Colleen Atwood
Colleen Atwood
Colleen Atwood is an American costume designer...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionDesigner
CountryUnited States of America
sleep fairy-tale action
Sleepy Hollow had a lot of action in it, even though it was a fairy-tale movie.
hero past design
In designing Supergirl, I wanted to embrace the past but more importantly, thrust her into the street-style action hero of today,
lingerie architecture
I like the architecture of lingerie.
jobs thinking giving
Be able to take any job that gives you experience on a film. Don't just think that you have to be in one department or the other, because through working on one and seeing what other people do in the movie makes you realize what your role is if you become a costume designer.
thinking people mind
I think the silhouette of the kimono costume will become engraved in people's minds. I do think there'll be lots of red accents in the near future. For me personally, I can't see myself flaunting around in a geisha uniform but it'll make me smile when I see what others do with it.
inspiration chicago use
I'd seen the current stage production and the 1975 production of Chicago. I liked them both very much, but I didn't use them necessarily as inspiration.
children fun grandma
I always carry pictures of my children and grandchildren, which is what makes it all worthwhile. It's great fun that my grandkids get to see the costumes in Alice in Wonderland or a doll with grandma's dress.
dark get-better painting
The whole switch from film to digital has changed some of the ways I use color and the juxtaposition of light and dark. It's getting better with digital, the separation's gotten better, but I still feel like it's really flatter than film, so I do a lot of screening and subtle textural printing and painting on clothes for film to get it not to look flat.
diversity different stories
Every story is different, so what is a detail in one might not be in something else. Diversity is something I embrace and love about my work.
moving reality people
The reward is that you can actually create a world separate from reality with a story, actors, music, and camera design. When it works it can entertain, move people and teach us all.
beautiful clothes people
As a designer, you have to solve a lot of problems. Even though people are wearing clothes that are supposed to look beautiful, they'll have to do all kinds of things.
budgets
Be really good with budgets because they keep getting smaller.
light color dresses
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.
art book inspiration
Inspiration comes from everywhere: books, art, people on the street. It is an interior process for me.