I'd seen the current stage production and the 1975 production of Chicago. I liked them both very much, but I didn't use them necessarily as inspiration.

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Sleepy Hollow had a lot of action in it, even though it was a fairy-tale...

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In real life, a lot of people at that level will have their kimonos made...

The reward is that you can actually create a world separate from reality with a...

The reward is that you can actually create a world separate from reality with a...

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Some of the kimonos took as long as four to five months to make, with...

The costumes had to serve the choreography.

The costumes had to serve the choreography.

In Chicago, I walked in knowing what the dancers were going to need.

In Chicago, I walked in knowing what the dancers were going to need.

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I had to work out that it was something that could move, without having everybody...

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Planet of the Apes was a gigantic challenge, making the clothes work so people could...

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Knowing who the actors were as you were designing them helped, with Catherine's beauty and...

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As a designer, you have to solve a lot of problems. Even though people are...

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If you want someone to feel warm, you dress them in a warm color and...

I've always loved movies, art and clothes.

I've always loved movies, art and clothes.

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Each simian had a much different body suit, so besides trying to define class across...

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Costumes are the first impression that you have of the character before they open their...

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The designs were based on quite a lot of research of what a movie musical...

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On Planet of the Apes, I had a very knowledgeable team who knew good materials,...