Life of a Costumer

LIFE OF A COSTUMER

ISSUE NO. 14 | FALL 2020

BeSpoke magazine no. 14 CONTENTS President Alex Kavanagh 06 CAFTCAD Year in Review: Gala 14 Costumers vs. COVID-19: Star Trek: Creative Director celebration, new courses, and Discovery S3 costume department Jo Jin COVID-19 launches 1000MasksTO

Managing Editor Norah Murphy The Life of a Costume: An Exploration Building a Costumer: The challenges Managing Coordinator & 09 of Canadian Costumes 16 and rewards of growing diversity in Advertising Manager our costume departments Tessa Hall

Researcher Emma Secord The Unknown Artist: Getting started CAFTCAD Awards 2020: An evening 12 in costuming when your new peers 19 of celebration and community Copy Editor don’t understand your background Loretta Chin

Cover image & artwork Close Up: See how CAFTCAD on table of contents & 22 members have been keeping busy page 16 Keith Lau

Featured Photography CAFTCAD Year In Review, CAFTCAD Awards 2020 Semco Salehi The Life of a Costume, CAFTCAD Awards 2020 Michael Tenaglia The Life of a Costume Nick Wons CAFTCAD Year in Review Taralea Cutler Jennifer Rowsom

Graphic Design Tammy Rogers

Contributors Cynthia Amsden Jennifer Bunt Fidge Fletcher Tessa Hall Kim Harkness Sophia Rickson

Contact: CAFTCAD The Canadian Alliance of Film & Television Costume Arts & Design 416-900-0955 On the cover: www.caftcad.com Keith Lau is an illustrator based in Vancouver, B.C. Lau is a two time recipient of the CAFTCAD Awards and has been a member of CAFTCAD for the past two years. Aside from working on concept illustrations for productions like Shang Chi, Snowpiercer, Lost in Space, and A Series of Find us on social media: Unfortunate Events, he likes to spend his @caftcad time with his two boys and his wife.

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LETTER FROM THE PRESIDENT

When I think of our 2019 Bespoke issue and inclusivity at executive board this same time last year, I can’t believe meetings. Meaningful change takes how much has changed. time, and CAFTCAD will continue this important work. At CAFTCAD, some of that change is quantifiable. Lori-Anne, our In the spring we decided to create a administrative assistant who was hired digital costume exhibit, “The Life Of for a three-month contract but stayed A Costume,” in place of our annual with us for two years to help organize “CAFTCAD Celebrates Costumes“ and move our library (twice!), has cocktail gala that we normally hold herself moved on to pursue other goals. during TIFF. While we won’t have a Thank you for all your help, Lori-Anne. physical gathering, it does mean more ALEX KAVANAGH people will get to explore the work of Our operations and communications President of the Board our members. (See page 9.) manager, Lynsey Clark, welcomed baby Jessica in March and is taking In May the murder of George Floyd We don’t know what the rest of 2020 a year off. Before she left, Lynsey by police sparked world-wide holds in store. What we do know is that was able to train her maternity-leave protests against police brutality and our community found connectivity in a replacement, Tessa Hall. She quickly systemic racism. I am grateful to our time of isolation. That when harsh truths teamed up with Emma Secord, our new executive board for their willingness were revealed in society, our costume assistant, to work on both CAFTCAD to have challenging discussions and community showed support and allyship. and CAFTCAD Awards. We are happy to for thoughtfully considering how I am very excited by the contributions welcome them both to the team. CAFTCAD would respond. We issued a made by our members for this powerful statement of solidarity, donated funds edition of Bespoke that celebrates our Another big change for CAFTCAD was to organizations that support Black work and illustrates how individuals the closing of Ildsjel, the collective and Indigenous people, and revised bringing their unique experiences to our where we had our office. Yet again, we our mission statement to add clear community make us stronger.. had to find a new home for our HQ and anti-discrimination language. We will costume library. Our new new space at continue the discussion about diversity 400 Eastern Ave in Toronto was still being set up when everything changed. On March 1st we celebrated our LETTER FROM 2nd annual CAFTCAD awards successfully, but by Friday the 13th the THE CREATIVE DIRECTOR entertainment industry was effectively shut down. 2020 had been gearing up to be the busiest year ever, and when The week of March 16, 2020 I was fran- the shutdown was initially announced tically trying to wrap out a commercial as a precautionary hiatus, few could job for Neutrogena in partnership with have foreseen it becoming a months- Canada’s Drag Race. Like many of you, long worldwide quarantine. I was running all over Toronto trying to get to various shops, as they started CAFTCAD members and costumers to close their doors. As our Prime Min- across the industry put their skills – ister, Justin Trudeau’s daily briefings and suddenly available hands – to work urged everyone to stay home due to sewing much-needed non-medical COVID-19, and the world started to PPE; long-hoarded fabric stashes were shut down in efforts to stop the spread quickly raided to make masks, caps, of the novel Coronavirus, it was clear we JO JIN and gowns. all faced an uncertain future. The world Creative Director was in despair as death tolls rose global- As the shutdown continued, CAFTCAD ly, and more questions than answers reflection and rebirth. As Editor-in-Chief, realized the only way to offer our became apparent. As people’s spirits Emanuele Farneti noted, the choice annual CAFTCADEMY 101 was to take dimmed, we all started to spend more represented “The colour of the uniforms it online. With time donated by top time online trying to stay connected with worn by those who put their own lives professionals from across Canada, the people we loved and cared about. on the line to save ours… It represents we were able to offer our popular space and time to think, as well as to introductory courses as webinars, as One day I was aimlessly scrolling stay silent.” “Above all: white is not well as a series of 200 level courses. through my Instagram feed and noticed surrender, but a blank sheet waiting to With basically everyone out of work, Vogue Italia had taken the unprecedent- be written, the title page of a new story we kept the costs low, and the courses ed step to print an all-white cover for that is about to begin.” sold out. their April issue to showcase respect,

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Harper’s Bazaar Mexico rolled out their disparity, and accountability. We are recipient. Operating under the “New June/July issue with an illustrated cover better for it. For The Costumer Issue, Normal,” Keith and I bounced back by Roberto Sanchez from being unable we look back at the great times we had many ideas through Facetime. We want- to conduct a photo shoot for their cov- before social distancing - the camara- ed to create an inviting and inclusive er. But this did not make me think twice derie at the CAFTCAD Awards and all image that celebrates the many talents about the disadvantages we currently various initiatives. We check in with our our community represents. While 2020 faced, but excited me to see other has unveiled many uncomfortable mediums used to deliver the magical truths, we now have been forced essence fashion carries. Their Ins- to rise to the challenges and I tagram post read, “Looking for dif- am truly excited for all the good ferent routes from fabulous strokes, changes to come. CAFTCAD is today we rethink how to appreciate, a community, we need to step enjoy and live fashion without losing up into this new world, right the our true essence.” And shared a wrongs, elevate each other, and quote by Karl Lagerfeld: “Change is champion injustice. Above all, we the healthiest way to survive.” need to be flexible, and this artwork symbolizes this spirit. As we I went into this year with the idea move to a digital format for this of “2020, a year of clarity”. On May issue, we are making this cover 25th George Floyd, a black American current CAFTCAD members about their art to be digitally available for anyone man was killed by a white police officer. activities before and during the stay at to download and print. The video of Floyd’s death reached home order. We created a survey for millions of viewers globally, sparking our BIPOC community – to hear their I hope you enjoy this issue. calls for justice and a long overdue ex- voices in order to do our part to help Stay safe out there. amination of deeply rooted systematic facilitate our commitment to inclusivity racism. The “great pause” has created and diversity. a way of living and the opportunity to reflect on the realities of social For the cover we commissioned illus- economic, cultural and professional trator Keith Lau, a CAFTCAD awards

