bros. Pictures. He was nominated for an Academy Award and BAFTA Award for Best Cinematography for the 2019 film Joker, directed by Phillips. As cinematographer of the 2009 film The Hangover, Sher described how a scene early in the movie shows the main characters on the roof of their hotel overlooking a stereotypical shot of the Las Vegas Strip; Sher indicated that he had tried to evoke the behind-the-scenes Vegas—after the characters wake up the following morning—by shooting a scene behind the hotels where the real action takes place. Actor Bradley Cooper credited Sher's visual style with enhancing the film's comedy, noting how Sher has "a great eye, a lot of energy and he just knows what's funny" and that "Some guys just can’t shoot comedies, but Larry knows exactly what he's doing." With the success of Zach Braff's Kickstarter, Sher worked on Braff's 2014 feature, Wish I Was Here. In January 2020, Sher was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Cinematography for his work on the movie Joker, but lost to Roger Deakins for 1917.

10/5/24 • 61:23

Costume Designer, JENNIFER STARZYK is a creative collaborator with over twenty five years in the film industry. She takes a character-driven approach with her own unique vision to serve the story and support the script. Her versatile yet distinct style has been showcased across a variety of genres and periods. Perhaps best known for the Netflix psychological series, Mindhunter. where Jennifer worked closely to create a restrained period look with renowned director David Fincher. Her range varies in tone as seen in Warner Bros Neo-Noir Reminiscence starring Hugh Jackman & Rebecca Ferguson; to the outlandish colorful contemporary in Bill & Ted Face The Music; to allowing documentary footage inform how Colin Firth and Toni Colette should look in aughts fashion for Max’s The Staircase. Jennifer’s latest work was A24 biopic, The Iron Claw, written and directed by Sean Durkin. The Iron Claw stars Zac Efron, Jeremy Allen White, Harris Dickinson and Hold McCallany and is a tragic film that tells the story of the Von Erich’s. Spanning from late 1970s- 1990s, her costumes showcase the dynasty of wrestlers and help create the world of rural Texas. Jennifer’s elaborate ring robes were included on display at the 2024 ASU FIDM Art of Costume Design in Film. Upcoming work includes Amazon’s Killer Heat, starring Joseph Gordon Levitt, Shailene Woodley and Richard Madden. This contemporary mystery was filmed on location in Greece and follows twin brothers who find themselves in a dangerous love triangle on an isolated island. The contemporary costumes highlight quiet luxury and showcase several Greek fashion brands for added authenticity. During the WGA & SAG strikes, Jennifer lent her energy and talent to help costume The Groundlings charity fundraiser, One Night Only. Having just days to outfit 35 performers for The Chorus Line. The musical featured Saturday Night Live alum Kristen Wiig, Will Forte, Ana Gasteyer amongst other incredible talent and helped raise over $200,000 for Motion Picture & Television Fund. All proceeds went to below the line affected by the strikes. Currently, she is designing a contemporary action comedy for Twentieth Century Fox titled, Eenie Meanie. Written and directed by Shawn Simmons. The film stars Samara Weaving as a reformed teenage getaway driver who is dragged back into her unsavory past when a former employer offers her a chance to save the life of her chronically unreliable ex-boyfriend. No matter the project, Jennifer Starzyk brings the same fierce spirit and powerful approach to designing costumes.

