16 TIPS ON COSTUME DESIGN FOR FILM

I didn’t set out to be a costume concept artist. That gift was bestowed on me over time by following my passion for character design and film, and finding a way to combine them. This involved lots of hard work and being in the right place at the right time.

I went to San Diego Comic-Con shortly after college graduation, where I saw a panel of costume designers speaking about their job working in the films and television. Armed with just my portfolio, I made my way to their autograph table to take a chance on showing off my work while hoping for a solid review, and maybe even a job.

Encouraged by the designers to join The Costume Designer’s Guild, Local 892, I did just that and was hired a month later by costume designer Sanja Hays to work on my first feature film, The Mummy 3: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor.

Since then, I’ve worked with some of the most revered costume designers in the film industry. It’s because of that experience that I have a plethora of costume ideologies to share, and to this day I use each of them