Costume design allows you to do a different type of research and create characters, whereas in fashion, you create an image and… — Colleen Atwood Copy Share Image
One thing about costume design - and I think design in general - but especially costume design, is people have a misconception… — Colleen Atwood Copy Share Image
It's often said that costume designers are a faceless group of people. But we can contribute to fashion in a way that… — Colleen Atwood Copy Share Image
The right costume determines the character, helps the actor feel who he is, and serves the story. — Colleen Atwood Copy Share Image
The thing that's great about being a costume designer is you never know what's going to be next; you never what world… — Colleen Atwood Copy Share Image
I think the silhouette of the kimono costume will become engraved in people's minds. I do think there'll be lots of red… — Colleen Atwood Copy Share Image
I can create clothes for so many different time periods. I've always tried to avoid being pigeonholed. Plus, everything I learn about… — Colleen Atwood Copy Share Image
Costume, hair and makeup can tell you instantly, or at least give you a larger perception of who a character is. It's… — Colleen Atwood Copy Share Image
I design for the movie and the character as well as the person wearing the costume. I show the ideas to the… — Colleen Atwood Copy Share Image
I think that sometimes people don't understand that a costume that has to be worn every day and doesn't change the whole… — Colleen Atwood Copy Share Image
People like to stir up the fashion vs. costume world, and I think what they mean by 'too costumey' is that it's… — Colleen Atwood Copy Share Image
I grew up in a small town in Washington State, so I wasn't really aware of costume design as a career growing… — Colleen Atwood Copy Share Image
I always have a moment when I know I'm designing the last costume that gets made for a movie, and it's always… — Colleen Atwood Copy Share Image
Chicago is partly a fairy tale because it's inside one person's head, so that part of it's made up and the rest of it… — Colleen Atwood Copy Share Image
I think a lot of young girls go through that period in their life of finding who they are, and at that point, looking… — Colleen Atwood Copy Share Image
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… — Colleen Atwood Copy Share Image
The designs were based on quite a lot of research of what a movie musical is, filtered through the eyes of today. If we'd… — Colleen Atwood Copy Share Image
Sometimes you have dreams about the day or something like that. But, for the story, it's just present and what you have left ahead… — Colleen Atwood Copy Share Image
I can create clothes for so many different time periods. I've always tried to avoid being pigeonholed. Plus, everything I learn about design and… — Colleen Atwood Copy Share Image
I choose colors I like and will photograph well. I don't do color theory! — Colleen Atwood Copy Share Image
I always have a moment when I know I'm designing the last costume that gets made for a movie, and it's always been floating… — Colleen Atwood Copy Share Image
I grew up in a small town in Washington State, so I wasn't really aware of costume design as a career growing up, but… — Colleen Atwood Copy Share Image
It's fun conjuring what people will be wearing in the future. We exist in this world today, and yet there are people walking around… — Colleen Atwood Copy Share Image
I get more distracted by hair or a really bad wig than I do costumes any day of the week. — Colleen Atwood Copy Share Image
