Explore costume designers and the art they have created from 1920s silent movies to the latest Sci-Fi fantasy
Costume designers have contributed to the arts since humans first took to the stage, and their work builds on the imagination and creativity of the words and scenes they bring to life, be it historically accurate costumes or wild fantasy. They in turn act as inspiration for the costume dreams of others, so explore the many costume designers who brought our dreams to life. This is not a full list by any means, and for most it is just a small sample of their many works, but hopefully it inspires you to find out more about these talented designers who have brought so many of our favourite performances to life.
- Adrian – Hollywood glamour and sharp tailoring – Marie Antoinette, The Wizard of Oz, The Women
- Alexandra Byrne – From ornate period costumes to cosmic super heroes – Elizabeth and Elizabeth : The Golden Age, Avengers, 300, Guardians of the Galaxy
- Ann Roth – Midnight Cowboy, The English Patient, The Birdcage
- Anthony Powell – Travels with my Aunt, Death on the Nile, Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
- Bob Mackie – Cher, Elton John, Funny Lady, Pennies From Heaven
- Bob Morgan – Inception, Dune (2021)
- Bob Ringwood – Star Trek, Batman Forever, Alien 3, Dune (1984)
- Catherine Martin - Strictly Ballrom, Romeo + Juliet, Moulin Rouge, The Great Gatsby (2013)
- Cecil Beaton – My Fair Lady, Gigi, Anna Karenina (1948)
- Colleen Atwood – The Handmaid’s Tale, Little Women, Mars Attacks, Snow White and the Huntsman
- Danilo Donati – Romeo and Juliet (1968), Flash Gordon, Life is Beautiful
- Deborah L. Scott – Back to the Future, Legends of the Fall, Titanic, Avatar
- Edith Head – Notorious, All About Eve, Sunset Boulevard, Breakfast at Tiffany’s, Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, The Sting
- Eiko Ishioka – Bram Stoker’s Dracula, The Cell, The Fall
- Elsa Zamparelli – Ace Ventura, The Last of the Mohicans, Dances with Wolves
- Emi Wada – Ran, House of Flying Daggers, Hero
- Gabriella Pescucci – Once Upon a Time in America, The Name of the Rose, The Age of Innocence, A Midsummer Night’s Dream
- Helen Rose – Father of the Bride, High Society, Silk Stockings
- Irene Sharaff – Ziegfeld Follies, An American in Paris, the King and I, Cleopatra
- Jacqueline Durran – Pride and Prejudice (2005), Atonement, Anna Karenina, Little Women, Wuthering Heights
- Jacqueline West – Dune, Killers of the Flower Moon, Dune Two
- James Acheson – The Last Emperor, Dangerous Liaisons, Spiderman (2002), Daredevil, Man of Steel
- Janty Yates – Gladiator, Kingdom of Heaven, Prometheus, Napoleon
- Jean Louis – Gilda, The Lady from Shanghai, Marilyn Monroe
- Jenny Beavan – A Room with a View, Howard’s End, Sherlock Holmes, Mad Max: Fury Road, Cruella
- John Bright – A Room with a View, The Remains of the Day, The White Countess
- John Mollo – Star Wars, Alien, The Empire Strikes Back, Shrpe (TV Series)
- John Truscott – Camelot
- Kate Hawley – Pacific Rim, The Hobbit, Crimson Peak, Mortal Engines, Frankenstein
- Linda Muir – The Lighthouse, The Northman, Nosferatu
- Marik Vos-Lundh – Cries and Whispers, Fanny and Alexander
- Marilyn Vance – Street Fighter, The Untouchables, Pretty Woman, Predator, Fast Times at Ridgemont High
- Mark Bridges – The Grifters, Natural Born Killers, There Will be Blood, Phantom Thread
- Michael O’Connor – The Duchess, Jane Eyre (2011), FIrebrand
- Milena Canonero – A Clockwork Orange, Barry Lyndon, Chariots of Fire, The Cotton Club, Out of Africa, Dick Tracy, Marie Antoinette, The Grand Budapest Hotel
- Ngila Dickson – The Lord of the Rings, The Last Samurai, Dracual Untold
- Orry-Kelly – Jezebel, An American in Paris, Some Like it Hot, The Maltese Falcon, Casablanca, Auntie Mame
- Patricia Field – Sex in the City, The Devil Wears Prada, Emily in Paris
- Patricia Norris – Days of Heaven, Victor/Victoria, Twin Peaks, 12 Years a Slave
- Paul Tazewell – Harriet, West Side Story (2021) Wicked
- Ruth E. Carter – Malcolm X, Amistad, Serenity, Black Panther
- Ruth Myers – Stardust, The Addams Family, LA Confidential, The Golden Compass
- Sandy Powell – Shakespeare in Love, Gangs of New York, The Aviator, Cinderella
- Travilla – Marilyn Monroe, Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, How to Marry A Millionaire, The Seven Year Itch
- Walter Plunkett – Gone With the Wind, An American in Paris, Singing in the Rain, Forbidden Planet
- Yoshirō Muraki – Yojimbo, Ran