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CAFTCAD Year in Review Gala celebrations, new courses, and COVID-19

By Tessa Hall

hat a year! CAFTCAD has surely never had one with training options. Our first ever “Special Effects Costuming” Wso many changes, gear shifts, and life-altering events! course was held in November at Ildsjel Collective with Despite the challenges, we persevered with the help of our instructors Robin Careless, Jenn Burton, and Ian Campbell. members and supporters, all of whom have been impacted The hands-on, practical learning course gave participants the just as much. To understand how much we’ve been through, chance to work with real materials, test out techniques, and let’s start where we left off, BeSpoke 13: The Stylist Issue. create a mini special effects piece of their own. We cannot wait until we have the opportunity to offer this in-person workshop Our last issue was distributed at the annual “CAFTCAD again. We finished 2019 off with an inspiring Milestones talk Celebrates Costume”, on the Wednesday prior to the start of from award-winning costume designer Robert Blackman. the 44th annual Toronto International Film Festival, held at Arta Gallery in Toronto’s historic distillery district. The event We started off 2020 with great expectations, exciting future allowed CAFTCAD members to meet, mingle, and admire projects, as well as fresh, new staff. In anticipation of Lynsey the dozens of costumes on display from productions across Clarke, our driving force of CAFTCAD since 2016, starting her Canada that featured CAFTCAD members. maternity leave, the CAFTCAD team brought on two new full- time staff members, Tessa Hall (Operations and Communications In October 2019, CAFTCAD also had the opportunity to Coordinator) and Emma Secord (Operations Assistant). display the costume work of TIFF 2019 selections, The Song of Names (Costume Designer and CAFTCAD member Anne Tessa has a bachelor degree in Fashion Communications from Dixon) and The Lighthouse (Costume Designer and CAFTCAD Ryerson University. Prior to her role with CAFTCAD, Tessa Member Linda Muir), at the Toronto Reference Library. Accompanying this was a fabulous “In Discussion With” event Top row: Detail from Embroidery course; CAFTCAD Celebrates featuring Anne Dixon and Linda Muir moderated by our very Costume display with The Song of Names costumes & own Vice-President, Deanna Sciortino. This was in partnership Designer Anne Dixon; Fall Movie Wardrobe Sale with the Toronto Reference Library and was free to visitors. Bottom row: Milestones with Robert Blackman; mask patterns; In addition to celebrating our members’ achievements. Ian Campbell, Jennifer Burton & Robin Careless at Special CAFTCAD also responded to their requests to expand our Effects costuming workshop

6 BESPOKE no. 14 worked at the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) for three years in a variety of roles, from the Volunteer Office to the Festival Programming Department to the Executive Office.

Emma joins the team with an honours BA in Communications from Wilfrid Laurier University and experience across diverse industries, including tourism and hospitality. While new to the costume industry, she is eager to be a part of the team at CAFTCAD and learn more about the exciting world of costuming.

We started March with another successful CAFTCAD Awards, held at the Aga Khan Museum. With prizes brings. Her efforts, initiatives, and awarded in 16 different categories, passion for the work that CAFTCAD does ranging from “Excellence in Building” to have been greatly appreciated since “Costume Design in Film”, the range of 2016. We cannot wait to have her back! talent on display was remarkable. Then COVID-19 hit. No one anticipated This year, the “Nobis Industry how much this with affect our industry Icon Award” was presented to Juul and our world. Film and television Haalmeyer for his decades of work productions across Canada came to a and contribution to the Canadian screeching halt on that fateful Friday and international film industries. The the 13th. Our anticipated “Spring Movie organizers of the event created an Wardrobe Sale” was sadly no more and amazing tribute video to Juul with our in-person courses had to move video messages from some of Canada’s online. top talent, including Eugene Levy, While CAFTCAD members hands were Martin Short, Andrea Martin, and Rick staying busy (see more about their Moranis. It was a funny and affectionate incredible mask-making initiative on ending to the awards, and one of page 14), we wanted to help keep many highlights of a truly memorable their minds busy too! Quarantine evening. and self-isolation brought us an The CAFTCAD Awards also marked opportunity to finally implement a sweet goodbye to our Lynsey as something CAFTCAD had discussed Above: President Alex Kavanagh with Jo Jin & Loretta Chin at CAFTCAD she anticipated the new adventure of for years: online learning! We quickly Celebrates Costume; Tessa Hall, motherhood. On March 16 Lynsey and released our lineup of online classes, Emma Secord & Lynsey Clark at the her partner, Neil, welcomed sweet baby both existing favourites and completely CAFTCAD Awards girl Jessica (Jessie) into the world. For new courses. For the first time, we had the next year, Lynsey will be making the the opportunity to have instructors Below: Lynsey Clark with baby Jessie most of her first year of motherhood from outside of Ontario, and to make and take in all the joys this new addition those courses available to our satellite Vice-President, Alex Kavanagh and members without having to make Deanna Sciortino, we curated, selected, the trip to Toronto! Going forward, and designed the digital experience. For CAFTCAD knows that it cannot go back more on this project, see page 9. to a solely physical course model, and we are exploring what else we can do 2020 has been the opposite of with digital learning. “business as usual” here at CAFTCAD. Our new staff had no idea of the Another outcome of COVID-19 was curveballs they’d face. None of our that we had to completely change successes this year would have been our approach to our annual CAFTCAD possible without the generous aid and Celebrates Costume event. Thus support of our executive board and our was born “The Life of a Costume: An members who stepped up to the plate Exploration of Canadian Costumes.” to bring you interactive online learning, To create it, we scoured our bank of further social media engagement, and images, costumes, and didactics, and create a digital exhibit like none other. with the incredible help of curator Kudos to all who contributed this year Tarah Burke, creative director Vanessa and helped CAFTCAD not only survive Smikle, and CAFTCAD President and but thrive! 

