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.

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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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…

Beads and embellishments were perhaps mankind’s first indulgent luxury…

WWD: “Wednesday,” “White Lotus,” “Euphoria,” and “Stranger Things” made costume designers the influencers of 2022.
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Dorothy Gaspar is hell-bent on reviving gloves as a mainstream accessory. “This is my passion—to get gloves ‘back.’..

Sometimes, a costume design needs fabric that exists only in the imagination of the designer.

Our holiday party at the Guild was festive and fun event. Once again, Western Costume Company generously sponsored the party. Our sincerest thanks and appreciation to Eddie Marks and Kristin Holbak. Everyone enjoyed our raffle offerings graciously donated by Macy’s, Bloomingdale’s Sherman Oaks Studio Services, On This Day, and several other vendors. Proceeds from the raffle were donated to the Motion Picture Television Fund. We have such wonderfully supportive partners. A great time was had by all.