Woven Threads: Conversations with Costume Designers

Kitty Bennett
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What does a Costume Designer really do? Are they the ones that make the clothes? What's their relationship with the director and the actors? Why is it more complex than just making people look pretty? And why do they look tired all the time? My podcast aims to not only clarify these questions, but to show why Costume is far, far more fascinating than the answers. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episodes

  1. 04/01/2025

    The Sinéad Kidao episode

    This is the second in my "Early Career Costume Designers" mini series. My interview is with Sinéad Kidao, whose attitude to leading her department I found very inspiring. Boost up your volume! Greatest hits: The Franchise (2024) Joy (2024) Golda (2023) Life After Life (2022) The Pursuit of Love (2021) Small Axe ("Red, White and Blue" and "Education") (2020) This Way Up (2019) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    33 min

  2. 03/31/2025

    The PC Williams episode

    This is the first in a little mini-series I've decided to do where I focus on Costume Designers at the earlier stage of their career (although my interview with Lucille really belongs to the series too) This episode is with PC Williams: we talk about how her background in styling has informed her costume work, and the angle that it has given her on the Costume world as a whole. Boost up your volume! Greatest hits: Back to Black (2024) The Kitchen (2023) The End We Start From (2023) We are Lady Parts (2021) Frank of Ireland (2021) Powder Room (2013) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    28 min

  3. 09/03/2024

    The John Bright episode

    My sixth episode is with John Bright. John runs Cosprop, a costume hire and making house in London, alongside being a Costume Designer. His ability to adapt and yet hold fast to what really matters comes across very clearly here, and I feel very glad to have recorded this conversation. His film credits include: The White Countess (2005) The Golden Bowl (2000) Onegin (1999) - with Chloe Oblensky Sense and Sensibility (1995) - with Jenny Beavan The Remains of the Day (1993) - with Jenny Beavan Howard's End (1992) - with Jenny Beavan Maurice (1987) - with Jenny Beavan A Room with a View (1985) - with Jenny Beavan The Bostonians (1984) - with Jenny Beavan Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    36 min

  4. 08/06/2024

    The Lucille Acevedo-Jones episode

    *Make sure your volume is up high - I recorded our voices too quietly!* My sixth episode is with Lucille Acevedo-Jones. Lucille talks about her appreciation for other departments and topping up your creative, and personal, cup. Greatest hits: Men Up (2023) - as Designer The Pact (2022) - as Designer The Flash (2023) - as Assistant Costume Designer Everyone's Talking About Jamie (2021) - as Assistant Costume Designer Devs (2020) - as Assistant Costume Designer Fantastic Beasts: the Crimes of Grindelwald (2018) - as Costume Assistant Phantom Thread (2017) - as Costume Assistant Black Sails (2015) - as Assistant Costume Designer Hugo (2011) - as Costume Assistant Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    35 min

  5. 05/07/2024

    The Howard Burden episode

    My fifth interview is with Howard Burden. Howard talks about how things have changed - and not necessarily in a good way - and the relationship with suppliers.  Greatest hits: Red Dwarf (1989 - ongoing) The Scarlet Pimpernel (1999) Dead Gorgeous (2002) Colditz (2005) Whitechapel (2009) Robin Hood (2009) Dr Who (2012 - 2014) Jekyll and Hyde (2015) Home Fires (2016) Poldark (2017 - 2019) Worzel Gummidge (2019 - 2021) Young Wallander (2020 - 2022) The Last Kingdom (2022) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    39 min

  6. 04/30/2024

    The Natalie Ward episode

    My fourth interview is with Natalie Ward. Natalie talks about things feeling "real", being adaptable and the upsides to having small teams. Greatest hits: 24 Hour Party People (2002) The Mother (2003) Enduring Love (2004) Derailed (2005) Venus (2006) Breaking and Entering (2006) 1408 (2007) The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas (2008) Last Chance Harvey (2008) Red Riding: 1974 (2009) The Debt (2010) Welcome to the Punch (2013) Black Sea (2014) The Lady in the Van (2015) The Wedding Guest (2018) Together (2021) Typist Artist Pirate King (2022) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    33 min

  7. 04/23/2024

    The Janty Yates episode

    Janty Yates is the subject of my third interview. We talk about her long, and very fulfilling, working relationship with Ridley Scott. Greatest hits: Cracker (1993) The Englishman Who Went Up a Hill But Came Down a Mountain (1995) Jude (1996) Welcome to Sarajevo (1997) The Man Who Knew Too Little (1997) Plunkett and Macleane (1999) Gladiator (2000) Hannibal (2001) Enemy at the Gates (2001) Charlotte Grey (2001) Kingdom of Heaven (2005) Miami Vice (2006) American Gangster (2007) Robin Hood (2010) Prometheus (2012) Exodos (2014) The Martian (2015) Alien: Covenant (2017) All the Money in the World (2017) House of Gucci (2021) Napoleon (2023) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    24 min

  8. 04/09/2024

    The Jane Petrie episode

    Jane Petrie is the subject of my second interview. She talks about instinct and "doing your research", and we give a little history lesson about what the Costume world used to be like... Jane's Greatest Hits: 28 Weeks Later (2007) Is Anybody There? (2008) Moon (2009) Fish Tank (2009) Harry Brown (2009) How I Live Now (2013) '71 (2014) Suffragette (2015) The Program (2015) War Machine (2017) The Crown (2017) Outlaw / King (2018) The King (2019) The Essex Serpent (2022) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    43 min

  9. 04/02/2024

    The Odile Dicks-Mireaux episode

    Odile Dicks Mireaux is the subject of my first interview. Collaboration is what it's all about for her, and our discussion puts particular focus on the work she did on Chernobyl. Greatest Hits: Gormenghast (2000) Dirty Pretty Things (2002) The Lost Prince (2003) The Constant Gardener (2005) An Education (2009) One Day (2011) Bel Ami (2012) Brooklyn (2015) High Rise (2015) The Sense of an Ending (2017) Goodbye Christopher Robin (2017) Chernobyl (2019) Last Night in Soho (2022) The Wonder (2022) See How The Run (2022) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    47 min

  10. 04/02/2024

    The Explanation Episode

    This is a micro episode for those who don't work in the Film and TV industry, providing a little context for the interviews I've done Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    4 min

  11. 03/27/2024

    Woven Threads: An Introduction

    What does it mean to "work in Costume"? Here I explain why that's a question I want to answer... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    2 min

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What does a Costume Designer really do? Are they the ones that make the clothes? What's their relationship with the director and the actors? Why is it more complex than just making people look pretty? And why do they look tired all the time? My podcast aims to not only clarify these questions, but to show why Costume is far, far more fascinating than the answers. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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