10/5/24 • 74:24

CHRISTOPHER LAWRENCE (Costume Designer) drew inspiration for his design career while putting together looks for he and his dance partner on the beloved “American Bandstand.” He then started working at the trendy boutique Camp Beverly Hills where he began cultivating a clientele of actors, directors and, most importantly, Costume Designers. Christopher caught his first break in the wardrobe department on two iconic television series, “Moonlighting” and “Pee Wee’s Playhouse.” He then decided that designing feature films was his true passion, and he quickly developed relationships with some of the world’s most celebrated Designers such as Ellen Mirojnick and Albert Wolsky. Before he knew it, Christopher had created his path in features, working on such films as “City Slickers,” “Beaches” and “Bugsy,” the latter of which garnered the Academy Award® for Best Costume Design. Christopher came up through the ranks in the wardrobe department and quickly became one of the industry’s top Costume Supervisors. In 1999, Michael Mann recognized Christopher’s talent and promoted him to Associate Costume Designer on “The Insider” (Al Pacino, Russell Crowe), and Christopher has been designing films ever since. Some of the credits that followed were “The Anniversary Party” (Gwyneth Paltrow, Kevin Kline), “Showtime” (Robert De Niro, Eddie Murphy) and “S.W.A.T.” (Colin Farrell, Samuel L. Jackson). Christopher has become a favorite of Jason Statham, having designed “The Mechanic,” “Cellular” and “Crank” and is a longtime collaborator with film director Simon West, most notably on the Capital One “What’s In Your Wallet?” Viking campaign, which won the Costume Designers Guild Award - Best Commercial Costume Design. Christopher teamed up yet again with Michael Mann on two additional projects, including the feature film “Texas Killing Fields” (starring Sam Worthington, Jessica Chastain and Chloe Grace Moretz). Christopher served as costume designer on the Jennifer Aniston film, “Management,” and from sketch to fabric he designed all of Miley Cyrus’ Hannah Montana costumes for “Hannah Montana: The Movie,” from which dolls, Halloween costumes and sportswear were created for the tween market. “The Space Between Us” reunites Christopher with director Peter Chelsom who directed the Hannah Montana movie. Christopher was the costume designer for the first three seasons of the popular Showtime series “Ray Donovan,” for which he was twice nominated for a Costume Designers Guild award. It was his fifth nomination, having won twice for his commercial work. Recently, he was the Costume Designer for Bill Burr's OLD DADS.

9/3/24 • 60:11

Today's guest is a costume designer for film and television. She received a Costume Designers Guild Excellence in Contemporary Film nomination for her design work on BRIDESMAIDS directed by Paul Feig. And most recently a Fantasy / Sci-fi Emmy nomination for LOKI Season1 directed by Kate Herron. Her versatile aesthetic has served Cameron Crowe for his contemporary series ROADIES, to the pilot of the futuristic series ALTERED CARBON directed by Miguel Sapochnik. She has worked with Taika Waititi on the series adaptation of the best seller book INTERIOR CHINATOWN written by Charles Yu And has recently completed the highly anticipated season 2 of LOKI. https://www.youtube.com/@DesigningHollywood

8/5/24 • 51:11

Amelia Gebler is a costume designer for film and television, she loves working across all genres and is a diverse and creative designer whose passion for cinema, storytelling, sartorial analysis and character motivate her in her design work. Amelia believes that an understanding of the language of style and its role in society is an important communicative device for vividly and creatively expressing identity and is an empowering form of self-expression. Most recently Amelia designed the costumes on the second series of UPRIGHT directed by Mirrah Foulkes and starring Tim Minchin, for Lingo Pictures and Binge. Amelia designed JOE VS CAROLE for UPC and Peacock created by and starring Kate McKinnon. In 2021 Amelia designed Joseph Kosinski’s feature film ESCAPE FROM SPIDERHEAD starring Chris Hemsworth and Miles Teller, for Netflix. In 2020 Amelia designed the costumes on the feature film adaptation of Stephen King’s CHILDREN OF THE CORN, produced by Lucas Foster (FORD V FERRARI). Amelia designed the costumes for Shannon Murphy’s debut feature film BABYTEETH, starring Essie Davis and Ben Mendelsohn, produced by Alex White and Executive Produced by Jan Chapman, the film debuted in Official Competition at the Venice Film Festival in August 2019 to glowing reviews. BABYTEETH has appeared in over twenty film festivals, including BFI London, Zurich International, Film Fest Hamburg, Mostra de Sao Paolo, Mumbai and Chicago. BABYTEETH received a total of 12 nominations in the 2020 AACTA Awards. Amelia’s other recent design credits include SBS miniseries’ THE ROPESdirected by Shannon Murphy, and DEAD LUCKY directed by David Caesar; and ABC series KIKI & KITTY. Amelia also designed two productions for Jungle Entertainment; SANDO, directed by Phil Lloyd, and SQUINTERS, directed by Adam Zwar for Stan. Her other costume design credits for television include NO ACTIVITY, THE MOODYS, A MOODY CHRISTMAS, HERE COME THE HABIBS, MAXIMUM CHOPPAGE, DR FEELGOOD, HOUSE HUSBANDS series 5, THE CHECKOUT, THE HAMSTER WHEEL, THE CHEF’S LINE, DEADLY WOMEN and BEHIND THE MANSION WALLS. For film, Amelia costume designed Ben Lucas’ feature film OTHERLIFEwhich was shot in WA in 2016. Her short films include Tropfest winner BAMBOOZLED directed by Matt Hardie, MADLY directed by Mia Wasikowska, LIEBERMANS IN THE SKYdirected by Richard Vilensky, THE HOLD UP directed by Scott Pickett, RED DOT directed by Pauline Findlay, WISHART directed by Sam Petty and INDIGENOUS AUSTRALIA directed by Warwick Thornton and Brendan Fletcher. Amelia’s work has previously been recognised by the Australian Production Design Guild Awards for Best Costume Design in a Television Show and Best Costume Design in a Webseries.

