Costume designers are dealing in a world of first impressions, perceptions, and representations. Old stories get old anew, narratives are remapped over different times and places, and this begs the question: why do we continue telling certain stories?
For Annie, storytelling through film and costume design should propel society forward. And our stylistic choices should serve this purpose above all others.
“I’m interested in being able to break down those stereotypes. I get that everybody’s closed minded until they get open minded, you know? So maybe I like to think of myself as a crowbar. The story is a crowbar. You break in. You help deliver new messages.”
Annie Simon
Annie is best known for her work on Wildlike, Crypto, and Anesthesia. For more information, check out her website, her IMDb, or follow her on Instagram.
Links mentioned in today’s episode:
- General Articles on What Biopics Got Wrong — https://www.google.com/search?q=anacronistic+mistakes+in+bio+pics&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&hl=en-us&client=safari
- The Tudors — https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0758790/?ref_=nv_sr_1?ref_=nv_sr_1
- Ruth Bader Ginsberg — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ruth_Bader_Ginsburg
- On the Basis of Sex — https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4669788/?ref_=nv_sr_1?ref_=nv_sr_1
- Hairspray, original film 1988 — https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0095270/?ref_=nv_sr_2?ref_=nv_sr_2
- Hairspray, Broadway play — https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-production/hairspray-13371
- Hairspray, remade film 2007 — https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0427327/?ref_=nv_sr_1?ref_=nv_sr_1
- Midsummer Night’s Dream — https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0140379/
- West Side Story, original film 1961 — https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0055614/?ref_=nv_sr_2?ref_=nv_sr_2
- West Side Story, Broadway productions — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Side_Story#Original_Broadway_production_2
- West Side Story, remade film 2020 — https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3581652/?ref_=nv_sr_1?ref_=nv_sr_1
- Jerome Robbins — https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0730385/?ref_=nv_sr_1?ref_=nv_sr_1
- Wired for Story, book — http://wiredforstory.com/
- Ted Bundy — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ted_Bundy
- Dirty John, podcast — https://wondery.com/shows/dirty-john/
- The Walking Dead — https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1520211/
- The Girl Next Door, documentary — https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0189553/?ref_=nv_sr_6?ref_=nv_sr_6
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