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☆ Why the drag looks in ‘The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert’ are still iconic, 30 years on
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-15 | by ( Caitlin Chatterton | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

This is the opening scene from “The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert”, which first screened at Cannes Film Festival 30 years ago this month. In the film, Tick (Hugo Weaving) and Bernadette (Terence Stamp) help Adam (Guy Pearce) realize his dream of climbing King Canyon in full drag. “I think that’s definitely one of the most iconic looks,” drag artist and costumer Philmah Bocks told CNN. Bocks has been designing costumes for 30 years, having broken into the drag scene around the same time “Priscilla” was hitting screens. The film’s legacy can also be seen in Australia’s drag scene today and, since 2021, has been broadcast to new audiences via contestants on “Rupaul’s Drag Race Down Under”.

Persons: CNN —, Belrose, Hugo Weaving, Mitzi Del, Priscilla , Queen, “, Tim Chappel, I’d, Elliott, Bernadette Bassenger, Terence Stamp, Adam Whitley, Felicia Jollygoodfellow, Guy Pearce, Priscilla, Queen, Bernadette, Adam, Chappel, ” Chappel, Susan Barber, Priscilla ”, Lizzy Gardiner, Oscar, Mitzi Del Bra, ”, Gloria Gaynor’s “, costumer Philmah Bocks, Bocks, Tim Chappel's, Priscilla ’, they’ve, couldn’t, I’ve, “ Priscilla ”, she’s, London’s, Katy Perry, they’re, Katy Perry’s, ” Bocks, Felicia Jollygoodfellow's, ” Stephan Elliott Organizations: CNN, Cannes Film, Miss Teen USA, Sydney, Cannes, Chappel, First Nations, Royce Locations: CNN — Sydney, Silicon, Sydney, Australia, Tasmania

☆ Carrie Robbins, Costume Designer for Dozens of Broadway Shows, Dies at 81
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-24 | by ( Alex Traub | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

Carrie Robbins, a meticulous and resourceful costume designer who worked on more than 30 Broadway shows from the 1960s to the 2000s, died on April 12 in Manhattan. She was 81. Her death, at a hospital, was confirmed by Daniel Neiden, a friend, who said her health had declined after she fell and broke her hip in December. In 1972, when she was just 29 years old, Ms. Robbins began “emerging as one of the hottest costume designers in show business,” as the syndicated fashion columnist Patricia Shelton put it, thanks to her work that year on the original Broadway production of “Grease,” six years before it was turned into a hit movie.

Persons: Carrie Robbins, Daniel Neiden, Robbins, “, Patricia Shelton Locations: Manhattan

LOS ANGELES (AP) — There is a whole other show that happens offscreen at the Oscars that the home audience doesn't see on television. “It’s not OK, it’s bad, I’m going home.”GRETA GERWIG AND THE COSTUME DESIGNERSOut in the lobby Gerwig had a fan who wanted to talk to her about something very specific: Ann Roth’s ‘Barbie’ cameo. During the performance, the Dolby Theatre took on the feel of a Taylor Swift concert, with everyone in the room standing and breaking into spontaneous, joyous dance. And the biggest fan in the room was Gerwig, who was given her own personal Ken right up in her face. During the commercial break Mark Ronson found his way to Gerwig, Robbie and a crowd of admirers.

Persons: Martin Scorsese, Margot Robbie, Ryan Gosling, Carey Mulligan, Jimmy Kimmel’s, Marcus Mumford, Emma Stone, Jennifer Lawrence, Greta Gerwig beelined, Robbie, Joy Randolph, Mulligan, Mumford, EMMA, ”, attentively, Florence Pugh, Pugh, John Cena, “, Stone, GRETA GERWIG, Gerwig, Ann Roth’s ‘ Barbie, Eduardo Castro, who’s, Roth, “ Barbie, Kimmel, She’s, Ma, ” Castro, Betty ”, ” Gerwig, Greta, Noah Baumbach, Gosling, Taylor, Ken, Mark Ronson, Ronson, Downey, Emily Blunt, chatted, Ball, Cord Jefferson, Kate McKinnon, Marlee Matlin, Steven Spielberg, Barbie ”, I’m Organizations: ANGELES, Associated Press, America, Dolby Theatre Locations: Gerwig