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The Life of a Costume An Exploration of Canadian Costumes

By Jennifer Bunt

ince its inception, CAFTCAD Shas hosted the signature event of its calendar during the Toronto International Film Festival. Featuring costume displays from film and television productions, CAFTCAD Celebrates Costumes has become a much-anticipated opportunity for member costumers from Toronto and beyond to dress up and mingle with producers, directors, industry

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Showcasing costume talents from “CAFTCAD Celebrates Costume 2020” across Canada – both in design and in virtual display costumes: 1. See; 2-3 the many technical and creative arts Killjoys; 4-5 Superfly; 6. DC’s Legends of Tomorrow that go into creating a costume and delivering it to screen – has always been a central tenet of CAFTCAD’s restrictions on gatherings due to the mandate. The annual exhibit is a way COVID-19 Pandemic, a new approach to promote the incredible costuming would be required to produce the event. 5 skills available here in Canada. As we Consequently, The CAFTCAD Executive grow and reach out to costumers in board seized upon the idea of a “virtual attendance was limited to those who production hubs outside of Ontario, the exhibit”. lived in the city or could travel there exhibit brings more and more national during the festival. Now, for the first To replace the live event and talents to the forefront every year. time, the archive of displays from celebration, the board decided to create previous live events would be easily However, like many other aspects of an online display platform that could be available to satellite members and the everyday life in 2020, things have viewed from anywhere. Since previous general public. The inability to host an changed. In light of social distancing exhibits were hosted in Toronto to in-person celebration has thus turned mandates and governmental coincide with the TIFF calendar, out not to be a loss, but an opportunity.

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With our virtual exhibit, costumers, costume enthusiasts, and even producers, directors and other film professionals from across the country and around the world will be able to view up close and personal the incredible work created by our Canadian costumers.

CAFTCAD’s online virtual celebration of Canadian costumes is a collection of various costumes designed and/ or created by CAFTCAD members. It consists of extensive photographic archives from exhibits over the last two years at both CAFTCAD Celebrates Costumes events, CAFTCAD’s Concepts to Creation Exhibit, and the CAFTCAD 11 12 Awards. Accompanying these photos are audio commentary from costumers Costumes on display: 7. Hold the Dark; 8. The Strain; 9. Maudie; who were involved in the creation of 10. The Shape of Water; 11. Riverdale; 12. Odd Squad these pieces. The exhibit features 26 different TV shows and feature Visitors to the online exhibit can look building never-before seen sculptural films, many of which were screened at for commentary from many different costumes. TIFF, and others that are available for contributors. Costume designers Anne streaming online. Dixon (Song of Names), Antoinette With plans to keep the exhibit online Messam (Hold the Dark), and Rafaella indefinitely, CAFTCAD plans to grow These productions include high-profile Rabinovich (The Detour Season 4) the content as opportunities arise. projects like The Shape of Water, Star will speak to their creative processes Changes and updates to the displayed Trek: Discovery, and The Umbrella and the challenges of designing for costumes will share new achievements Academy as well as art house films like their productions. CAFTCAD Award- of our members. This online experience The Lighthouse and Song of Names. winning costume illustrator Keith offers CAFTCAD the potential to grow Perennial Canadian classics Murdoch Lau will detail his process of working and expand the offerings of the exhibit Mysteries and Anne with an E will be with costume designers to create the in the future, while potentially reach a featured as well as offerings from unique first visual representations of a new global audience of industry insiders. and exciting series such as Twilight costume design. Specialty costume Zone, A Series of Unfortunate Events The exhibit is being created with the builder Milena Radeva will provide and Chilling Adventures of Sabrina. help of several key players. Tarah Burke insight on the concrete challenges of

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14 16 17 is Exhibit Curator and also serves Costumes on display: 13-14. Disappearance at Clifton Hill; as Co-Creative Director along with 15. Star Trek: Discovery; 16-17. The Lighthouse; 18. Pacific Rim; Vanessa Smikle. CAFTCAD President 19. Jump, Darling Alex Kavanagh and Vice President Deanna Sciortino have been the lead contributors from the Executive Board, To visit the virtual exhibit, check out our website at caftcad.com in September with Clarke Stanley serving as Content Assistant, sifting through archives and acquiring content. CAFTCAD staff members Lynsey Clark (Operations and Communications Manager), Tessa Hall (Operations and Communications Coor- dinator) and Emma Secord (Operations Assistant) have been indispensable in the process of putting together this fantastic collection of works.

CAFTCAD plans to launch this virtual experience to coincide with the September start of TIFF, in keeping with the traditional timing of CAFTCAD Celebrates Costumes. Look for news and updates on this fantastic new initiative in your email and on our social media channels (Instagram: @caftcad, FaceBook: CaftCad, Twitter: @caftcad). We can’t wait to share this exciting new experience with you.  18 19

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The Unknown Artist Sometimes when your peers don’t understand your history and background within both your career and culture, it’s harder for them to trust your skills and talent. My experience and skill both come from an unknown industry that mirrors the TV/Film industry in so many ways.

By Sophia Rickson

started in the television and film industry in March 2018 as I was spreading my art and culture everywhere, with every I a student in CAFTCADEMY 101. I had previously researched new project. transitioning into the industry, however I thought it would never be possible because I had once read a costume It was immensely fulfilling to create that style of costuming, designer say in a book that the word “costume” was made called Mas, incorporating techniques lost to the newer vulgar by things like Carnival and Mardi Gras. generation. Sketching, wire/metal bending, welding, body forms, fabric/material selection….Creating was always in my I grew up in what we call Mas Camps. We literally set up camp blood and passed down to me by my parents, who met in the each year, a few months at a time, to create the immaculate Mas industry. costumes showcased at the annual Caribbean Carnival. It was all I knew as a child growing up, and as an adult I made Eventually I became a “Section Leader,” responsible for a career out of creating these costumes for Carnivals in other not just designing the costumes, but the full production of cities and countries, then branching out to pageants, dance hundreds of costumes annually. The process was simple to schools and other types of parades, including Pride. understand, but intense to execute. With strict deadlines, custom sizes and options per Masquerader, I began learning

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We showcased each look around April and then began taking orders from Masqueraders. Next came ordering materials. We sometimes ordered hundreds of thousands of one style of gem.

Then we’d start production. In a typical season we’d make six-hundred leg pieces, three-hundred tops and bottoms and so on, all to be finished by mid-July.