7/11/24 • 56:25

DAYNA PINK is best known for her costume design in the romantic comedy “Crazy, Stupid, Love,” starring Steve Carell, Ryan Gosling and Julianne Moore. She has worked with Carell three times, most recently on “The Incredible Burt Wonderstone” and the romantic drama “Seeking a Friend for the End of the World.” She recently completed the costume design for the feature film, “Focus” starring Will Smith and Margot Robbie for Warner Bros. She has also designed the Columbia Pictures film “Concussion” starring Will Smith, Alec Baldwin and Luke Wilson, released in 2015. Dayna Pink has designed costumes for “Last Vegas,” starring Robert De Niro, Morgan Freeman, Michael Douglas and Kevin Kline, as well “The Lucky One,” starring Zac Efron; “Hot Tub Time Machine,” starring John Cusack; and “Fame,” directed by Kevin Tancharoen.

6/16/24 • 58:17

Legendary Award Winning Costume Designer Jenny Beavan Episode! Jenny Beavan is an English Costume Designer who has received numerous accolades throughout her career spanning over four decades, including three Academy Awards, four BAFTA Awards, two Emmy Awards and a Laurence Olivier Award. Moderator: Designing Hollywood Producer Host Phillip Boutté Jr Sponsored by Western Costume Company

5/26/24 • 53:33

Beekeeper, Sons of Anarchy Costume Designer Kelli Jones

4/13/24 • 58:51

Betsy Heimann designed the Academy Award winning GREEN BOOK starring Viggo Mortensen and Mahershala Ali and MARLOWE, a 1930’s noir film coming later this year starring Diane Krueger and Liam Neeson. She is also the designer of the Netflix limited series, GODLESS, directed by Scott Frank. Betsy has also been the costume designer on a number of memorable movies. Her work as costume designer on Quentin Tarantino’s Reservoir Dogs and Pulp Fiction was widely acclaimed. Heimann was a Costume Designers Guild Award nominee for her work on writer/director Cameron Crowe’s ALMOST FAMOUS, starring Kate Hudson. Her otherfeatures with Mr. Crowe have included VANILLA SKY and JERRY MAGUIRE, starring Tom Cruise and Academy Award winner Cuba Gooding Jr. She was the costume designer on Steven Soderbergh’s OUT of SIGHT, starring George Clooney and Jennifer Lopez, which was one of her many projects with producer Stacey Sher; others have included GET SHORTY, directed by Barry Sonnenfeld. Most recently Betsy designed HERETIC with Stacey producing, starring Hugh Grant and directed by Scott Beck and Bryan Woods to be released in 2024. Link: https://www.vogue.com/article/pulp-fiction-costume-designer-interview