ROME (AP) — For nearly six decades, the Tirelli atelier in Rome has woven itself into the fabric of Italian and international film history, earning the nickname the “Oscar tailor’s shop” for its contribution to cinematic costume design. Established in November 1964 by the late Umberto Tirelli, the shop has been behind 17 Academy Awards for best costume design. “Of course, the Oscar is not won by the tailor’s shop, the Oscar is won by the costume designer. But the tailor’s shop has the merit and the honor of having participated to make it win.”The atelier’s origins stem from Tirelli’s passion for collecting antique clothing. Photos You Should See View All 60 ImagesAfter the 1984 “Amadeus” design Oscar, Tirelli could have gone more international “because the market was immediately interested," Trapetti said.

Persons: Oscar tailor’s, Umberto Tirelli, Janty Yates, Dave Crossman, Ridley, Napoleon, ”, Dino Trappetti, Oscar, ” Trappetti, Tom Hulce, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Milos Forman’s “ Amadeus ”, Theodor Pistek, Michelle Pfeiffer's, Gabriella Pescucci, Amadeus, Tirelli, Trapetti, Trappetti, “ I’m Organizations: ROME, weekend's Locations: Rome, Prati, America, Formello

☆ 'The Color Purple' remake was nearly shut out of the Oscar race — but don't blame it on the movie's negative press
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-24 | by ( Kirsten Acuna | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

Read previewMargot Robbie and Greta Gerwig were two of the most-discussed snubs of Tuesday's Oscar nominations. But another huge upset of the 96th Academy Award nods was the lack of recognition for "The Color Purple" remake. The Color Purple was going to be snubbed whether Taraji spoke out or not because a lot of the noms were voted on prior. Instead of negative press, "The Color Purple," among other contenders, was likely affected by different factors, including the SAG-AFTRA strike and its Christmas release. "By waiting until December to release 'The Color Purple,' they were late to the conversation," he added.

Persons: —, Margot Robbie, Greta Gerwig, Tuesday's Oscar, Fantasia, Taraji P, Henson, Danielle Brooks, Brooks, Henson's, Taraji, QmRHc4SOTs — kay, @jasimisinclair, Oprah Winfrey, Winfrey, Ronn Torossian, Sean Boelman, Alexander Payne's, Rose McGowan, Payne, Boelman, Barbie, Oppenheimer, It's, Oscar love, Ferrari, Andrew Scott, Eli Ade ´, Oscar Organizations: Service, Business, Warner Bros, Academy, SAG, Golden Globes, Searchlight, Costume Designers

☆ Cristóbal Balenciaga: Secrets of his success
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-19 | by ( Suyin Haynes | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

Yet the label’s origins were rather more discreet; founder Cristóbal Balenciaga was renowned for his privacy, secrecy and need for control over every aspect of the design process. “Even though Balenciaga was born very near to where I live in Spain, I didn’t know how important his figure was,” said Lourdes Iglesias, creator of “Cristóbal Balenciaga,” in an interview with CNN via a translator. Cristóbal Balenciaga in 1927, before the war in Spain forced him to move his business to Paris. “He liked to control everything.”The Balenciaga Maison allowed series’ costume designers, Bina Daigeler and Pepo Ruiz Dorado, access to their archives and museum. It’s clearly a very different era now than the one in which Cristóbal Balenciaga was working in.

Persons: Cristóbal Balenciaga, Cristóbal, Balenciaga, —, “, ”, Lourdes Iglesias, David Herranz, Iglesias, Coco Chanel, Elsa Schiaparelli, Boris Lipnitzki, Roger Viollet, Balenciaga ”, Alberto San, Maison, couturiers, d’Attainville, Christian Dior, ” Coco Chanel, Hubert de Givenchy, Grace Kelly, Wallis Simpson, Marlene Dietrich, Carmel Snow, Diana Vreeland, Maison Balenciaga, Bina Daigeler, Pepo Ruiz, Daigeler, Victor Seco, ” Iglesias, Jacques Bogart, Nicolas Ghesquière, Demna, It’s Organizations: CNN, Disney, Jacques Bogart SA Locations: Spain, Paris, Getaria, Basque, Madrid, San Sebastian, Barcelona, French, Alberto San Juan ., Nazi, France, Pepo Ruiz Dorado, Belgian, Europe

☆ Remember when Fran Fine’s fashion broke the ’90s TV show mold?
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-30 | by ( Marie Lodi | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

Still, not many have had the cultural impact of “The Nanny” herself, Fran Fine. Over the years, fan accounts like What Fran Wore and the Fran Fine Fashion Database have documented all of the character’s roughly 700 outfits. Drescher in character as Fran Fine in a promotional photo for "The Nanny", pictured with the show's other principcal cast members. CBS/Getty ImagesCooper says that when she first envisaged Fran’s aesthetic, it didn’t reflect early ‘90s fashion trends. It’s no wonder that after all these years, fans of “The Nanny” and fashionable TikTokers continue to cosplay as Fran in swarms.

