“ I worked in fashion, but I worked more in the sales side of fashion than in design. I was an assistant buyer for a department store back in the '70s and the early years of Saint Laurent. And I used to… Colleen Atwood
“ Knowing who the actors were as you were designing them helped, with Catherine's beauty and Renee's frailty, they directed me visually just by who they were. Colleen Atwood
“ I design for the movie and the character as well as the person wearing the costume. I show the ideas to the actor, then do fittings for shape and technical things such as movement in the costume. Once… Colleen Atwood
“ I can create clothes for so many different time periods. I've always tried to avoid being pigeonholed. Plus, everything I learn about design and costume from one movie somehow works its way into somet… Colleen Atwood
“ Costume design allows you to do a different type of research and create characters, whereas in fashion, you create an image and clothing for the masses. Colleen Atwood
“ I really don't over-theorize about design. I'd rather feel it than talk it to death. A lot happens as you unroll the design. Colleen Atwood
“ One thing about costume design - and I think design in general - but especially costume design, is people have a misconception that it's very glamorous work. Colleen Atwood
“ The reward is that you can actually create a world separate from reality with a story, actors, music, and camera design. When it works it can entertain, move people and teach us all. Colleen Atwood
“ I think that sometimes people don't understand that a costume that has to be worn every day and doesn't change the whole movie becomes iconic. It's very important because it requires a different desig… Colleen Atwood
“ I grew up in a small town in Washington State, so I wasn't really aware of costume design as a career growing up, but I loved clothes. I remember I saved all my money, and the first thing that I bough… Colleen Atwood
“ Inspiration comes from everywhere: books, art, people on the street. It is an interior process for me. Colleen Atwood
“ The exposure I have had to beautiful materials across the world, from Japan to Italy, enables me to pull design ideas together. This, combined with years of historical research, has created a great fo… Colleen Atwood
“ For contemporary fashion, I'm a huge fan of so many of the people out there. I think Azzedine Alaia holds up through three generations of very specific, beautiful design. I think Jean Paul Gaultier al… Colleen Atwood
