I’m pleased to welcome Margy Kinmonth onto this week's podcast to discuss Russian stage costume. Margy is a BAFTA-winning film director and producer with particular expertise in Russian culture. Her theatrical feature films include; Revolution

Michele Clapton: When fantasy meets history

Oct 12th, 2020 29m 38s

Michele is a 6-time Emmy and 3-time bafta award-winning British costume designer recognized for her groundbreaking use of material and fascinating character depth. Her work is almost impossible to characterize, as her costumes have encompassed

Lily & Edie Ashley: Designer to performer

Oct 8th, 2020 45m 53s

Lily and Edie Ashely are on the ‘Art of Costume’ this week! The Welsh-born sisters are a complete archetype of all things costume. Lily is an actor, performer and poet. She trained at the Ecole Philippe Gaulier, and makes up one half of the mus

Charlotte Mitchell: Psychology and Costume

Sep 24th, 2020 46m 59s

I’m very excited to have costume designer Charlotte Mitchell on this week’s podcast. Before working in costume Charlotte studied fashion and textiles at Central Saint Martins, and after graduating became a buyer in fashion. Making the move into

Darnell Jamal Lisby: Costume and Race

Sep 24th, 2020 46m 1s

I’m incredibly excited to have Darnell-Jamal Lisby on ‘The Art of Costume’ this week. Darnell is a fashion historian and curator and broadcaster based in New York. He has contributed to a range of curatorial efforts at esteemed institutions suc

Shahidha Bari: On Shoes

Sep 8th, 2020 42m 42s

I’m pleased to introduce Professor Shahidha Bari in conversation with emerging artist Laila Majid. Shahidha read English at Kings College, Cambridge, where she was awarded a PhD in philosophy and poetry, and has also studied at Cornell. She cur

Glyn Fussell: On Drag

Sep 8th, 2020 35m 7s

I’m happy to introduce Glyn Fussell on the podcast this week. Glyn is a man of many talents. Ten years ago he founded the innovative London club night 'Sink the Pink'. Renowned for its drag queens showered in glitter, and costumed party-goers,

Aoife Monks: Curating Costume

Sep 8th, 2020 32m 4s

I’m very excited to have the writer, curator and academic Dr Aoife Monks on the ‘The Art of Costume’. Born in Ireland, Aoife studied at Trinity College Dublin before moving to London in 2003 where her career began as a Senior Lecturer of Theatr

Genie Kausto: Queering costume

Aug 16th, 2020 28m 29s

Genie Kausto is a creative costume duo based in New York made up of hair artist Evanie Frausto and artist George Kan. The pair morph themselves into extreme characters in their photographic self-costumed portraits portraits to playfully challen

Jane Smith: Hatting for cinema

Jul 11th, 2020 23m 19s

Jane Smith, also known as ‘Jane the hat’ is a legendary hat maker in the world of costume for film. She has hatted the likes of Keneth Branagh, Judy Dench and Morgan Freeman, created hats for the Harry Potter films ,Ridley Scott and worked wit

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