Every year, the theme changed, and each costume became a different character that was portrayed on the streets. I thought what we did was unique, and that my family was lucky Video still from CP24 coverage of Pride Toronto. Visit to have spent so many years within a community of artists PrideToronto.com to watch footage from virtual parade. and friends. We all watched each other grow and spread out into the world. I thought we were the only industry that got to how to do your daily line up, taught me about continuity, set work on crazy, creative projects and be a little competitive in etiquette….She was willing to share everything she knew with order to push each other to our creative limits. I had no idea I someone she didn’t know. would find Carnival’s twin sister with the TV/ Film’s Costume Department. I kept volunteering even though I was now working on more productions. There have been so many people that Both industries were rooted in the same goals, just executed have helped me along the way and I will be forever grateful. a little differently. With Carnival, I fill every role in the Because of them, I went from volunteering, to having one department: Designer, Money Tracker, Buyer, Builder, Cutter, of my first real jobs, as a set/truck supervisor on a movie Sewer, Assistant. I get coffee for my team in between doing featured at TIFF. fittings. I was responsible for every aspect from beginning to end and worked with a team that sometimes fought through I met Breakdown Artists, Set Supervisors, BG Coordinators… 18 hr days to make sure every piece was a hand-made all willing to teach me whatever they could. And it went masterpiece. beyond just the day to day tasks of their various roles, but also their own personal experiences, their goals, their With TV/Film’s Costume Department, a talented, veteran, motivations and what drove them to be the best they can craft person takes the reigns on a portion of one piece of a each day they came out to work. I began delving into other garment, or one entire aspect of the department, making sure roles. I’ve been an Assistant, Buyer, Breakdown Artist, it runs smoothly. Builder and of course I was fortunate enough to be given the opportunity to design a few projects. I started volunteering at every CAFTCAD event and on any production that I could squeeze into my days. This has It’s not just the technical skills that artists from the allowed me to meet so many costumers with a variety of skills. Carnival and TV/Film have in common. It’s undeniably their need to bring a character to life. I call it “character I got to jump in, first, as an assistant on a short film. The conceptualization.” designer, Vanessa Magic, brought me to fittings, showed me how she organized her design binder with the looks for My design jobs have of course been my favourite. I love each scene, etc. She showed me how to read a call sheet, reading a script and visualizing what the character looks like throughout. What they’re feeling at that moment, and how it translates to the audiences’ own emotions when they view it. Emotion is my motivation when designing. Viewers, actors, everyone, must feel a connection to the visual impact of the costume. It’s truly my driving force.

Being nominated at the CAFTCAD Awards 2020 has of course been the highlight of my career so far and being on CAFTCAD’s Executive Board has been one of the most rewarding things I’ve done and I want to use my position to help other people like me get the same and better opportunities I’ve gotten.

The past two years have been filled with incredible memories and people, all starting with a one weekend course. I can’t wait to see what comes next on this journey, but I’m prepared to grind hard and always, always create. 

Click here to view a segment of how we showcase the costumes at events called Band Launches.

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Costumers vs. COVID-19 Star Trek: Discovery S3 costume department launches 1000MasksTO

By Kim Harkness

t was as though everyone was thinking the same thing at Ithe same time – because we were. When COVID-19 came to Toronto (and the rest of North America) and everything went into lockdown, a group of Star Trek: Discovery costume co- workers joined forces. Many of us had seen the call to action from the Michael Garron Hospital asking for a thousand masks to be made every week, going so far as to offering a pattern on their website. We were recently unemployed and wanted to do something to help. With a global mask shortage, sewing masks was a no-brainer.

While Hayley Stolee-Smith was contacting costumers to get involved, Karen Lee reached out to Magali Simard, the Programme Manager of the Film Sector of the city of Toronto, and Star Trek fan Toronto Mayor John Tory. (He spent last Halloween dressed in a Discovery uniform, custom-made for him by the department with blessings from CBS.) The city and xoTO, joined by CAFTCAD and IATSE 873, supported the initiative, and 1000MasksTo was born.

The word soon spread, and hospitals began requesting Photo credits from top: masks (Deanna Sciortino), Zoom call handmade masks. We knew we had a lot to plan to respond (Carly Nicodemo), pattern cutting (Hayley Stolee-Smith), effectively, but how to coordinate during the lockdown? prepped pieces (Lisa Creelman), being sewed (Ray Wong), A number of us got on a Zoom call. Costume Designer finished masks (Wing Lee) Gersha Phillips, ACD Carly Nicodemo, Supervisor Karen Lee, End. The plan was for sewers to use these hubs to pick up Supervisor Kim Harkness, Tracker Tova Harrison, Buyer supplies and drop off their completed masks. Kaitlyn Fifield, Lead Builder Ray Wong, Build Artist Hayley Stolee-Smith, and Breakdown Artist David Webb worked out Suppliers were generous. From fabric to toggles to dry- some details. We opened up two hubs, East End and West cleaning, bags and delivery services. IATSE873 donated funds to keep our supplies in stock. Both Hayley and Ray drafted patterns to accommodate an around-the-head tie mask version, different from a pleated version, and perfected some shaping details on both styles. Since feedback of ear-loops was often negative, we sourced toggles that became a key design element in the around-the-head style.

While we became busy with everything it takes to get fabric washed and cut and into sewers hands, we joined forces with The Sewing Army, so sewers at large could access our supplies and we could ship donations beyond places that had contacted us. At the date of this publication we

14 BESPOKE no. 14 had distributed over 5,000 masks. It’s quieter now, but the hubs are still offering pre-cut masks, elastics, toggles, nose wires and fabric to anyone who wants to continue to make them.

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Building a Costumer Increasing diversity is often seen as challenge in our industry. But the reward is growing creative richness in our costume departments

By Fidge Fletcher

o my fellow thrill seekers and fairy- leaders – some of whom hope to become were not as readily welcomed. Minority Ttale lovers, the life of a costumer a HOD (Head Of Department) one day. background, gender fluidity and iden- is filled with raw creativity, colour and tification sometimes posed a challenge imagination, balled into human flesh of As a costume designer and stylist to gaining entry or respect in the film cloth and trimmings. for the past 14 years, I’ve had the community. At CAFTCAD, we reached opportunity to meet dozens of different out to our members to find out their It is an intimate experience when your costumers from many different walks experiences of diversity, both positive mind and hands have to tell a story with of life, from many corners of the world. and negative, and how that has shaped a script, and millions of ideas have to be That’s another thing that is great about their development. narrowed down to, maybe, one hundred? being a costumer: you never know The costume department in a production where this career will take you and how The truth about being the head of the has many tentacles and all are vital to many roller coasters you have to get on costume department, is it can be one keeping the operation moving seamlessly: to enjoy the ride. of the best and worst experiences. The Costume Designer, Assistant Costume best because of your creative and artis- Designer, Costume Supervisor, Buyer, To anyone trying to break into the in- tic expression, the worst because of the Background Coordinator, Set Supervisor, dustry, you must recognize that training detailed pressure that comes along with Breakdown Artist, Agers, Dyers, Cutters, is extensive, and talent and expertise, team management and team dynamics. Tailors, Stitchers, Specialty Costume although important, also require op- Part of the problem is that we never Makers, Illustrators, Truck Supervisors portunities to express themselves. Until really get taught what defines great and all the assistants that are there recently, diversity within the costuming leadership, either in our early education shadowing and learning from their community was, admittedly, the excep- or in our careers. tion. Those who were not the majority