3/14/24 • 72:29

Daniel Orlandi returns to Designing Hollywood Show to dedicate an all new episode to Jurassic World sponsored by Universal Studios Costume Department! Daniel’s is best known for his designs in a wide variety of films such as: Saving Mr. Banks, The Blind Side, Trumbo, Cinderella Man, Ford Vs Ferrari, Jurassic World, Logan, Dark Phoenix & The Davinci Code. He has been nominated for several costume awards including a BAFTA, an Emmy, and a Costume Designers Guild Award for Excellence in a Period Film.

2/19/24 • 37:52

Costume Designer Trish Summerville, who dressed the stylish ‘Hunger Games’ sequel ‘Catching Fire,’ returns in fiery fashion for the prequel The Hunger Games Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes! Trish Summerville is known for The Hunger Games: Catching Fire (2013), The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011) and The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds (2023) Conducting this new Designing Hollywood episode is producer/host of Designing Hollywood Phillip Boutté Jr Sponsored by Eastern Costume

2/13/24 • 87:15

Salvador Perez has designed for many TV series, Perez has taken his experience and applied it to creating characters on projects as diverse as the hit TV series The Mindy Project, where he earned an Emmy nomination for costume design, Castle, Veronica Mars, the Hulu series Four Weddings and a Funeral, Netflix’s Never Have I Ever and feature films like Pitch Perfect 1, 2 & 3, Think Like a Man 1 & 2, Men of Honor, Drumline, Goosebumps 2 andSenior Year. Perez’s approach is highly detailed and considers every aspect of a character’s personality while telling the story through costume. Knowing how clothes should fit and be made, he has a unique ability to fit and tailor clothes to make actors look their best. He brings his love for his art with him to every fitting, every shopping trip, and every day on set.

2/8/24 • 61:32

Costume Designer Jaqueline West Nominated for her work in Killers of The Flower Moon returns to Designing Hollywood Show with your host Phillip Boutté Jr! Jacqueline West is one of Hollywood’s most respected costume designers with four Oscar nominations for Philip Kaufmann’s Quills, David Fincher’s The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button, Alejandro G. Iñárritu’s The Revenant and Denis Villeneuve’s Dune. She is also Terrence Malick’s go-to costume designer, after a recommendation from his long-time production designer Jack Fisk, working with him on The New World, The Tree of Life, To the Wonder and Knight of Cups, while other credits include Stephen Norrington’s The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, Ben Affleck’s Argo and Martin Scorsese’s upcoming Killers Of The Flower Moon. Thank you to our sponsor Costume Rental Corporation

2/8/24 • 51:02

Ellen Mirojnick (born 7 July 1949 in New York City) is an American costume designer. She is a frequent collaborator of actor Michael Douglas, having overseen the costume design for the films Fatal Attraction(1987), Wall Street (1987), Basic Instinct (1992), A Perfect Murder (1998), Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps (2010) and Behind the Candelabra (2013). The wardrobe which she created for the character of Gordon Gekko inspired a fashion trend in the late 1980s and early 1990s for boldly patterned ties, sleek suits, crisp white shirts, and colorful suspenders in men's business wear. She has also been a frequent collaborator of directors Jan de Bont and Paul Verhoeven, acting as costume designer on de Bont's films Speed (1994), Twister (1996) and The Haunting (1999), as well as Verhoeven's films Basic Instinct (1992), Showgirls (1995), Starship Troopers (1997) and Hollow Man (2000). She won an Emmy and a Costume Designers Guild Award in 2013 for her work on the Liberace biopic Behind the Candelabra. In 2016 she was given the Career Achievement Award by the Costume Designers Guild. In 2017 she gained further praise for her work on The Greatest Showman, which garnered her a further nomination for Excellence in Period Film with the Costume Designers Guild. Sharon Stone has praised her experience with Mirojnick on Basic Instinct: “I don’t think I had any idea, really, that I could look so great. Then I was like, "‘Oh, I could look like that all the time. Maybe I should get with it.’" Ellen really taught me how to feel empowered like the character I was playing.”