Persons: Cher Horowitz, Dionne Davenport, “, Carrie Bradshaw, ’, Rachel Green, ”, Fran Fine, Fran, Fran Drescher, Fran Wore, Drescher, Charles Shaughnessy, Maxwell Sheffield, Daniel Davis, Niles, Lauren Lane, Babcock, Madeline Zima, Grace Sheffield, Benjamin Salisbury, Tom, Maggie Sheffield, Brenda Cooper, Shawn Holly Cookson, Terry Gordon, Cooper, Todd Oldham, Dolce, Gabbana, Bob Mackie, Anna Sui, Brenda Cooper’s, Moschino, Leger, ” Cooper, Neiman Marcus, —, ” Moschino, Jennie Walker, ” Walker, Kate Spade, Gucci, Vivienne Westwood, Cooper didn’t, suede, “ Organizations: CNN, City, Flushing, Brighton Sheffield, CBS, Getty, Vogue, “ Locations: Versace, Italian, LA

☆ Prince Fashion Items, Including the Ruffled Shirt, Go Up for Auction
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-09 | by ( Steven Kurutz | More About Steven Kurutz | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Twenty years ago, Bertrand Brillois, a Parisian businessman, began contacting seamstresses, costume designers, fabric dyers, production assistants and others who had worked for Prince. He told them that he thought Prince was not only a musical genius but also a fashion icon, and he wanted to buy clothing, jewelry and other accessories designed or worn by him. The many items acquired by Mr. Brillois over the years included an ankle-length white cashmere coat that Prince had custom-made by a tailor in Nice, France, when he was filming the 1986 movie “Under the Cherry Moon.” The coat, along with more than 200 other items, is on sale as part of the Fashion of Prince, an online auction that is accepting bids through Nov. 16. The sale, held by RR Auction, also features one of Prince’s signature wardrobe items: a white, high-necked, silk shirt with elaborate ruffles, puffy sleeves and faux pearl buttons. Prince wore it, according to the auction company, when he performed a blistering rendition of “Purple Rain” during the American Music Awards ceremony at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles on Jan. 28, 1985.

Persons: Bertrand Brillois, seamstresses, Prince, Brillois, Cherry Organizations: Mr Locations: Parisian, Nice, France, Los Angeles

The 118-day work stoppage will end officially just after midnight, the SAG-AFTRA union said in a statement after its negotiating committee voted unanimously to support the deal. "We have arrived at a contract that will enable SAG-AFTRA members from every category to build sustainable careers," the union said. George Clooney and other A-list stars voiced solidarity with lower-level actors and had urged union leadership to reach a resolution. While WGA members returned to writing scripts in late September, the ongoing SAG-AFTRA work stoppage left many productions dark. It also led movie studios to delay big releases such as "Dune: Part 2" because striking actors could not promote them.

Persons: Jim Kulick, Mario Anzuoni, Fran Drescher, Walt Disney, I'm, Fanny Grande, It's, Jessica Payne, Rati Gupta, Anu, George Clooney, Lisa Richwine, Stephen Coates Organizations: SAG, Paramount Studios, REUTERS, Alliance, Television Producers, Walt, Netflix, Hollywood, CBS, Writers Guild of America, WGA, Milken, United Auto Workers, Detroit carmakers, Thomson Locations: Los Angeles , California, U.S, New York, Los Angeles, Los Angeles and New York, California

☆ Hollywood workers resort to flea markets, bake sales as strikes drag on
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-21 | by ( Lisa Richwine | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +6 min

[1/2] SAG-AFTRA actors and Writers Guild of America (WGA) writers walk the picket line outside Disney Studios in Burbank, California, U.S., July 25, 2023. Hollywood writers walked off the job in May, followed by actors in July. The motion picture and sound recording industries shed 17,000 jobs in August because of the strikes, according to U.S. government statistics. Writers and actors can apply for assistance from their unions, and some crew members are eligible for state unemployment benefits. In the meantime, stars including George Clooney, Dwayne Johnson and Meryl Streep have donated millions to Hollywood charities that assist industry workers.

