The three below are of Abby's costumes. We had to do multiples for several reasons. Blood, stunt people, for a stand-ins (she was only 12 and could only be "worked" for 8 hours), wet because of snow, shooting two scenes at once, kids grow and now a skirt is too short and my personal favorite-- lunch on costume. All actors know to wear a "lunch" shirt right?
Very cool!
ReplyDeleteThese are wonderful. Thank you for displaying them. I have not admired a film as much as LMI in years. And I've been attentive to the costume design. I've heard remarks about the Moretz costumes using photographs of a homeless girl as their point of departure. It would be interesting to see the source photography to compare to your concept art.
ReplyDeleteDid you work on Smitt-McPhee's costumes as well? I've tended to read his conspicuously metallic winter coat as a kind of metaphorical suit of armor. I'd be intereted in learning more about that design. Is my reading way off?
Any chance we'll see more of your artwork?
I love the boots in the last costume sketch and in the movie!!! What was your inspiration for the boots? I must have!:)
ReplyDeleteMorality_play you heard correctly. We both came up with a photograph of a homeless girl taken by Mary Ellen Marks from the 80's. Her eyes just made you think "old soul" and it gave us a nice way to ground Abby's character in reality.
ReplyDeleteOwen's winter coat was a shield, his armor- even the idea that he was a spaceman or other worldly. Matt remembered one from the 80's and we fabricated 4 of them for the movie.
I'll start posting more drawings!
The boots inspiration was from a 1983 Sears catalog that I found in my research. I liked the idea that she stole them from outside someone's door and she wears them at times when she needs to "fit in".
ReplyDeleteSo I searched high and low in every costume house and thrift store and eventually bought them off ebay. I was lucky that Chloe was a growing girl and needed a size 8. If her feet had been smaller- I might not have been able to find them.
I would love to know where you found the Kiss t-shirt?!?!? .... have been looking everywhere for the exact same thing!! :-)
ReplyDeleteI bought it online- but that storefront no longer exists- go figure! But if you look up Kiss T-shirt, Destroyer you might have some luck.
ReplyDeletethanks so much for the help!! :-)
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