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Spotlight On: Costume Illustrator Phillip Boutte!

Published by KMB on April 23, 2013 in Interviews. 7 Comments Tags: Arianne Phillips, art, artist, artists, boutee, boutte, breaking dawn, catching fire, comic con, comiccon, costume, costumes, designer, designers, fashion, frock, frock talk, frocktalk, frocktalk.com, hunger games, illustrator, illustrators, inception, madonna, man of steel, music, painting, philip, phillip, photoshop, rendering, rock, sketch, sketches, Star Trek, talk, tour, trish summerville, twilight, wardrobe.

Phillip Boutte is one of the hottest costume illustrators in town. With a resume that includes box-office behemoths like Inception, Man of Steel, Twilight/Breaking Dawn, and Star Trek, his rise has been meteoric. We sat down to breakfast and ended up talking about everything from new rendering programs to racism in the media. I really adore Phillip and am so excited to share this interview with you. Grab a cup of coffee and join us, won’t you?

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FIDM Art of Motion Picture Costume Design 2013

Published by KMB on February 10, 2013 in NOTES. 0 Comments Tags: anna karenina, art, artist, award, awards, costume, costumes, design, django, exhibit, exhibition, FIDM, film, films, frock, frock talk, frocktalk, frocktalk.com, hunger games, huntsman, lincoln, mirror mirror, motion, movie, movies, of, oscar, oscars, picture, royal affair, snow, talk, white.

Ravenna's "Beetle" costume from Snow White and the Huntsman - designed by Colleen Atwood

Well, Frocktalkers, the big annual FIDM Art of Motion Picture Costume Design event was tonight! I’ve taken a bunch of pictures for those of you out-of-towners who can’t see it in person. However, if you ARE in town, you should really see it for yourself. It’s pretty awesome. It runs until the 27th April! Here’s the gallery:

Set #1

http://www.flickr.com/photos/40787728@N05/

Set #2

http://www.flickr.com/photos/40904510@N04/

Set #3

http://www.flickr.com/photos/40966110@N08/

- KMB

Interview: Mark Bridges – The Master

Published by KMB on September 19, 2012 in Interviews. 0 Comments Tags: 1950, 1950s, actor, adams, amy, art, artist, award, bridges, clothes, clothing, costume, costumer, costumes, costuming, design, designer, designing, designs, director, dress, dresses, dressing, era, fabric, film, films, freddie quell, hat, hats, hoffman, interview, Interviews, joaquin, lancaster dodd, mark, master, maternity, method, movie, movies, necktie, neckties, outfit, outfits, outfitting, palette, paul greengrass, paul thomas anderson, peggy dodd, period, philip, phoenix, process, pt anderson, seymour, suit, suits, talk, talks, the, tie, ties, uniform, uniforms, wardrobe, work, working.

I am a very lucky girl to be able to bring you interviews like this one. I sat down for breakfast with costume designer Mark Bridges yesterday, and have transcribed our conversation for you. Please grab a cup of coffee and join us, won’t you? Mark tells me all about The Master, his methodology, and merkins. Yes, merkins. I enjoyed this so much, I hope to bring you other breakfast-style interviews in the future. Big thanks to Mark for joining me for some toad-in-the-hole and coffee – it was lovely, and very entertaining! Please note that there are spoilers in this interview, so if you want to be surprised by the film, read this after you see it! But if you can’t wait… read on~

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2012 Art of Television Costume Design Opening!

Published by KMB on July 29, 2012 in NOTES. 0 Comments Tags: 2012, American Horror Story, art, award, awards, boardwalk empire, costume, costumes, design, designer, designs, display, downton abbey, emmies, emmy, emmys, exhibit, FIDM, fresh beat band, frock, frock talk, frocktalk, frocktalk.com, game of thrones, Hemingway and Gellhorn, image, images, once upon a time, pictures, talk, television, tv.

Costumes of Downton Abbey, designed by Susannah Buxton

It was a great night last night, Frocktalkers! The 6th Annual Art of Television Costume Design exhibit opened at FIDM, and it was beautiful. The exhibit opens to the public on Tuesday, July 31st, and runs until October 20th. Represented in the exhibit are Emmy nominees Boardwalk Empire, American Horror Story, Once Upon a Time, Downton Abbey, Game of Thrones and many more! I took photos of all the costumes on exhibit and posted them on my photostream HERE for those of you who are out of town. However, if you are in LA, you really ought to swing by. It’s free, and it’s an awesome display of talent. Congrats to everyone involved in making this happen!!!

Art of Television Costume Design Exhibit at FIDM: 919 S. Grand Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90015. Open Tuesday – Saturday, 10A – 5P. Exhibit runs 7/31/12 – 10/20/12.

- KMB

RIP, Eiko Ishioka

Published by KMB on January 29, 2012 in NOTES. 0 Comments Tags: academy award, art, artist, costume, costumes, design, designer, designers, designs, dracula, eiko, frock, frock talk, frocktalk, frocktalk.com, graphic, immortals, ishioka, oscar, talk, the cell, the fall, winner, winning.