Persons: Mike Blake, IATSE, Dejon Ellis, Kevin Klowden, Daniel Fox, Fox, Laura Seaman, Berry, Greg S, Tiffany Puterbaugh, Puterbaugh, I've, Gavin Newsom, George Clooney, Dwayne Johnson, Meryl Streep, Ellis, We're, it's, John Lithgow, Nicole Kidman, Andrea Tyler, Tyler, Lisa Richwine, Mary Milliken, Aurora Ellis Organizations: Writers Guild of America, Disney Studios, REUTERS, Rights, IATSE, Milken Institute, Star Wars, Hollywood, SAG, Netflix, Thomson Locations: Burbank , California, U.S, Rights BURBANK , California, Los Angeles, Hollywood, California, Georgia, New Mexico

☆ Remember when Marissa Cooper wore fake Chanel on ‘The O.C’?
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-02 | by ( Leah Dolan | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —Before Blair Waldorf wore Oscar de la Renta to her high school prom, Marissa Cooper — the sun-kissed It Girl of “The O.C.,” which turns 20 on August 5 — was wearing Chanel to second period. Some fans have counted that she debuted six different Chanel bags in the first season alone. In an interview with Page Six in 2018, Welker said she resorted to buying fake Chanel bags to keep up appearances. Michael Yarish/Fox/Alamy Stock PhotoToday, the genre of high school TV drama has undergone a sartorial shift. “Those Chanel bags that (Cooper) carried, those weren’t something I could have on my budget,” she reportedly said.

Persons: Blair Waldorf, Oscar de la Renta, Marissa Cooper, —, Chanel, Cooper, Mischa Barton, Ryan Atwood’s, Imogen Heap, Julie Cooper, Alexandra Welker, Welker, ”, Michael Yarish, Heidi Bivans —, HBO Max, Miu Miu, Jean Paul Gaultier, “, ” Welker, Page Organizations: CNN, Fox, Alamy, HBO, Warner Media Discovery, “ Locations: Newport Beach , Orange County, Coperni, Downtown LA

☆ With Hollywood on Strike, a Bright Spot in New York’s Economy Goes Dark
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-21 | by ( Stefanos Chen | More About Stefanos Chen | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

By day, Ryan Quinlan handles the desk lamps, sconces and chandeliers that appear in films and television shows. At night, he rents out props from his Brooklyn warehouse, like an Egyptian sarcophagus and a taxidermy leopard. It joined the screenwriters union, the Writers Guild of America, which has been on strike since May. “This shut down all of my streams of income,” Mr. Quinlan, 44, said. But it’s not just actors and writers who are out of work.

Persons: Ryan Quinlan, Mr, Quinlan, it’s Organizations: Hollywood, SAG, Writers Guild of America Locations: Brooklyn, New York, Los Angeles, United States

☆ How the writers' strike is crushing Hollywood's next generation, as job-seekers face 'skyrocketing' debt, crumbling hope, and endless hours 'just doom-scrolling LinkedIn'
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-30 | by ( Reed Alexander | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +15 min

Hollywood development and production have mostly ground to a halt amid the film and TV writers' strike. Young workers hoping to break into entertainment say the strike has made a competitive job market even tougher. Sears, who is currently unemployed, graduated this year with a master's degree in entertainment industry management from Carnegie Mellon University. Now, she's attempting what feels like a herculean feat: getting her career off the ground in the midst of a months-long Hollywood writers' strike, the first labor stoppage to grind the industry to a halt in 15 years. Contact this reporter to share your experience during the writers' strike.

