January 23, 2025

2025 Oscar Nominees for Costume Design Include ‘Wicked’ and ‘A Complete Unknown’

They include the designers behind “Wicked,” “A Complete Unknown” and “Conclave.” The road to the Oscars officially started today with the announcement of the nominees for […]
December 30, 2024

‘Wicked’ Green, ‘Room Next Door’ Red and ‘Substance’ Yellow: It’s a Bold Season

Some potential contenders were especially vivid. Production and costume designers explain the conundrums they faced and their surprising solutions. Fire-engine red. Egg-yolk yellow. Christmas-tree green. The […]
November 28, 2024

Photos: What Makes Cher the Icon She Is Today?

The things that make Cher Cher. It takes nothing away from her voice to say that Cher is a singer for whom the visuals matter. A […]
November 26, 2024

Transforming Daniel Craig Into a Very Grimy William Burroughs in ‘Queer’

The clothes in Luca Guadagnino’s new film “Queer” are almost entirely from the 1950s. So don’t expect them to look spotless. “Queer” the director Luca Guadagnino’s […]
November 20, 2024

‘Wicked’ Costume Designer Paul Tazewell Returns to Oz

Paul Tazewell was 16 years old and living in Akron, Ohio, the first time he designed costumes for “The Wiz.” It was a high school production, […]
June 29, 2024

The Broad Appeal of the Elsa Dress from “Frozen”

Wearing a costume from “Frozen” in daily life has become a pastime for many children who identify with the character, regardless of gender. Dressing up as […]
January 13, 2024

‘Succession’ Auctions Off ‘Ludicrously Capacious Bag’ (and Less Capacious Props)

Bidding on memorabilia from the Emmy-winning drama ends on Saturday. Lukas Matsson’s vape beckons. An auction house in Dallas that is usually stocked with fine art […]
January 13, 2024

‘Mean Girls’ Costume Designer Talks Cast Wardrobe and Addresses Critics

Some people have roasted the outfits in the new film, but there were reasons the Plastics got a Gen Z spin. (Among them: social media, fast […]
December 10, 2023

The Year of the Mega Sleeve

Raglan, fluted, leg o’ mutton, bishop, puffed, balloon — whatever you want to call them, we wore them. When Holly Waddington, the costume designer for “Poor […]
December 7, 2023

Who Is Meg Bellamy, Who Plays Kate Middleton in ‘The Crown'?

When Meg Bellamy got the call that would change her life — the one telling her that after months of auditions, it was she, among thousands […]