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On a production, leadership is very another designer like that. One was tume designer and creative giant Ruth important, so an HOD must figure it blunt and said if I had been a White de- Carter became the first Black costume out, usually based on their past expe- signer, ‘this would not have happened.’ designer in Hollywood’s history to win riences of working in the department. It was frustrating because I could not the Oscar for her incomparable work But sometimes that does not prepare do anything about it at the time. HR for Black Panther. you for the reality of being a leader. policies were there to support my crew And when you are not White, you can but not the costume designer. It made Costume designer Odessa Bennett have the additional challenge of the me angry and beyond frustrated. It believes in the crucial importance of unacknowledged biases of others on took my stating ‘I would leave,’ before diversity within the Canadian and glob- your team. the studio supported me in being able al film and live theatre industry. “As a to remove toxic crew members from my queer nonbinary costume designer, I Antoinette Messam, an exceptionally department.” am drawn to tell stories that reflect my talented and seasoned HOD costume experience. I am always excited to help designer and stylist, has significant Unfortunately, racism is a reality in the create characters that are not cishet years of knowledge of being on set film industry, and it is extremely vital (CIS gendered and heterosexual). I and running her own department. She for the HOD to be able to rely on their am often the one in BG meetings who is known for being a direct and clear production heads for support. With suggests more BIMPOC or female rep- communicator, yet, she has faced all your years of being on set, you are resentation. I find this diversity espe- difficulties with lack of understanding never ready for such a moment. But cially important when we are dressing and – not from a lack of skill but how you handle it plays a big part in character types who are predominantly ultimately because of racism. garnering you the respect you deserve shown as older White men. When doing as an HOD. initial wardrobe boards, I make sure to She recalls, “I had a couple of mem- include visibly diverse people. I hope bers of my team challenge me on my Too often we find BIPOC costume this can trigger directors and produc- creative choices in front of other crew designers, actors and filmmakers not ers to think outside of the White cishet members and did not think there was having a voice to tell their stories. This box while casting.” anything wrong with publicly under- reality was called out in 2015 when mining me. It was disrespectful. I the hashtag #OscarsSoWhite was Advocates like Odessa, who are addressed the issue with them, but created by activist April Reign to hold cognizant of their “White privilege” neither felt they were doing anything the awards ceremony to account for and what advantages they have, are wrong. Yet others in the department their lack of diversity. Finally, at the few. Rarely do we see other costumers told me that they would not speak to 91st Academy Awards in 2019, cos- advocating for BIPOC stories to be told,

Photos below: Stills from 1. Colossal, 2. Gubagude Ko, (Costume Designer: Antoinette Messam); 3. Antoinette Messam; Stills from 4. 1 Night (Costume Designer: Antoinette Messam); 5. & 6. Hekademia (Costume Designer: Odessa Bennett)

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17 BESPOKE no. 14 and we still have few BIPOC costumers ganically create a costume the director is a mark of a great costume designer represented in the industry. The power was ‘over the moon’ about. Definitely a that you can look at their costumes and and depth of the Black Lives Matter positive career experience!” immediately see their stamp of identity, movement and the resulting sweeping whether it be a certain flair of styling, Costume designer Lara Berry is living changes in many parts of our society costume construction, their specific proof of how your environment shapes can only make costumers and other set of sewing skills or use of colour your creative work as a person, how fellow industry members richer and patterns. you grow and begin to piece together more inclusive going forward. In 2020 the different aspects of your identity we have all witnessed a tilt in favour That has certainly been my experience. and the idea of how you see yourself of increased diversity in front of and My identity shapes my work as an formed through their experiences. “I behind the camera. artist. I am a melting pot of creativity, come from a family of artists, so I think culture and flavour. I am a Black woman Yet that diversity that is often a target growing up in an environment where with deep Caribbean, Asian and African for discrimination is also a source of artistic expression was encouraged was roots. The creativity and storytelling in creativity. Marcia Scott, a brilliant cos- part of my growth as an artist. It has my work reflects my culture, which is an tumer with many years of experience given me the personal freedom to feel extension of my identity. It is important under her belt, finds she draws inspira- safe in a creative mindset,” says the for anyone viewing my work to see who tion from years of travelling the globe CAFTCAD Awards recipient. I am through this particular lens. and working with people with different Each person’s identity is formed by backgrounds. “Along with my extensive The works produced over the life of a the cultural and artistic settings they travels, I have several identities that costume designer is not only a testa- are immersed in. Ultimately your life’s I draw from. I believe this makes me ment to their skill and creativity but experiences seep slowly into your an aware and perceptive artist. These also a reflection of their culture and life creative design outlet and will manifest qualities lend to the development of au- experiences. All that is woven together a new purpose and value. Costumers thentic characters and collaboration,” to make them into the costumer they appreciate that the nature of creating says Scott. Adding, “The most positive become. By helping to remove barriers art through cloth and trimmings is a experiences have always been where in our departments to costumers with powerful and cathartic way to express there has been real cooperation and diverse identities and backgrounds, we what inspires you and the environment collaboration. As a costume designer can all contribute to the creative rich- you create from. my collaboration with cutter Ritta Kole- ness of our Canadian film and television productions.  va on Come Play is a highlight. We were The creative DNA of an artist should be able to take an abstract idea and or- easily identified through their work. It

Photos below: Stills from 7. Liam and May & 8-9. The Case of the Massey Bodice Ripping, (Costume Designer: Lara Berry); Marcia Scott on set of 10. Undercover Brother & 11. Knockaround Guys; 12. Still from Taken (Costume Designer: Marcia Scott)

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Top row from left: Michael Ground, Jaida Hay, Elise Taylor, Tish Monaghan, Aleksia Pavlovic, Anne Dixon, Clarke Stanley, Anna Dal Farra, Gigi Gardiner, Alex Kavanagh (CAFTCAD President), Juul Haalmeyer, Roma Wnuk, Carolyn Bentley, Kristin Thurber, Kieu Nguyen, Lanny Campbell, Samantha Stroman, Tannis Hegan, Shelby Page, Jennifer Whalen (Host), Kelsey Chobator, Aurora Browne (Host) Second row from left: Cynthia Summers, Nicole Manek, Ralamy Kneeshaw, Odessa Bennett, Lara Barry, Adriana Fulop, Avery Plewes, Joanna Syrokomla, Keith Lau, Sage Lovett, Chance Lovett, Magdalena Shenher

