Academy Award-nominated costume designers detail how they brought their sketches to life.
In thePotter[films], they dont have to hide.
They can go out in their capes and funny hats and get groceries or whatever theyre doing.
Credit: Sketch by Mary Zophres; Dale Robinette
I love that challenge and that reveal in the story.
Those conversations extended to the visual and emotional approaches that would be taken.
As a result, Florence appears in a number of light hues and pretty, frilly, fun costumes.
Designs by Colleen Atwood, Sketch by Warren Holder; Courtesy of Warner Bros. Pictures
There wasnt that much difference between her performance clothes and what she wore in her daily life.
That said, her stage clothes are really something special.
Casablancalooks as beautiful today as it did then, I imagine, Boyle says.
Sketch by Consolata Boyle; Nick Wall
Then theresNow, Voyagerfrom the same year.
Bette Davis transition in it was just remarkable, says Johnston.
Lets not forget some sprinklings from Katharine Hepburn films, and a lot from those of Lauren Bacall.
Design by Joanna Johnston, Illustration by Jacqueline Bissett; Daniel Smith
It was an effective performance that was made all the more convincing through the true-to-life costumes she wore.
It was the designers research and fierce desire to get things right that were crucial to the process.
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