Into the Woods Costume Designer Colleen Atwood

Although you might not recognize her face, I’m sure you will recognize her work in such movies as Chicago, Alice in Wonderland, The Silence of the Lambs and Edward Scissorhands. Colleen Atwood is an extraordinary Academy Award winning costume designer. You’ll find her most recent work in Disney’s Into the Woods. She has won 3 Oscars and had over 40 nominations! During my press trip to LA me and 24 other bloggers had the chance to sit down with Colleen for an interview!

 

Colleen began by telling us how every project starts with a story. She gets the script and starts to dream about the costumes and how they would fit into the story. She meets with the director because they are the one she collaborates with the most on the film. Colleen said she then does a lot of research, design and costume textile development which she loves because she loves the craft. Colleen said, “People doing things with their hands is exciting and sort of inspiring for me.” (more…)