Oh Frocktalkers, this is sad news. Academy Award-winning costume designer Eiko Ishioka has passed away from pancreatic cancer at the age of 73. Beyond being a costume designer, she was a world-famous graphic designer and artist, and a woman of unimaginable talent. I had the extraordinary good luck to work with her, albeit briefly, on Bram Stoker’s Dracula, the film for which she won her Oscar. She was a lovely woman, very friendly to me when I was just starting in this business. I was impressed by her quiet manner but absolutely bombastic-fantastic designs. The contrast made quite an impression on a young designer like myself. This is a huge loss to me on a personal level, as she was one of my design heroes. Our entire community will miss her total, complete and utter brilliance. Check out the books about her design work HERE, HERE and HERE… and rent some of her films: Dracula, The Cell, The Fall and Immortals. I am so bummed out this morning. Rest in peace, Eiko – my heartfelt sympathy goes out to her husband and family. She was such a brilliant and lovely lady.

- KMB

Silverlake Art/Craft/Vintage Sale this Saturday!

Published by KMB on June 9, 2011 in NOTES. 0 Comments Tags: art, arts, craft, crafts, fair, frock, frock talk, frocktalk, frocktalk.com, handmade, june, market, micheltorena, pantyhamper, quilts, show, silver lake, silverlake, talk, vintage.

Hello, Frocktalkers!! Just wanted to let you know that I will be selling my wares at the Silverlake Art/Craft/Vintage sale this Saturday (June 11) at the Micheltorena Street Elementary School, 1511 Micheltorena St., LA 90026. It starts at 10 AM, and there are going to be all kinds of vendors – new stuff, vintage stuff, and FOOD TRUCKS! It’s going to be fun, and I look forward to seeing you there! I will have all kinds of things for you – handmade bags, pantyhampers, vegan cookbooks, jewelry, quilts – stop on by and say hello! And thanks for your support!

- KMB

Amazing Inspiration: OLEK

Published by KMB on March 24, 2011 in NOTES. 0 Comments Tags: art, artist, crochet, crocheted, exhibit, frock, frock talk, frocktalk, frocktalk.com, guerilla, guerrilla, hook, installation, new york, olek, pacific design center, PDC, room is green, sky is pink, street, talk, textile, west hollywood, yarn.

If this doesn't get your crochet hook humming, nothing will!

Hey there Frocktalkers! It’s been crazy around here, which is great news. I wanted to share the website of this really amazing artist with you: OLEK. She is New York-based, and she works in crochet. You just need to see it to believe it – she is ON FIRE! She has crocheted wrappers/covers for tricycles, bicycles, cars, people, and the Wall Street Bull! It’s guerrilla art, street art at its finest, and she does it with yarn. I haven’t seen anything this exciting in a long time. She has an installation piece up right now at the Pacific Design Center in LA – it’s in the Green Lobby, so please check it out if you have a moment!!

Pacific Design Center: 8687 Melrose Avenue, West Hollywood, CA 90069. (Exhibit runs through 6-9-11)

- KMB

And Now, a Break From Awards Season!

Published by KMB on March 3, 2011 in NOTES. 0 Comments Tags: art, Be, book, Burke, cancer, cook, cookbook, department, design, designer, diet, food, frock, frock talk, frocktalk, frocktalk.com, I, I Wanna Be Your Vegan, john, Johnson, Kristin, Lisa Jones, pancreatic, production, talk, the slaughter rule, vegan, veganism, Wanna, Your.

Hello, Frocktalkers! Now that we’ve all had a moment to breathe after the big awards season push, I have some new things for you! First, I have written another book – this time, a cookbook. It’s a benefit for my friend, production designer John Johnson, who is battling pancreatic cancer. He is on a vegan diet, and I cooked up a ton of food for him, and thought, hey wait a second! And a cookbook was born. If you are vegan, or want to try it, this is your book! Please spread the word – all proceeds go to John and his wife to defray medical costs. Thanks in advance for your support! It means a lot.

BUY THE BOOK HERE!

- KMB

Talking With Costume Designer Mona May

Published by KMB on February 16, 2011 in Interviews. 0 Comments Tags: advice, art, award, awards, costume, display, exhibit, FIDM, frock, frock talk, frocktalk, frocktalk.com, gala, hannah greene, haunted mansion, may, mona, mona may, motion, opening, picture, talk.

Mona May (R) with Robert Morgan

Hannah Greene and Kim Ngo caught up with costume designer Mona May at FIDM’s 19th Annual Art of Motion Picture Costume Design opening gala. Among other things, they talk about the costume designer’s role in the greater collaboration of filmmaking. Enjoy!

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Talking with Meghan Hansen, FIDM Registrar

Published by KMB on February 11, 2011 in Interviews. 0 Comments Tags: alice in wonderland, art, burlesque, costume, design, designer, designs, exhibit, FIDM, frock, frock talk, frocktalk, frocktalk.com, hannah greene, kim ngo, last airbender, mannequin, mannequins, meghan hansen, motion, movie, movies, picture, shutter island, talk.

Frocktalk reporters Kim Ngo and Hannah Greene spoke with FIDM’s Registrar Meghan Hansen at the big Art of Motion Picture Costume Design gala. Meghan is the one responsible for the installation of this beautiful exhibition, and here’s what she had to say!

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Tag Archive for 'art'

Spotlight On: Costume Illustrator Phillip Boutte!

FIDM Art of Motion Picture Costume Design 2013

Interview: Mark Bridges – The Master

2012 Art of Television Costume Design Opening!

RIP, Eiko Ishioka

Silverlake Art/Craft/Vintage Sale this Saturday!

Amazing Inspiration: OLEK

And Now, a Break From Awards Season!

Talking With Costume Designer Mona May

Talking with Meghan Hansen, FIDM Registrar

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