Great Costume Designers
by estella2 | created - 17 Mar 2014 | updated - 17 Mar 2014 | Public
1. Milena Canonero
Costume_designer | The Grand Budapest Hotel
Milena Canonero grew up in Genoa. She studied design and costume in Genoa before moving to England to finish her studies. Milena's film career started with Stanley Kubrick, designing the costumes for three of his films: Clockwork Orange (1971), Barry Lyndon (1975), winning her first of her four ...
2. Edith Head
Costume_department | Sabrina
Edith Head was born on October 28, 1897 in San Bernardino, California, USA. She was a costume designer and actress, known for Sabrina (1954), All About Eve (1950) and Roman Holiday (1953). She was married to Wiard Ihnen and Charles Head. She died on October 24, 1981 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
3. Ann Roth
Actress | Barbie
Ann Roth was born on October 30, 1931 in Hanover, Pennsylvania, USA. She is a costume designer and actress, known for Barbie (2023), Ma Rainey's Black Bottom (2020) and The English Patient (1996).
4. Theodor Pistek
Costume_designer | Amadeus
Theodor Pistek was born on October 25, 1932 in Prague, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic]. He is a costume designer, known for Amadeus (1984), Valmont (1989) and The People vs. Larry Flynt (1996).
5. Catherine Martin
Producer | Moulin Rouge!
Catherine Martin was born on January 26, 1965 in Lindfield, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. She is a producer and costume designer, known for Moulin Rouge! (2001), The Great Gatsby (2013) and Australia (2008). She has been married to Baz Luhrmann since January 26, 1997. They have two children.
6. Norman Norell
Costume_designer | Zaza
Norman David Levinson, born in Noblesville, Indiana, changed his name to Norman Norell after moving to New York to study fashion illustration at the Parsons School of Design. He worked briefly as a costume designer for the Astoria Studio of Paramount Pictures when he was 22. In 1924 he joined ...
7. Hubert de Givenchy
Costume_department | Funny Face
Hubert de Givenchy was born on February 20, 1927 in Beauvais, Oise, France. He was a costume designer, known for Funny Face (1957), Charade (1963) and Breakfast at Tiffany's (1961). He died on March 10, 2018 in Neuilly-sur-Seine, Hauts-de-Seine, France.
8. Bobbie Read
Costume_designer | The Rock
Bobbie Read is known for The Rock (1996), Top Gun (1986) and Bad Boys (1995).
9. Mark Bridges
Costume_designer | The Artist
Mark Bridges was born in Niagara Falls, New York, USA. He is known for The Artist (2011), Phantom Thread (2017) and Inherent Vice (2014).
10. Moss Mabry
Costume_department | Giant
Moss Mabry was born on July 5, 1918 in Marianna, Florida, USA. He was a costume designer and actor, known for Giant (1956), The Way We Were (1973) and The Manchurian Candidate (1962). He died on January 25, 2006 in Oceanside, California, USA.
11. Patricia Field
Costume_designer | The Devil Wears Prada
Patricia Field was born on February 12, 1941 in New York City, New York, USA. She is a costume designer and actress, known for The Devil Wears Prada (2006), Sex and the City (1998) and Sex and the City (2008).
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