Persons: Young, Delaney Sears, — there's, Sears, they've, —, Joanna Sucherman, Sucherman, Trevor Romero, Romero, Dan Green, grads, Green, Nabha, She's, Purohit, they'd, execs, he's, haven't, Kody Proctor, Proctor, he'd, We've, Reed Alexander Organizations: Hollywood, Carnegie Mellon University, Writers Guild of America, SAG, WGA, Disney, Warner Bros, JLS Media, Fox, United Talent Agency, Young Entertainment, Carnegie Mellon's Heinz College of Information Systems, Public, Savannah College of Art, Alliance, Television Producers, Paramount Pictures, Melrose, Paramount, University of Southern, North Dakota, Carnegie, E, Victoria Cheyenne Locations: California, Angeles, LA, Chicago, Fremantle, Los Angeles, Brooklyn, Georgia, Elm, Mumbai, India, University of Southern California, North, North Hollywood, Victoria, Bolivia

☆ ‘And Just Like That …’ has an Obsession With Logos
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-28 | by ( Vanessa Friedman | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

There is a dedicated Instagram account on which the costume designers Molly Rogers and Danny Santiago share their finds, with 277,000 followers. Is the era of quiet luxury, so recently embraced by TikTok, already at an end? Has the physics of fashion exerted its force and produced an equal and opposite reaction to an earlier action? In many ways, the fashion in “And Just Like That …” seems to protest too much. Just as more obviously coded consumption has been around since Louis Vuitton plunked his initials on some leather back in 1896 or since Jay Gatsby started tossing his shirts.

Persons: Loewe, Pierre Cardin, Molly Rogers, Danny Santiago, TikTok, Louis Vuitton, Jay Gatsby

☆ I work as a celebrity stylist and moved from Paris to Los Angeles. Now I dress stars like Cardi B and Lil Nas X.
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-17 | by ( Jyoti Mann | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Lycia Lamini moved from Paris to Los Angeles to pursue her dream of being a celebrity stylist. Now the 22-year-old is dressing some of the biggest celebrities including Cardi B and Lil Nas X. I packed up and moved from Paris to Los Angeles almost a year ago to pursue my dream of becoming a celebrity stylist. I attended fashion week events, which opened doors for me. Lycia Lamini has styled celebrities including Cardi B, Lil Nas X and Burna Boy.

Persons: Lycia Lamini, Cardi, Lil Nas, —, Lycia, Kollin Carter, Karl Lagerfeld, Prada, Christian Dior, Lenny S, Jay Z's, I've, Joey Bada, Kali, they're Organizations: Service, Art Basel, Roc Nation, Paris Fashion Locations: Lycia, Paris, Los Angeles, LA, Miami

☆ Use the writers' strike as an opportunity to catch up on some content
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-06 | by ( Lisa Respers France | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

While Hollywood deals with the first TV and movie writers’ strike in 15 years, the wealth of content that we have available to us is a good reminder of the creativity those writers have put into making the shows and movies we love. Something to sip on…Corey Mylchreest as Young King George, India Amarteifio as Young Queen Charlotte in episode 101 of "Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story." Liam Daniel/NetflixOne of the reasons the strike is even happening is because streaming has changed the entertainment industry so much that writers say their wages are being adversely affected through shorter seasons and changing distribution models. Those individuals can’t work – and some of our favorite shows will be delayed – unless writers and studios reach a new agreement soon. In the meantime, catch up on some brilliant shows you’ve missed.

☆ ‘The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel’ Season 5 Review: Midge’s Last Set
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-14 | by ( John Anderson | ) www.wsj.com time to read: +1 min

Still breathless after all these years, “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” enters its fifth and final season, a marvel in many ways and—doing what? Will the show flash forward to show its title character evolving into a road-hardened comedy legend who is as brittle as her jokes? Or will she finally heed the advice of her in-laws, give up all this showbiz meshugas, attend to her children and make sure they don’t grow up to hate her, or go live on a kibbutz? Can’t really say. What one can say is that “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” is a funny show, “funny” in the manner of two cannibals eating a clown.

☆ Working 11-hour days backstage on Broadway: 'You have to be a little bit crazy' but 'I love it'
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-03 | by ( Gili Malinsky | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

On a Wednesday matinee performance of Broadway's "& Juliet," assistant company manager Annie Schroeder is making the rounds backstage. Schroeder's school hosted an annual drag show that raised money for Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS. 'I kind of describe [Broadway] as like a food chain'It takes dozens of people to put on a Broadway show. This includes hiring the company managers, who are responsible for payroll, policy enforcement and meeting the day-to-day needs of select patrons, cast and crew. "& Juliet" stage as seen from behind the sound booth.

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