"Final Cut" with Costume Designer and Writer Marjorie McCown
Tune in as I chat with Costume Designer and Writer Marjorie McCown!
Marjorie began her career in theatre in New York City before moving to LA to work in film and landing a job as Ruth Myers Assistant Costume Designer on "The Addams Family." She also worked on other A-list features including "Forrest Gump."
If that doesn't make her cool enough, she pivoted into her passion for murder mysteries writing two of her own - "Final Cut" and "Star Struck," which are loosely based on Hollywood film sets.
Her reverence for the craft shines through the way she writes and speaks as she shared so much knowledge + this quote that I'd love to call out:
"The more generous you are, the more generosity you get."
In true fashion, Marjorie is sharing that generosity with Costumes & Coffee listeners by giving the first person to answer this question a copy of her first book:
Who would Marjorie choose to design costumes if her novels were developed into films?
Enjoy this convo! I know I did! And don't forget to share your answers by DM-ing the podcast on Instagram @costumesandcoffee.
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"A Very Merry Beauty Salon" and more with Costume Designer Rhonney Greene
Tune in as I chat with the legendary Rhonney Greene. Rhonney is the first Black man to design shows for BET, MTV and OWN networks.
He is also the costume designer so many other projects including the first season of "Harlem," Tyler Perry's "The Have and Have Nots," "Single Black Female," the second season of "The Ms. Pat Show" and now the upcoming holiday movie "A Very Merry Beauty Salon" on Lifetime.
We get into his love for glamour, fashion and draping. He shares why travel is key to gaining a different perspective and how important research and collaboration are to his job.
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"Uglies" with Costume Designer Cris Araujo
Tune in as I chat with Costume Designer Cris Araujo.
We get into her love for creating costumes for futuristic worlds, her unique path from Key Costumer to Designer, her rich heritage and her love for top fashion designers like Rick Owens.
Her latest film Uglies is based on the dystopian novel by Scott Westerfeld. It is set in a future post-scarcity world in which everyone is considered an "Ugly" until they are then turned "Pretty" by extreme cosmetic surgery when they reach the age of 16.
What Cris and her team brought to the screen is visually stunning and it was a pleasure to get insight into her creative process and more.
Thank you so much Cris for having coffee with me.
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"Industry" with Costume Designer Laura Smith
Tune in to my conversation with Costume Designer Laura Smith. Laura is behind all of the costumes in season 3 of the hit series "Industry".
We get into the symbolism behind the looks plus the accessories. She shares where she was able to source such eye-catching pieces. If you're a fan of the show, you know there's a lot of nudity. So we talk about her experience working with the Intimacy Coordinator and why she believes every IC should have their own kit and more.
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"R & B" with Costume Designer Kairo Courts
Tune in as I chat with Costume Designer Kairo Courts about her upcoming films “Ruth & Boaz” executive produced by Devon Franklin and the soon to be titled film starring KeKe Palmer and SZA. And of course we dish on the details of her other credits, which include “The Other Black Girl”, “Turtles All The Way Down”, “Naomi”, “Raising Dion”, “Really Love” and “ATLANTA”.
Kairo also speaks about the themed playlists she creates for each of her projects to inspire actors to get into character and how she manifested her recent move to Costa Rica. Kairo is such a vibe!
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