1/21/24 • 77:31

Greig Fraser, ACS, ASC, (born 3 October 1975) is an Australian cinematographer who studied at the RMIT University. His most well-known work includes the films Zero Dark Thirty (2012), Lion (2016), Rogue One (2016), Vice (2018), Dune (2021), The Batman (2022) and The Creator (2023). For his short film Cracker Bag he was nominated for Best Cinematography at the 2003 AFI Awards. For his work on Lion, he won the American Society of Cinematographers Award for Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography in Theatrical Releases and AACTA Award for Best Cinematography and received Academy Award and BAFTA Award nominations. Fraser shot Rogue One on the Arri Alexa 65 large format digital camera and Panavision lenses from the 1970s, making it the first feature film shot entirely with the Alexa 65. Fraser said of working with the Alexa 65, "The images are sharper and have more resolution, and those things are an advantage, but for me it is about the depth of the image -- there is a three-dimensionality to it. Often the beauty came from the texture; we found that the camera excelled when we were filming something with texture; it really enhanced the quality of picture." Fraser returned to the Star Wars franchise with the 2019 television series The Mandalorian. In 2020, for his work on the series, Fraser won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Cinematography for a Single-Camera Series (Half-Hour). For his work on Dune he won his first Academy Award for Best Cinematography in 2022. Fraser said a feature of his work in that film was intentionally using simple compositions, "We tried to simplify the frames as much as we could. By doing that, we've been able to give the viewers that absorption of story and experience" and colour palette: "We tried quite hard to make sure that it all sat within a certain tone."

1/18/24 • 88:33

Rebel Moon Costume Designer Stephanie Porter, Concept Artist Jason Pastrana

1/6/24 • 68:11

Kode Abdo is a legendary fan community artist known as Bosslogic. Today's episode of Designing Hollywood is sponsored by Bosslogic's podcast, Who's The Boss?

12/15/23 • 47:02

Collaborating with the famous and the exclusive, Julien’s Auctions produces high profile auctions in the film, music, art and sports markets. Julien’s Auctions has received international recognition for its unique and innovative auction events, which attract thousands of collectors, investors, fans and enthusiasts from around the world. Julien’s Auctions specializes in sales of iconic artifacts and notable collections including Marilyn Monroe, John Lennon, Ringo Starr, Lady Gaga, Banksy, Cher, Michael Jackson, U2, Barbra Streisand, Les Paul, Neil Young, Elvis Presley, Frank Sinatra, Jimi Hendrix, Hugh Hefner, Pelé and many more. In 2016, Julien’s Auctions received its second placement in the Guinness Book of World Records for the sale of the world’s most expensive dress ever sold at auction, The Marilyn Monroe “Happy Birthday Mr. President” dress which sold for $4.8 million. Julien’s Auctions achieved placement in the Guinness Book of World Records in 2009 for the sale of Michael Jackson’s white glove, which sold for $480,000 making it the most expensive glove ever sold at auction. In 2020, Julien’s Auctions received its third Guinness Book of World Record placement for the sale of Kurt Cobain’s “MTV Unplugged” 1959 Martin D-18E acoustic-electric guitar, which sold for $6 million making it the world’s most expensive guitar ever sold at auction. In 2022, Julien’s Auctions sold the world’s second most expensive guitar ever sold at auction with Kurt Cobain’s “Smells Like Teen Spirit” music video 1969 Fender Mustang electric guitar, which sold for $4.5 million. Based in Los Angeles, Julien’s Auctions has a global presence bringing their auctions and exhibitions to targeted destinations worldwide including London, New York, Las Vegas, Japan and China. Live auctions are presented for bidders on-site and online via live streaming video and mobile technology.

