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AllRefer.com - costume (Fashion) - Encyclopedia costume, distinctive forms of clothing, including official or ceremonial attire such as ecclesiastical vestments, coronation robes, academic gowns, armor, and theatrical dress. The use of ornament preceded the use of protective garments; its purpose was to emphasize social position by a great display of trophies, charms, and other valuables and to enhance attractiveness. The term costume also includes accessories, such as the shoe, hat, glove, corset, handkerchief, fan, umbrella, cane, and jewelry; styles of wearing the hair (see hairdressing) and beard; and primitive methods of body-marking and attaching ornaments to the body. reference.allrefer.com /encyclopedia/C/costume.html   (218 words)

Encyclopedia: Academy Award for Costume Design   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07) Sandy Powell (born April 7, 1960) is a British costume designer who has been nominated for several Academy Awards in the 1990s and early 2000s. The English Patient is a novel by Michael Ondaatje which deals with the gradually revealed histories of a critically burned man, his Canadian nurse, a thief, and a British Army sapper as they live out the end of World War II in an Italian monastery. Best Costume Design Oscar 2000 is a leap year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Academy-Award-for-Costume-Design   (9405 words)

Finding the Best Costume Design Career for You Your costume design program should include actual work experience, which will give you a taste of the best costume design career for you. By far the most, if not the best, costume design jobs are available in the theater, so this could be the easiest place to start. Costume design jobs for TV, film, and theater each hold their own benefits. www.fashionschoolreview.com /news/2005/07/finding_the_best_costume_design_career_for_you.html   (463 words)

Star Wars - Thirty Years of the Best Costume Design In Star Wars Episode 6 (1983), the costume designs for the characters on the dark side are artificial and colorless - white body armor for the storm troopers - fl clothes and a mask for Darth Vader. Modern costume design programs combine the traditional elements of clothing and costume design such as figure drawing and pattern making, with up to date design technologies such as Photoshop. Not every graduate can work on Star Wars after their costume design program, but it is the best chance you have for costume design success. www.fashionschoolreview.com /news/2005/06/star_wars_thirty_years_of_the_best_costume_design.html   (635 words)

Best Costume Design: 3D View of the Web   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07) Each well-researched and accurately rendered costume is accompanied by a caption giving the name of the designer, the type of costume, and the year of its creation. Costume Designers Guild: Hall of Fame - Costume Designers Guild: Hall of Fame Biography offered for the designer, "arguably the most famous costume designer in Hollywood history". Costume Designers Guild: Hall of Fame - Costume Designers Guild: Hall of Fame Profile of the designer widely regarded as among the best period costumers in Hollywood history. www.resolve3d.com /Arts/Movies/Awards/AcademyAwards/Recipients/BestCostumeDesign   (999 words)

Celluloid Wrappers: Costume in the Movies Costuming honors for films released last year (including recent Saturn Award nominees) are listed on our Film Awards: 2000 Releases page. Costumes promise to be spectacular (there's a photo in the May issue of Premiere). Costumer Ngila Dickson, known for her creations for the Xenaverse, garbs the denizens of Middle-earth. www.fortunecity.com /lavender/heat/218   (433 words)

Bardware.com Award-winning movies by, for, and about William Shakespeare Richard Loncraine's Richard III was nominated for best art direction and best costume design. Kenneth Branagh's Henry V was nominated for best costume design and won Oscars for best actor (Branagh) and best director. Franco Zeffirelli's Romeo and Juliet was nominated for best picture and best director, and won best cinematography and best costume design. www.bardware.com /oscars.html   (436 words)

Best costume design sterling silver jewelry Site Resources   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07) We have worked hard to make sure that costume design sterling silver jewelry information can be found here. We hope you have enjoyed the costume design sterling silver jewelry resources online directory, as much as we have enjoyed researching and compiling it for you. Costume jewelry with Swarovski Austrian crystal, cubic zirconia and faux pearls. search-now180.com /sites/costume_jewelry/costume_design_sterling_silver_jewelry.html   (709 words)

Best Costume Design - Encyclopedia.WorldSearch   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07) European Textile Patterns: Traditonal Style I (The Best in international textile design) European Textile Patterns: Traditional Style II (Best in International Textile Design) Spring collections 1997: The best of 7th on Sixth encyclopedia.worldsearch.com /best_costume_design.htm   (41 words)

Open Directory - Arts:Movies:Awards:Academy Awards:Recipients:Best Costume Design   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07) This is a collection of @links to the categories of the designers that have won the Academy Award for Best Costume Design. This category is for designers who have won the Academy Award for Costume Design. Costumers who won multiple times will have multiple years next to their names. dmoz.org /Arts/Movies/Awards/Academy_Awards/Recipients/Best_Costume_Design/desc.html   (193 words)

