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By Anna Wyckoff
Focus on Millinery
Like no other article of clothing, the hat is an embodiment of its wearer. It has functioned historically as a social signifier, revealing characteristics as diverse as class, occupation, and personal style.
By Anna Wyckoff
Focus On Custom Shoemakers
Fantasy and fetish formed on a foot, the shoe has never been more important. Sex and the City ushered in a renaissance of Manolos, Louboutins, and Jimmy Choos to Middle America…
By Allana Johnson
Debra McGuire 2
Among Debra McGuire’s many accomplishments as a FINE ARTIST, FASHION DESIGNER, and COSTUME DESIGNER, she has been best known for her 10-year run on the hit show FRIENDS and for designing many of David Mamet’s film and theatre projects including PHIL SPECTOR (starring Al Pacino and Helen Mirren), nominated for 11 Emmy’s and in which she was nominated for BEST COSTUME DESIGN. Debra has also designed many of Judd Apatow and Jake Kasdan’s film and Television projects. Learn More
By Alexandra Lippin
FOCUS ON: BEADING
Beads and embellishments were perhaps mankind’s first indulgent luxury…
By Valli Herman
Focus On: Gloves
Dorothy Gaspar is hell-bent on reviving gloves as a mainstream accessory. “This is my passion—to get gloves ‘back.’..
By Carolyn Twersky
In Palm Royale’s Season Finale, ’60s Couture Takes Center Stage
The series’s costume designer talks dressing Kristen Wiig, Allison Janney, and Carol Burnett for the event of the season.
By Christine Cover Ferro
Conversations about Research
In a 1995 interview with Wired magazine, Steve Jobs likened creativity to a game of connect-the-dots, with truly innovative design happening when the dots are culled from the far, the wide, and the unexpected.
By Booth Moore
2022, The Year TV Drove Fashion Trends
WWD: “Wednesday,” “White Lotus,” “Euphoria,” and “Stranger Things” made costume designers the influencers of 2022.
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By Valli Herman
Focus On: Men’s Special Sizes
The difference between an editorial fashion stylist and a Costume Designer becomes starkly obvious when it comes to outfitting men who don’t fit into average-size clothes.
By Bobi Garland
The Art of Performance
There was a handful of women so far ahead of the times that fashion didn’t catch up to them for fifty years. What ground breaking diva wore the man’s tailcoat first? Was it Josephine Baker, Louise Brooks, or Marlene Dietrich? No matter who wore it first, or who wore it best, it was costume designer Travis Banton, Dietrich and Swarovski crystals that minted an icon.
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