Mussenden is a big believer in reading, not just looking at photographs. She also believes in using fellow costume designers as part of her team. “I never designed a Western before, so I had to start my research from scratch,” she reveals. “I began with the Civil War using Time-Life’s The Old West encyclopedia that I borrowed from my friend, costume designer Kimberly Adams. I hired costume designer Christine Cantella for three weeks to visit all the museums in Texas and take photos.” Additional research included combing through digital libraries.

Our holiday party at the Guild was festive and fun event. Once again, Western Costume Company generously sponsored the party. Our sincerest thanks and appreciation to Eddie Marks and Kristin Holbak. Everyone enjoyed our raffle offerings graciously donated by Macy’s, Bloomingdale’s Sherman Oaks Studio Services, On This Day, and several other vendors. Proceeds from the raffle were donated to the Motion Picture Television Fund. We have such wonderfully supportive partners. A great time was had by all.

Our holiday party at the Guild was festive and fun event. Once again, Western Costume Company generously sponsored the party. Our sincerest thanks and appreciation to Eddie Marks and Kristin Holbak. Everyone enjoyed our raffle offerings graciously donated by Macy’s, Bloomingdale’s Sherman Oaks Studio Services, On This Day, and several other vendors. Proceeds from the raffle were donated to the Motion Picture Television Fund. We have such wonderfully supportive partners. A great time was had by all.

Our holiday party at the Guild was festive and fun event. Once again, Western Costume Company generously sponsored the party. Our sincerest thanks and appreciation to Eddie Marks and Kristin Holbak. Everyone enjoyed our raffle offerings graciously donated by Macy’s, Bloomingdale’s Sherman Oaks Studio Services, On This Day, and several other vendors. Proceeds from the raffle were donated to the Motion Picture Television Fund. We have such wonderfully supportive partners. A great time was had by all.

Our holiday party at the Guild was festive and fun event. Once again, Western Costume Company generously sponsored the party. Our sincerest thanks and appreciation to Eddie Marks and Kristin Holbak. Everyone enjoyed our raffle offerings graciously donated by Macy’s, Bloomingdale’s Sherman Oaks Studio Services, On This Day, and several other vendors. Proceeds from the raffle were donated to the Motion Picture Television Fund. We have such wonderfully supportive partners. A great time was had by all.

Costner, who stars, directs, and cowrites, had to fill out the posse with accomplished creatives who could rise to the occasion. Enter Lisa Lovaas, a costume designer whose 40-year-long career includes credits on the Transformers franchise, Jack Reacher with Tom Cruise, and Renfield.

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To depict the epic chronicle of the 18th-century unification of the Hawaiian Islands in the Apple TV+ miniseries Chief of War, costume designer Caroline Eselin faced an unparalleled challenge.

“None of this had been done before—and never on this scale,” she says.

In an unsettling anthem to female empowerment, actor, singer, and fashion arbiter Zoë Kravitz is spreading her wings in her directorial debut, Blink Twice. Cowritten by Kravitz and E.T. Feigenbaum, this dark psychological thriller is about the treatment of women by the rich and powerful. Best friends Frida (Naomi Ackie) and Jess (Alia Shawkat) are waitresses who decide to “party crash” tech billionaire Slater King’s (Channing Tatum) charity event gala. Dressed in chic bright red and royal blue cocktail dresses, they catch King’s attention and he invites them to join him and friends on his private island for a few days. Frida teasingly asks partygoer Rich (Kyle MacLachlan) to “blink twice if I’m in danger.”