Amazon.com: Books: Costume Designer's Handbook : A Complete Guide for Amateur and Professional Costume Designers   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07) Newly revised and updated, The Costume Designer's Handbook is now more comprehensive than ever and is the backbone of any costume designer's library since its original publication in 1983. I'd been assisting designers for quite some time, even designed some of my own shows, without an education in costume design. I have lots of great experience but I'm sure nothing can compete with a costume design education (mine is in fashion design), which I'd like to pursue when I have the time. www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0435086073?v=glance   (945 words)

Amazon.com: Books: Costume Design   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07) The second edition of COSTUME DESIGN provides a basic introduction to costume design and takes students through the entire process of costume making, beginning with the idea for a costume to the final fit. The text is thoroughly illustrated, providing guidelines for the student for creating the figure and the costume design, examples of many styles of costume presentation, a guide to historical costume shapes, and scale drawings of the basic historical patterns with photos of them made up in muslin. I have used this book as the text in my Costume Design class for years and find it is the only one to my knowledge that covers both the conceptual aspects of costuming for the theatre as well the craft of rendering and construct. www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0155083791?v=glance   (783 words)

Faculty Bios   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07) His courses at Brown include Costume Design, Social History of Clothing, and Costume Construction in the Department of Theatre, Speech and Dance. For four years, he also was Resident Designer at Shadowland Theatre, Ellenville, New York, where in 1992 and 1993 he received the Shine Award for best professional costume design. He has a lifelong devotion to helping learners develop confidence and skill as well as extending their creative approaches to problem-solving, and continues to find excitement in the colors, textures and the movement of fabric, the social significance of clothing and costume, and to delight in the outstanding achievements of his talented students. www.brown.edu /Departments/Theatre_Speech_Dance/Contic.html   (326 words)

FilmView - Best Costume Design Nominee - The Last Samurai   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07) Taken into the very heart of the Samurai’s culture as a prisoner of war, and with no way of escape, Algren soon discovers the true nature of these hostile adversaries and the reason for this civil feud as he spends more and more time in the company of these people The Lord Of The Rings: The Fellowship Of The Ring (2001) (costume design). "though the characters are at the foreground of this movie in the background is littered with some of the finest sets, costumes, locations and epic battles one could find in a movie today. www.filmview.org /oscars/costume02.htm   (383 words)

newtimesbpb.com | | Arts & Entertainment | Best Costume Design | 2002-05-16 Somogyi gets the nod for her droll, inventive 1950s design scheme, in itself a hilarious social critique. From nightmarish polka dots and pony skirts to her big-shouldered suits for men, the New York City designer brought Red Herring an added level of comedy and social commentary. She was the one who dressed up Kathleen Turner as Tallulah Bankhead at the Coconut Grove Playhouse and sent us back, through ball gowns, to 1940s post-war America. www.newtimesbpb.com /issues/2002-05-16/bestart50.html   (83 words)

Best Design Schools   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07) Designer's Opinions of Graphic Design Schools "What's the best graphic design school in ________ state?" This is probably the question I am asked most frequently. Best Interior Design Schools best graphic design college · 3D animation school · video game design school... Fashion School Review Columnist The best costume design and clothing design careers require a great deal of perseverance. www.design-college-finder.info /design-college/best-design-schools.html   (436 words)

Film Awards: 2000 Releases The nominees of the 3rd annual Costume Designers Guild Awards for the year 2000 were announced February 5th, 2001. The nominees of the 26th annual Cesar Awards for the year 2000 were selected by the Academie des Arts et Techniques and announced January 28th, 2001; winners were announced on February 24th. The nominees for the 21st annual Genie Awards, honouring the best in Canadian cinema for the year 2000, were announced December 12th, 2000. www.electroephemera.com /cellwrap/awards01.html   (357 words)

miaminewtimes.com | | Diversions | BEST COSTUME DESIGN | 2002-05-16   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07) Somogyi gets the nod for her droll, inventive Fifties design scheme, in itself a hilarious social critique. From nightmarish polka dots and pony skirts to her big-shouldered suits for the men, the New York designer brought Red Herring an added level of comedy and social commentary. She was the one who dressed up Kathleen Turner as Tallulah Bankhead at the Coconut Grove Playhouse and sent us back, through ball gowns, to Forties post-war America. www.miaminewtimes.com /issues/2002-05-16/diversions38.html   (83 words)

articles - films - ballroom scenes The jewels, costumes and settings are beautiful and extravagant, and in many cases, award-winning. This issue, in keeping with the theme of festive dressing, the focus is on films with memorable ballroom scenes. Merivel is invited to join the King's court and lives the high life provided to someone of his position. www.aboutdecorativestyle.com /articles/filmtv_ballroom.htm   (471 words)

Directory - Arts: Movies: Filmmaking: Makeup and Costumes: Costumers: Head, Edith Sites devoted to the eight-time Academy Award-winning Costume Designer (forty nominations) who worked on hundreds of films during her career. Costume Designers Guild: Hall of Fame  · cached · Biography offered for the designer, "arguably the most famous costume designer in Hollywood history". British Film Institute: Sunset Boulevard  · Notes offered on the costume and makeup for the Billy Wilder film. www.incywincy.com /default?p=1190301   (190 words)

