Costume designer Whitney Anne Adams had a big break at a young age, thanks to her theater background and tenacious work ethic. She talks about her impressive career thus far, plus the depth of costume design, the value of shopping vintage, and the fun of planting easter eggs.
“I’m not just a costume designer. I’m a psychologist. I’m a historian. I have to know about the socio-economic trends of a different time that I’m designing. You need to think about that for the future, for the past, for the current moment. You really have to think about much more than just what’s on their bodies. What is their psychology? Why did they reach into their closet and put that thing on?”
Whitney Anne Adams
Whitney is best known for her work on The Great Gatsby, Happy Death Day 2U, and Killerman. To learn more, check out her IMDb or her website.
Links mentioned in the episode:
- Catherine Martin — https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0552039/?ref_=nv_sr_1?ref_=nv_sr_1
- Baz Luhrmann — https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0525303/?ref_=nv_sr_1?ref_=nv_sr_1
- The Great Gatsby with Leonardo DeCaprio and Toby McGuire — https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1343092/?ref_=nv_sr_1?ref_=nv_sr_1
- Killerman — https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7420342/?ref_=nv_sr_1?ref_=nv_sr_1
- Australia, film — https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0455824/?ref_=nv_sr_1?ref_=nv_sr_1
- Moulin Rouge, film — https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0203009/?ref_=nv_sr_1?ref_=nv_sr_1
- New York Music Theater Festival, 2009 — http://www.nymf.org/
- The Eyes of my Mother — https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5225338/?ref_=nv_sr_1?ref_=nv_sr_1
- Brooks Brothers for Great Gatsby — https://www.businessinsider.com/brooks-brothers-great-gatsby-collection-2013-4
- Producers of Eyes of My Mother: Nick Pesh and Sky Wasermen
- Judy Dolan — http://theatre.ucsd.edu/people/faculty/design/JudithDolan/index.htm https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0230803/
- Etsy.com
- L Train Vintage — https://www.ltrainvintagenyc.com/
- Helen Uffner Vintage Clothing — http://uffnervintage.blogspot.com/
- Glamour’s “The Evolution of Women’s Underwear” — https://video.glamour.com/watch/the-evolution-of-women-s-underwear-behind-the-scenes
- Vince clothing — https://www.vince.com/
- Whitney in her Hawaiian dress at the Union gala
- Happy Death Day 2U — https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8155288/?ref_=nv_sr_1?ref_=nv_sr_1
- Jess Roth
- Set Ready Go! Garment bags — https://www.setreadygarmentbags.com/
- Piercing, film — https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6516314/?ref_=nm_knf_t2
- Happy Death Day 2U T-shirt easter egg — https://www.inverse.com/article/53326-happy-death-day-2u-spoilers-t-shirt-easter-egg
- Churro Swag pin
Special thanks to Cueniverse for the great theme song.
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