CAFTCAD Awards 2020 An evening of celebration and community

By Cynthia Amsden

s one of the very last awards shows Fulop, Kieu Nguyen, Tannis Hegan, Lara William F White, and Sassoon Salon; Ato get in under the COVID-19 Berry, Odessa Bennett, Kristin Thurb- JADE – Grand Costumier, Canada Life, wire, the sophomore 2020 CAFTCAD er, Adriana Fulop, Nicole Manek, Tish Sync On Set, and IATSE 856; SAPPHIRE – Awards took place on March 1st at the Monaghan, Cynthia Summers, Avery City of Toronto; RUBY – NABET 700- Aga Khan Museum in Toronto. Lucky, Plewes, Linda Muir, Anne Dixon, Michael M UNIFOR and Berman & Company; yes, but CAFTCAD makes its own luck Ground, as well as Nobis Industry Icon Industry Icon Award – Nobis; and through a firm mandate to gather and Award winner, Juul Haalmeyer. DIAMOND – IATSE 873 and IATSE 891 support Canadian costume talent. The Awards event and the Nominee Dinner Yet, it is the gathering together that is March 1st seems like a distant memory, have become crucially important in key. Coming in from across the country, but the awards themselves, as well as realizing the identity of this community. costumers were able to put faces to for those who were nominated, has a names and get invaluable introductions staying power that goes the distance In 2019, there were 384 people to people they had only ever heard until next time.  nominated in 12 categories. In 2020, of by reputation. Co-Chairs Joanna 477 people received nominations in 16 Syrokomla and Cynthia Amsden had categories. Speaking volumes, it tells one objective for the event – to offer We missed you! us above all else, the community needs an entertaining insider’s evening to a 2020 CAFTCAD winners, Erika each other, and that no one works alone. hugely talented group of people. Fulop (left) and Linda Muir (right) With our superlative hosts, Baronesses The sponsors who have supported the Jennifer Whalen and Aurora Brown, event demonstrate a wisdom that goes overseeing the CAFTCAD dancers well beyond the financial investment. and the presenters, the 2020 Awards They see the value of not simply offered up a glittering night filled with a supporting a community but actualizing bumper crop of ingenuity and talent as it. Thank you to all our sponsors: demonstrated by our winners and their OPAL – Platis Drycleaners, Mokuba, teams: Keith Lau, Lanny Campbell, Erika Cactus Sewing Studio, IATSE 634,

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Kristin Somborac, Gwen Barton, Melinda Dempster & Crystal Silden

Kendra Terpenning, Billy Gridley & Stephanie Smethurst Eyob Desalgne & Octavio Caceres

Alex Kavanagh & John MacGillivray

Linda Petty & Ian Drummond Hosts Jennifer Whalen & Aurora Browne

Christine Toye & Courtney Goldman

Gary Grant & wife Orla

Morganna LeBlanc, Gaye Gardiner, Nathan Laws & Samantha Stroman

Anne Dixon & Philip Sparks, Odessa Paloma Clarke Stanley Brenda Shenher, Richard Krogh & Joanna Syrokomla Parker, Sam & Cailli Beckerman Graham McMaster

Alam Najiullah, Alyx Melone Priyanka Love, Cynthia Amsden, & Steven McCarthy & Helena Poison

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Judith Ann Clancy, Clarke Stanley & Deanna Sciortino Iris Simpson & Cynthia Amsden Ralamy Kneeshaw & Odessa Bennett

Emma Secord, Tessa Hall Lara Berry & Lynsey Clark

Terry Pitts, Tish Monaghan & Jaida Hay

Carolyn Bentley Michelle Lyte

Anthea Mallinson & Emily McIntyre Kieu Nguyen, Tannis Hegan & Roma Wnuk

Keith Lau, Cynthia Summers, Shelby Page & Chance Lovett Aisha Lee and her mother Stephanie Kong & Nick Sartore

