“Naked without us” was the motto for costume designers who gathered at UCLA for the Business of Costume Design Summit on Saturday. Among the panelists were Deborah Landis, former CDG president, cos…
“Naked without us” was the motto for costume designers who gathered at UCLA for the Business of Costume Design Summit on Saturday.
The clothes that a character wears are largely what makes them identifiable or iconic. A film or a television show starts with words and actors, and it’s the job of a costume designer to create their identity through a character’s clothes and style. As Landis explained, they aren’t creating characters, they are creating people.
Except, close to none of this money is ever seen by the costume designers responsible for imagining these looks. Mona May whose credits include “Clueless,” “Enchanted” and “Romy & Michele,” said she can’t benefit from the ancillary profits that stem from her costume design. “Pay is a barometer for value. We pay what we value, which means costume designers aren’t valued as much as a set designer or a DP,” said Brigitta Romanov, costume designer and CDG executive director.
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