12/6/23 • 53:06

Francine Lecoultre is an award-winning costume designer and textile artist known for her outstanding work in a variety of productions. She has created costumes and unique, special textiles for movies, television, TV Commercials, Musical Circus and Opening Events around the world. Born in Switzerland, Francine graduated in Art Education at the University of Bern, and received her diploma in Costume Design from the Advanced Program of the Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising in Los Angeles. Francine has a passion for innovation and Science-Fiction, with cutting-edge technology, combined with research and history.

11/21/23 • 46:46

Avery is an award winning and critically acclaimed Costume Designer, Illustrator, and Consultant. She is a member of The Costume Designers Guild of America and the IATSE Local 873.

10/25/23 • 57:42

"Tenet is a film about many things, from entropy to time travel, Armageddon to environmentalism. But it's also a film about Robert Pattinson wearing a succession of truly astonishing suits. For that, we thank Jeffrey Kurland. The storied costume designer had previously worked with Nolan on Inception – where he proved his tailoring chops – and Dunkirk, but Tenetposed a very specific set of challenges. The first one being just figuring out what the hell was actually going on. "I read the script at least six times before I even sat down to talk with Chris," Kurland tells me, over the phone, from LA. "That's how you do any Chris Nolan film. The script is there, and it's totally wonderful. And then it's usually up from there. It's always a wild ride." - Tom Banham, Esquire Magazine, September 22nd, 2020 Jeffrey Kurland began his career in costume design in New York City. After graduating from Northwestern University with a B.A. in design, he moved to the east coast to design for the theatre. Jeffrey soon segued into designing costumes for film when he began designing the stylish films of director Woody Allen. Jeffrey has the unique distinction of being the costume designer of 15 films for Woody Allen, from the late 1970s to the mid-1990s. He has since realized the visual story for over 40 films, collaborating with such renowned directors as Milos Forman, Neil Jordan, Steven Soderbergh, Michael Mann, and Christopher Nolan. During his career, Jeffrey has dressed a host of leading actors. He has created designs for leading men such as George Clooney, Brad Pitt, Tom Cruise, Matt Damon, Jamie Foxx, Robert Downey, Jr., Michael Caine, Viggo Mortensen and Leonardo DiCaprio. He has also designed for leading ladies Julia Roberts, Marion Cotillard, Cameron Diaz, Annette Bening, Diane Keaton, Gena Rowlands and Ellen Page. He received a BAFTA Award, Britain's highest film honor, for his designs for Radio Days and an Academy Award nomination for his work on Bullets Over Broadway. Jeffrey was awarded the Costume Designers Guild award for his designs for the film Erin Brockovich and received a nomination for his work on Ocean's 11. His work has also been recognized through being honored with The Hamilton Timeless Style Award. Jeffrey Kurland sits on the board of Governors of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. He co-curated the exhibit 50 Designers/50 Costumes: Concept to Character for the Academy, and his designs have also been featured in several exhibits around the world. He has spoken on the art of costume design in numerous symposia at the Directors Guild of America, the American Film Institute, The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and UCLA, where he has also taught. Jeffrey's work is featured in the publications Screencraft: Costume Design, 50 Designers/50 Costumes: Concept to Character and Dressed: A Century of Hollywood Costume Design.

9/18/23 • 80:24

“What We Do in the Shadows” Emmy winning Costume Designer Laura Montgomery on Dressing Vampires in Flux! Montgomery's costume design credits include the upcoming Gen V (The Boys spinoff), What We Do in the Shadows Seasons 3,4 and 5, Spiral: From the Book of Saw, Small Town Murder Songs (TIFF Official Selection 2010), When Moses Woke (Gemini Award Winner for Best Direction in a Performing Arts Program) and Coopers Christmas (TIFF Official Selection 2008). Montgomery has won one primetime Emmy and been nominated for three Costume Designer’s Guild awards. She holds an honours degree in French Literature and European History from the University of Toronto.