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ADAM SMITH DREAM PROJECT: A feature set in the created a headpiece made of sticks lines. Also, LOTS OF CHOCOLATE! IAN DRUMMOND WATCH FOR: Prior to the shutdown [email protected] Victorian period. and bark. My daughter put it in the DREAM PROJECT: To work for Ruth E. [email protected] I had just wrapped a feature in bathroom and shut the door because QUARANTINE DIARY: WATCH FOR: What We Do in the Carter and assist Antoinette Messam QUARANTINE DIARY: Organizing Orlando, FL. called The Kid Who Only she thought it was too creepy. I’m exploring new Shadows: Season 2 is now on FX or Gersha Phillips! Until then I’d like to the collection, planting the cottage Hit Homers, for Nickelodeon. Now artistic methods and and Hulu. DREAM PROJECT: My dream project Key a commercial by 2021. gardens, and watching the series Good prepping a series based on the podcast mediums. Pendulum and would have an unlimited budget and it WATCH FOR: Becky out on Digital & Omens. and subreddit feed No Sleep. would be a psychological thriller with poured acrylic painting ANNE DIXON Demand and select drive-ins. Queens DREAM PROJECT: A biographical a serial killer, lots of blood, and set in have been fun. dixon_anne, www.anne-dixon.com was released on CBC Gem. Airing now, series based on the lives of two JUDITH ANN CLANCY a fantastical world of high fashion and DREAM PROJECT: Any project that is a six-part docu-series for Netflix legends – Nancy Cunard and Kiki de @jac_costumes QUARANTINE DIARY: Got my old maybe some zombies. Or a Western, would give you enough time to get called Age of Samurai: Battle for Montparnasse. sewing machine out and made masks which I’ve never done. QUARANTINE DIARY: I’ve been drafting things done without burnout. That lets for my Mother’s seniors residence, Japan. It’s described as “a real-life WATCH FOR: The Billy Holiday Story and sewing for myself more and taking WATCH FOR: Private Eyes: Season 4 you get enough sleep. That doesn’t baked focaccia bread, read Marie Game of Thrones.” time to do those projects that I’ve said have toxic people involved. A fantasy, will be released soon. Antoinette’s biography and binge- JENNIFER BUNT I’ve always wanted to do. It feels like I know. watched tons of series! GILLIAN “FIDGE” FLETCHER the most personally productive time @nifferdesign WATCH FOR: Netflix’s Age of Samurai: DREAM PROJECT: My dream project CYNTHIA ANN SUMMERS @thestylefactorinc, I’ve had in years! QUARANTINE DIARY: I delved into Battle for Japan sometime in the would be creating and building an @cynthiasummers www.thestylefactorinc.com DREAM PROJECT: A an old past time making artisanal future. epic film across Europe with one of my QUARANTINE DIARY: Trying to get fantasy TV show or film QUARANTINE DIARY: cocktails with homemade syrups favourite directors and close team! back to self, starting and stopping the trilogy where worlds Researching, sketching, and mixing unusual flavours and ALLISA SWANSON two projects I had on the go before the collide. Aliens, folklore, WATCH FOR: Viggo Mortensen’s first applying to and getting ingredients. I used to make my pandemic, and enjoying my pups! advanced humans from @allisa_s, Allisa M Swanson, feature film Falling is selected at accepted into IATSE, living as a mixologist and it was the future – anything allisa_swanson Cannes and the San Sebastian Film DREAM PROJECT: I think that may have perfecting sync on fun to play with that again after so weird really! QUARANTINE DIARY: Home Festival. Billy Ray’s CBS mini-series already happened. Lemony Snicket: A set and creating many years. The Comey Rule is airing on Series of Unfortunate Events – for so costumes. WATCH FOR: The New schooling, baking, writing, DREAM PROJECT: I enjoy anything September 27th. many reasons. Romantic on Crave, Hey Lady! and How teaching, editing CAFTCAD DREAM PROJECT: period and delving into other times to Buy a Baby II on CBC Gem. A large courses. Read 12 books, knit WATCH FOR: Snowpiercer, Altered Working on a major feature and societies. But it might be fun to do portion of my 2019 was occupied with two scarfs, did five puzzles, CAROL CASE Carbon: Season 2 and just dropped film and doing costume design a Zombie Western. took courses: Scriptation and The Babysitters Club – all on Netflix! like an Avatar or Black Panther along designing the new reboot of The Hardy @carolcase36 WATCH FOR: I recently wrapped Photoshop. with a syndicated TV show that will Boys. American Gods: Season 3, which QUARANTINE DIARY: After my last require costume design like Scandal or DREAM PROJECT: A Fantasy TV DEANNA BIANCA premiers on Starz in September couple of shows I have become an FX horror along with a civil rights series or series of movies, where I SCIORTINO (Seasons 1 & 2 on Amazon now). LARA BERRY obsessed with mid-century clothing, activist film for my culture. would get to design and build entire so I’ve spent a lot of time watching @deannabiancas Zombies: Season 2 from Disney is out @iamlaraberry worlds of peoples. Something with a WATCH FOR: A film called Rude Boy shows of the period and researching QUARANTINE DIARY: now. QUARANTINE DIARY: Loving the show long prep, that would last for a few the fashion of the ’50s and ’60s. I’ve been keeping Killing Eve right now. I taught my years (think LOTR, GOT). DREAM PROJECT: I think my dream busy with CAFTCAD GINGER MARTINI JO JIN seven-year-old son and nine- WATCH FOR: When Calls the Heart: job would be a period piece in an course creation and @thegingermartini year-old daughter how to use Season 2, Harvest Moon, The 100: @stylist_jo interesting locale where I could development as well as QUARANTINE DIARY: Started the sewing machine. Seasons 3 & 4, Another Life: Season QUARANTINE DIARY: design and build most everything ceramic pottery creation for an Etsy shop to make fun and DREAM PROJECT: I would 1, OUAT: Season 7 (second half), and I’ve been re-watching all of Sex and from scratch. Fantasy meets period or the many plants I’ve acquired. comfortable cotton masks. love to dive into a 1970s Coffee and Kareem. All on Netflix now. the City. I started Ozark and Killing something like that. DREAM PROJECT: A period piece with a piece. I love that era in Soon to be released, Firefly Lane. DREAM PROJECT: A Wild West Eve. I started an IG Live show on WATCH FOR: Twilight Zone: Season 2 post-apocalyptic sci-fi twist. fashion. story of a Saloon Girl turned my Instagram called “Living Room and Let Him Go WATCH FOR: Liam & May was WATCH FOR: The Umbrella Academy: International Art Thief. Sessions” where I invite different ANNA DEL FARRA released in its entirety in July. Season 2 WATCH FOR: Letterkenny on Crave guests from my network to talk openly [email protected] Far Cry 6 and Watch Dogs: Legion by CIARA BRENNON and In The Tall Grass on Netflix. about whatever issues I may be having UBISOFT are video games I worked on. QUARANTINE DIARY: Moving my @ciaradrawsstuff DIMITRII or thoughts I’ve been pondering. sewing/creative area from the QUARANTINE DIARY: QUARANTINE DIARY: Netflix, Amazon IAN CAMPBELL WATCH FOR: The first show I have ever basement to the third floor and Reading books like Prime, and painting pictures. costume designed is currently airing on LELA STAIRS cleaning out excess everything. @iancampbellfx The Henna Artist. DREAM PROJECT: Make a beautiful CBC on Saturday mornings. It’s called @costumecutterbyday DREAM PROJECT: Anything with a great QUARANTINE DIARY: Making ear DREAM PROJECT: movie about Canada’s indigenous Detention Adventure directed by Joe QUARANTINE DIARY: Making fabric script, crew, cast and budget, in an savers for frontline workers who Anything mid- people. Kicak. I worked on Season 3 of Star masks, exploring bathing suits and environment where everyone works need them, and working on personal century. Trek: Discovery as a Digital Costumer. stretch (practicing my craft). collectively, respectfully and joyfully. WATCH FOR: My paintings. I’ve projects. Practice makes perfect. WATCH FOR: Umbrella worked in IATSE and Nabet but still DREAM PROJECT: WATCH FOR: The Comey Rule. DREAM PROJECT: I’d love to work on a Academy 2, Star Trek: Discovery 3 looking for my first opportunity as a Batman costume. JOHN DUNNETT Anything onstage right now! Chicago @ costume designer. In 2012 I received WATCH FOR: I worked on a @whodunnett ANNA PANTCHEVA stratfest would be a CRYSTAL SILDEN a Harlequin Award for best artist in helmet and suit of chain QUARANTINE DIARY: Lots of sleep @anna__pantcheva Russia in costumes and scenography. dream come true. [email protected] mail for What We Do