This page showcases over 50 costume illustrations from film and television, created by our talented illustrator and concept artist.

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From its conception by Frank L. Baum in 1900, the Oz universe has been a surreptitious commentary on American culture, politics, and social causes. The book was already a popular musical on Broadway by 1902, and Baum himself staged theatrical, radio, and film adaptations in subsequent decades. In April 2000, the Library of Congress declared The Wonderful Wizard of Oz to be “America’s greatest and best-loved homegrown fairy tale.” Now costume designer Paul Tazewell puts his own stamp on the ever evolving world of Oz.

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Since it was published in 1965, Frank Herbert’s Dune has been described as an epic, an instant science fiction classic, and alarmingly, “unfilmable.” Herbert created a complex, galaxy-spanning socio-political system with an elaborate theological life, thousands of years of history, and entire worlds of cultural development which frame an adventure story populated with fully realized, deep characters.

The notoriously challenging project has been attempted several times, but it has remained the “third rail” of science fiction adaptations. The story drops us into a formed historical period already in progress. Dune is a project in which the costumes transcend character and become part of the world-building. It is both intricate and overt. We spoke with costume designers Jacqueline West and Robert Morgan about their work to bring one of science fiction’s greatest stories to life.