8/11/23 • 50:41

Cate is an Emmy award-winning and CDGA nominated Costume Designer. She completed formal training in Fashion and Costume Design in her native Britain and has gone on to design feature films, television, ballet, and theatre. Most recently, she designed HBO’s Perry Mason (Season 2), The Sterling Affairs for FX, and Disney+’s The Mysterious Benedict Society, for which she won an Emmy. Additional credits include Amazon Prime Video’s The Man in the High Castle (Seasons 3 & 4), The Son (Season 1) — a Western for AMC set in 1849 and 1915 — and ABC’s iconic Desperate Housewives. Cate holds British, American, and Irish passports. And has worked in Vancouver, Dublin, Rome, Nice, Monte Carlo as well as multiple cities across the U.S. When not on location, she calls Los Angeles home.

7/24/23 • 83:14

LUCIANO CAPOZZI was born in Marino, a small town just outside Rome. After having completed his studies at the State Art Institute in Rome in 1986, Luciano took part in a Costume Designer competition and from the 300 applicants he was one of a few that were selected for the first ever design course to be given by Giulia Mafai, the famous Italian Costume Designer He graduated with the highest marks possible in his final diploma and began working first as a volunteer and later as an assistant to various professionals; Giulia Mafai included. During this time he had also begun to do work in his own right as a Costume Designer for both Cinema and the Theatre. The costumes for the Harold Pinter premier of The Basement and Arthur Miller’s Clara were both the work of Luciano. Both of these were staged at a major festival in Italy. He went on to spend several years designing Costumes for both prominent Opera Houses and Theatre Companies worldwide before turning his hand to the world of Film & TV. The year 2005 brought the first international film, a co-pro between Spain and Italy, entitled Los Borgia by Antonio Hernandez. His work on this awarded him a nomination for Best Costume Design at the Premio GoyaAwards (Spain’s National Film Awards). Then in 2008 he won 1st prize at the Festival International Cinéma et Costumes (France) and in 2009, 1st prize at the Premios Corona, Spain. In 2007 his Costumes for Ritorno a Rivombrosa, Directed by Stefano Alleva went on to win the Costume prize at The Rome Fiction Festival. In 2008 he started working on Doctor Clown, a TV series Directed by Maurizio Nichetti and that same year Supervised the Costume Design for Ti Stramo directed by both Pino Insegno & Gianluca Sodaro. His next project Il falco e la Colomba set in 16th Century Rome was praised by critics and public alike for his stunning work; thus earning him the reputation; without the shadow of a doubt, a Beautiful Designer. Luciano's experience spans period Costume design through to contemporary design with a strong emphasis on historical high-end TV Drama.

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JILL TAYLOR (Costume Designer) was born in Newcastle Upon Tyne and studied Fashion Design at Northumbria University where she obtained her degree. After graduating she moved into television, primarily working for the BBC as an Assistant Costume Designer, eventually designing her own projects, most notably the BBC’s prestigious Screen One and Screen Two series of one off films. Jill’s films have included “The Full Monty”, “Sliding Doors”, “Johnny English”, three films for Woody Allen, “Matchpoint”, “Scoop” and “Cassandra’s Dream”, and “My Week With Marilyn” Jill has received a BAFTA film nomination for her work on “My Week With Marilyn”, and a BAFTA tv nomination for “The Mill On The Floss”. She has won a Costume Design Guild Award for “The Life And Death Of Peter Sellers” and was also Emmy nominated for the same project. Other films include, “Jack Ryan” with Chris Pine, Keira Knightley and Kevin Costner. “The Gunman” with Sean Penn and Javier Bardem, “Criminal” with Kevin Costner and Gary Oldman, “Me Before You” with Emilia Clarke and Sam Claflin, “The Commuter” with Liam Neeson, “Military Wives” with Kristin Scott Thomas, and “Infinite” with Mark Wahlberg. For the past three years, Jill has been working on the Mission Impossible franchise with Mission Impossible Dead Reckoning Part One, and is currently now working on Part two.

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