and many margaritas, I just finished QUARANTINE DIARY: QUARANTINE DIARY: Recently watched in the Shadows, re-watching Dexter and I’m currently I finally set up a LESLIE KAVANAGH the entire Season 5 of Queer Eye. The EYOB DESAIGNE which just recently reading Pachinko by Min Jin Lee. I sewing/workroom humanity and genuine love and care @eeeeyob aired. I’m very also wrapped up the Joint Health & @lk_costumes at home. I made the fab five bring to the screen is QUARANTINE DIARY: I’ve taught excited to see some Safety Committee training program QUARANTINE DIARY: Reading lots this amazing quilt really needed now. I’m at my cottage myself how to sew! Having excelled, I’ll of the work I did on this week through IATSE 873. of books, not scripts! Catching up out of my late a lot with my dog, so lots of hikes. I soon be launching two separate masks The Boys: Season 2 in DREAM PROJECT: Ragtime the musical on TV series and movies. I’ve been Mom’s wool jackets! September. – as a feature film. hosting the “Meet a Member” series 22 23 CLOSE UP THE SCOOP ON YOUR CAFTCAD COLLEAGUES, FROM A-Z CLOSE UP on Instagram Live, along with teaching MAUREEN VORSWIJK WATCH FOR: You can watch Pig, healthy. Some of my favourite shows to SHANNA MAIR also looking forward to the release some courses. @maukevjewelry directed by Mani Haghighi on imvbbox. watch have been Girlfriend Guides to Shanna Mair, shannabanana74 later this year of CBS All Access DREAM PROJECT: A war movie. QUARANTINE DIARY: I have I designed the costumes of this feature, Divorce, The Politician, Sweet Mag- QUARANTINE DIARY: Taking courses, Stephen King’s The Stand and Netflix: A WATCH FOR: My latest feature worked on a series of six which was shown at the Berlin Film nolias, Hollywood, Ozark, Imposters, reading, zooming with old friends, home Babysitters Guide to Monster Hunting. called Seance should be coming metal headpieces inspired Festival to great acclaim. In the past You, Schitt’s Creek and Katy Keene. repairs, spring cleaning, buying and I’m always doing a little research for VANESSA MAGIC out soon (it was pushed due to by Ancient African year I’ve worked as on the FX series decorating a second apt, cooking, TV. Riverdale, such as fabrics, patterns, COVID-19) but you can check hairstyles and completed Mrs. America. @vanessaismagic accessories, vintage designs, new DREAM PROJECT: High-end fashion, out VWars on Netflix. two styles. QUARANTINE DIARY: I designers and connecting with different 1920s genre, or super fun fantasy land DREAM PROJECT: PATRICIA BOULDEN that’s unlike anything I have seen or done. have been watching I May vendors. Destroy You and reading LINDSAY FORDE Designing custom-made [email protected] WATCH FOR: Chesapeake Shores, You DREAM PROJECT: I want to design for There are More Beautiful masterpieces for a fantasy film. QUARANTINE DIARY: Me Her, Lucifer, and Supergirl. @reliena all eras. I dream of a period feature Things Than Beyoncé. QUARANTINE DIARY: Other than taking WATCH FOR: My handcrafted jewelry Gardening and following LA film where I have the proper time and including my metal corsets are available Interior Designer Kelly Wearstler. TERRY PITTS DREAM PROJECT: Anything care of myself, I’ve been finding my budget to design and build all the speculative fiction or magical green thumb, and taking a writing via my online shop. But the one of the DREAM PROJECT: Costuming that costumes needed to tell the story. @terrypitts_27 ancient African inspired headpieces can realism based. class. explores several different time periods WATCH FOR: Riverdale [email protected] only be seen on my Instagram page WATCH FOR: Bit Playas and Queens are DREAM PROJECT: Beautiful period or for the story. QUARANTINE DIARY: I’ve been revisiting for now. As planned, I will release one both on CBC Gem. fantasy costumes filmed somewhere WATCH FOR: Jett on HBO – a nine-part ROBIN CARELESS my portrait and fashion illustration piece every two months. series. sketching, trying to make daily sketch beautiful or maybe in Jon Favreau’s @robincareless WINIFRED CALLAGHAN NADASON The Volume soundstage! time. A time to explore new techniques MONIKA ONOSZKO QUARANTINE DIARY: I’ve been editing and network with other illustrators [email protected] WATCH FOR: A mini-series based on PEGGY LI a short film I directed right before @onoszkomonika through FIDA WORLDWIDE. Also, Netflix QUARANTINE DIARY: Creating James Comey’s A Higher Loyalty will [email protected] quarantine. I’ve also been making binging: Vikings, The Last Kingdom, lampshades, cushions, fabric masks, be out in September, in time for the QUARANTINE DIARY: QUARANTINE DIARY: I’m binging Star masks and leather pieces at my shop, Shetland and I had to re-watch The upcycling chest of drawers, election! Assisting in the BG office on I focused on Wars Clone Wars and continuing to to keep my hands busy. Marvelous Mrs. Maisel! lamps, re-upholstered a chair. Jupiter’s Legacy and BG Coordinator personal growth, work on my jewelry biz. I’m very lucky DREAM PROJECT: I’d love to do a DREAM PROJECT: I’d love to Chair slip covers. Restyled on The Comey Rule. meditation, good to be an online shop and be able to fantasy show à la The Witcher and get illustrate an extensive period some clothing. Took some parenting and work from home. to build lots of fun armour pieces. project, historical or fantasy – courses. business. My best MACK SZTABA DREAM PROJECT: I’d love to have my WATCH FOR: The Boys: Season 2 Outlander or a Game of Thrones DREAM PROJECT: Working in discovery of this time @macksztaba jewelry on Good Trouble (love premieres September 4th! I got to do style of costuming. Lots of creativity, a Paris couture studio! is Vishen Lakhiani. He is that show) and on Dead some fun pieces for American Gods, texture and character! QUARANTINE DIARY: Mostly working my everyday smart guru. WATCH FOR: Loved having a brief on my own concept designs and to Me: Season 3 (just and What We Do in The Shadows, and WATCH FOR: The Twilight Zone: Season tailoring stint on The Green Room. DREAM PROJECT: Without any doubt catching up on my long renewed)! worked on See: Season 2. 2 just released on CBS All Access. I’m Beautiful suits to alter.  it is the opera Madame Butterfly. reading list. Also watching a WATCH FOR: Both Thanks to my mother I grew up lot of movies from the ’80s Dead to Me: Season loving opera, I also studied kimono and ’90s. 2 and Good Witch design in Japan, and “MB” is a mix recently aired with DREAM PROJECT: A Star of my two big loves. Wars film or show. some of my jewelry WATCH FOR: Bordello, a period film – pieces. WATCH FOR: Umbrella 1890s with very bright script written Academy: Season 2, and directed by Carlo Liconti, which Jupiter’s Legacy and Locke & should be released soon. RALAMY KNEESHAW Key: Season 2. www.thecostumecollective.com NATALIA TJIANG QUARANTINE DIARY: Photographing MARCIA SCOTT stock at my business, Costume @talitjiang @eye.marcia Collective rentals in Calgary, buying QUARANTINE DIARY: Catching up on QUARANTINE Harris tweed, MoMA class, designing personal projects and then joined in on D&D drag, and studying the design of DIARY: Can’t say sewing masks for my hometown. I was particularly uniforms. DREAM PROJECT: Literally anything productive. Binge- DREAM PROJECT: I have all the dreams, where I get to apply my knowledge and watched way so anything with big-hearted, creative skills in Luneville embroidery. too much Netflix humans. in the beginning. WATCH FOR: I am currently building WATCH FOR: The One Hit Die web Contributed to the up content, but I have finished work series: catch Seasons 2 and 3 on start-up of the BCDC. Attacked building posted on my Instagram page. YouTube. The Devouring Dungeon was a website… the CAFTCAD win! Co-designed with DREAM PROJECT: Lawrence of Arabia NEGAR NEMATI Odessa Bennett. meets Interstellar or something like @negarnnemati that. Two extremes clash! Basically, a QUARANTINE DIARY: Enjoying my time REBEKKA SØRENSEN-KJELSTRUP sci-fi requiring imagination. with my family, reading Man and His @7sistersnorway WATCH FOR: Can’t wait to see Come Symbols, by Carl Jung and watching QUARANTINE DIARY: After four sea- Play, which was shot two years ago as one movie a day! sons of Riverdale I’ve been taking some Larry. There’s a notable costume that DREAM PROJECT: My next project as well-deserved time to rest. I’ve been I look forward to seeing on the Costume Designer is Asghar Farhadi’s, focusing on spending quality time with big screen. A Hero. family: gardening, working out, eating 24 SOME OF THE GREAT PRODUCTIONS

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