Summer 2020 The Costume Designer 23 STAR WARS STAR TREK A Conversation Between Shawna Trpcic and Gersha Phillips The landscape of sci-fi would be very different were it not for Star Trek and Star Wars. What was once considered fodder for nerds has become the nucleus of the triumphant rise of geek culture. These two intellectual properties have permeated society so thoroughly that words and terms from them have entered the public lexicon, and symbols they originated are as familiar as traffic lights.

Like no other article of clothing, the hat is an embodiment of its wearer. It has functioned historically as a social signifier, revealing characteristics as diverse as class, occupation, and personal style.

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Ann Roth began with a few instructions: “Do NOT call me amazing. Do NOT call me a 91-year-old legend. Do NOT call me the oldest person in the ‘Barbie’ movie.” I had driven four hours through a biblical downpour to interview the revered costume designer. After a hike down a dark path through the woods to an 18th-century house, I felt as though I were opening the Narnia wardrobe and entering a whimsical fantasy world.
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Ceo’s work has led to collaborations with some of the biggest names in film and television including Some Girls for Neil LaBute, the acclaimed series The Chi for Lena Waithe on Showtime, and Kingdom on NETFLIX. Other TV work includes the award-winning On My Block and Awkward for Lauren Ingrich, the latter for which she designed a capsule collection for MTV that sold alongside the show. costumedesignersguild.com/members-directory/">Learn More

Fantasy and fetish formed on a foot, the shoe has never been more important. Sex and the City ushered in a renaissance of Manolos, Louboutins, and Jimmy Choos to Middle America…

Luster Bayless had a warm southern affect, but was fearless. He lived his life in hyperbole, from playing a championship football game directly after appendix surgery to hitchhiking cross country on the promise of a job in Hollywood. costumedesignersguild.com/press_news/last-looks-luster-bayless/">Read More

Judianna Makovsky is an American costume designer, who is perhaps best known for her work on the films Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone, Seabiscuit and The Hunger Games, as well as various films within the Marvel Cinematic Universe. As of March 2021, she has received three Academy Award nominations. costumedesignersguild.com/members-directory/">Learn More