Open Directory - Arts: Movies: Filmmaking: Makeup and Costumes: Costumers   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07) Classic Film and Television: Historical Costumes - Fact filled rundown and reference associates costumers with their trademark and specialty styles. NationMaster: Encyclopedia - Since the 1948 inaugural of the Academy Award for Costume Design with an award presented to one color and one fl and white film, a complete list of winners and nominees that includes links to certain film synopses, cast biographies, and crew credits. The Independent: Enjoyment - James Sherwood's 'Costume Dramas' considers Hollywood's role in setting fashion trends over the influence of Parisian runways, especially in the first half of the 20th century. dmoz.org /Arts/Movies/Filmmaking/Makeup_and_Costumes/Costumers   (189 words)

monitorhost.com -- - Arts - Movies - Filmmaking - Makeup and Costumes - Costumers - Head, Edith   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07) - Biography offered for the designer, "arguably the most famous costume designer in Hollywood history". Fifteen years later in 1938, Paramount made her the first woman to head a major studio's Costume Design department. - Filmography and biography presented for the designer. monitorhost.com /directory/Arts/Movies/Filmmaking/Makeup_and_Costumes/Costumers/Head,_Edith   (158 words)

Awards won by Sullivan Entertainment   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07) Best Costume Design for a Special or Series Best Actor in a Continuing Dramatic Role (Cedric Smith) Best Actress in a Continuing Dramatic Role (Gema Zamprogna) academic.uofs.edu /student/MUNIZM2/Awards.html   (461 words)

Best Costume Design/Make-Up for a 2002 Film Nominees (2002 CMA Awards) Best Costume Design/Make-Up for a 2002 Film Nominees (2002 CMA Awards) Best Costume Design or Make-Up for a 2002 Film Awarded to the film deemed by Cosmo voters to have the best costume design or make-up for an eligible 2002 film. www.cosmomovieawards.com /2002awards/a08.html   (105 words)

FilmView - Best Costume Design Nominee - The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07) FilmView - Best Costume Design Nominee - The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King Gandalf takes Pippin to the City of Kings, Minas Tirith, to warn them that Sauron will strike there but the Steward, Denethor, is not interested. Jackson is multiplied by his "Rings" team, including his cinematographer, Andrew Lesnie; composer, Howard Shore; production designer, Grant Major; and the battalion of other artisans responsible for the costumes, makeup and special effects" ***** www.filmview.org /oscars/costume03.htm   (363 words)

Ronin - Costume Design   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07) MAY ROUTH (Costume Designer) has collaborated with John Frankenheimer on two widely acclaimed television movies, Andersonville and George Wallace, the former of which garnered her an Emmy Award nomination. What a Lovely War in 1969, followed by similar assignments on Richard Lester's The Three Musketeers and The Four Musketeers before becoming the costume designer for the first time on Nicolas Roeg's The Man Who Fell to Earth in 1976. Her extensive television credits include numerous telefilms: Lucy and Desi: Before the Laughter (for which she received an Emmy Award nomination for Best Costume Design), Marina's Story, Blood River, Connecticut Yankee, The Image and Capital News. www.compleatseanbean.com /costume.html   (308 words)

screenonline: British Successes in the Academy Awards 1980-2003 Best Costume Design: Jenny Beavan and John Bright (A Room With A View) Best Actor: Anthony Hopkins (The Silence of the Lambs) Best Make-Up: Peter Owen (Lord of the Rings - The Fellowship of the Ring) www.screenonline.org.uk /film/facts/fact7.html   (804 words)

Related Website - Angus Strathie - Oscars 2003 - Past Winners - Best Costume Design    (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07) Best Costume Design 2001--Moulin Rouge, Catherine Martin, Angus Strathie 2000--Gladiator, Janty Yates 1999--Topsy-Turvy, Lindy Hemming 1998--Shakespeare in Love Playbill News: Tony Awards for Orchestrations and Design to Be... BEST COSTUME DESIGN : Gregg Barnes, Flower Drum Song William Ivey Long, Hairspray Catherine Martin and... rotteneggs.com /r/show/se/2316839.html   (278 words)

Colin Firth Career Timeline - Awards and Nominations Best Single Drama, Best Cameraman and Best Make-up. Nominated also in these categories: Best Drama Serial, Best Actor [Colin Firth and Benjamin Whitrow in competition with Ian Richardson, Robert Lindsay and winner Robbie Coltrane], and Best Costume Design Golden Satellite Award nominations: Best Performance by an Actor in a supporting role in a series [Firth, Tucci], Best TV film hem.passagen.se /lmw/awards1.html   (640 words)

2005 tony award Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Musical, The Light in the Piazza Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Musical, The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee Best Costume Design of a Musical, The Light in the Piazza 2005-tony-award.i3log.com   (2448 words)

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