DRESSED TO IMPRESS NOTHING 'UGLY' ABOUT EMMY-WINNING TV COSTUME DESIGNS.Byline: JIM Jim Miss Watson’s runaway slave; Huck’s traveling companion. [Am. Lit.: Huckleberry Finn] See : Escape FARBER >LA.COM (1) (Computer Output Microfilm) Creating microfilm or microfiche from the computer. A COM machine receives print-image output from the computer either online or via tape or disk and creates a film image of each page. There's Ugly Betty Ugly Betty is an Emmy-winning[1] American television comedy-drama series starring America Ferrera, Eric Mabius, Rebecca Romijn and Vanessa Williams. The series premiered on September 28, 2006, on ABC in the United States and on Citytv in Canada. in all her geeky glory, black fright wig fright wig n. A wig with hair, especially long or frizzy hair, standing up from the surface. , red glasses and all. There's Queen Elizabeth Queen Elizabeth, or Elizabeth, may refer to: Living people
Bohemia Jack Bauer's there, too, in 24 hours' worth of outfits -- from CTU CTU Colorado Technical University CTU Czech Technical University in Prague CTU Counter Terrorist Unit CTU Clinical Trials Unit CTU Catholic Theological Union CTU Chicago Teachers Union CTU Computer Training Unit CTU Control Unit spook suit to Chinese prison smock. Even Earl's there in his trailer-trash couture, along with poor Jane Eyre This article is about the Victorian novel. For other uses, see Jane Eyre (disambiguation). Jane Eyre is a classic romance novel by Charlotte Brontë that was published in 1847 by Smith, Elder & Company, London. , the citizens of imperial Rome, a phalanx phalanx, ancient Greek formation of infantry. The soldiers were arrayed in rows (8 or 16), with arms at the ready, making a solid block that could sweep bristling through the more dispersed ranks of the enemy. of suffragettes and a trio of beefy beefy, beefyness 1. in dog conformation, used to describe overdevelopment of musculature in the hindquarters. 2. in cattle, used to designate the desirable physical conformation of a beef animal, but an undesirable character in dairy cattle. guys in cheerleader drag. No, it's not the latest installation at Madame Tussaud's. It's a sampling of "The Outstanding Art of Television Costume Design Costume design is the design of the appearance of the characters in a theater or cinema performance. This usually involves designing or choosing clothing, footwear, hats and head dresses for the actors to wear, but it may also include designing masks, makeup or other unusual forms, ," on display through Sept. 29 at the Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising Museum & Galleries in downtown Los Angeles Downtown Los Angeles is the central business district of Los Angeles, California, located close to the geographic center of the metropolitan area. The sprawling, multi-centered megacity is such that its downtown core is often considered just another district like Hollywood or . Produced in collaboration with the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences, this star-studded exhibition features a cast of 143 mannequins draped drape v. draped, drap·ing, drapes v.tr. 1. To cover, dress, or hang with or as if with cloth in loose folds: draped the coffin with a flag; a robe that draped her figure. in the costumes worn by their human counterparts. According to costume designer/curator Mary Rose, FIDM FIDM Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising (California) FIDM Financial Institution Data Match (child support enforcement) FIDM Full-Iteration Dynamic Model has been showcasing the cinema's greatest achievements in costume design for 15 years. But it was only last year that the institution began to apply its curatorial acumen to the realm of TV. The reason, Rose suggests, is because television costume designers are the Rodney Dangerfields of the industry -- they just can't get any respect. "TV designers get less money, work longer hours and have to cope with a crazy work schedule week after week," says Rose, speaking from years of experience, which included costuming stints on "Fantasy Island" and "T.J. Hooker." "If you can do costumes for an episodic TV series, you can do anything. And that's not an exaggeration. Just keeping the stars happy takes a lot of time." There is, however, an ironic twist to this reality, says Rose, who is a governor of the television academy and an officer of the Costume Designers Guild The Costume Designers Guild (CDG) was founded in 1953 by a group of 30 motion picture costume designers. As of 1999, its membership includes motion picture, television, commercial, and stage costume designers throughout the world and totals some 470 members. . Producing costumes for films may be the glamour job, but it's TV shows that inspire the highest degree of fan recognition and affection. "There's a great difference between the way audiences react," Rose says. "With film, they've seen the movie or maybe not. They see costumes worn by megastars, but there's no relationship between them ("Star Wars" notwithstanding). With television shows, people say, 'I remember that. I watch that show every week.' They have a personal relationship with the characters. I wanted this year's exhibit to really feel like it was a part of their lives. That's why the theme is ensemble shows." The ensembles include Amy Westcott's Hollywood hangers-on in "Entourage," Karen Wagner's Texas high-schoolers from "Friday Night Lights," Maria Schicker's crime fighters on "Cold Case" and Nicole Gorsuch's post-apocalypse gang from "Jericho." The exhibit also pays special attention to this year's Emmy nominees, which, Rose points out, she had to handicap well in advance. "Including the Emmy nominees is an obvious choice, but I had to make my choices long before the nominations were announced," she says. "I'm pretty good at guessing what's going to get nominated." And the nominees are: "Rome," costumes designed by April Ferry; "The Tudors," costumes by Joan Bergin; "Desperate Housewives," costumes by Catherine Adair; "Jane Eyre," costumes by Andrea Galer; and "Ugly Betty," costumes by Eduardo Castro. Frozen in place, the snow-white mannequins representing the cast of "Ugly Betty," says Castro, are a lot easier to deal with than the human stars. "It's all about the details," says the man behind "Ugly Betty's" eye-popping fashion statement. "It can be crazy. We work right up to the last minute changing things." Indicating a stylish silk gown, Castro says, proudly, "We made that gown for Vanessa Williams in 12 hours. We started working on it at 5 in the morning. At 5 that night it was in front of the cameras. Working like that keeps you on your toes, because what you thought might work at the beginning of the week may not work at all by the end of the week." Like Castro, Rose says she hopes audiences take away from the exhibit an appreciation of the effort that goes into the making of these costumes, even when some look like they came from Goodwill. "When you look at 'My Name Is Earl' and he's wearing beat-up jeans and a dirty T-shirt, you'd think you could just go to the store and buy those clothes," says Rose. "But to make them look that way, so the audience instantly knows the background this guy comes from, a lot of work goes into that. People think designing is just making fancy ball gowns. That is designing. But so is doing the costumes for 'My Name Is Earl."' In the view of FIDM's museum director, Robert Nelson, "There's no place else in the world where you can see this many costumes this close up. Our focus is for the students of the school and the public. But one of the other purposes of these shows is to honor designers who ordinarily don't get their due." Jim Farber, (310) 540-5511, Ext. 416 jim.farber@dailybreeze.com THE OUTSTANDING ART OF TELEVISION COSTUME DESIGN >When: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday; through Sept. 29. >Where: Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising Museum & Galleries, 919 S. Grand Ave., Los Angeles. >Admission: Free. >Information: (213) 624-1200, Ext. 2224; www.fidm.edu. CAPTION(S): photo Photo: Designer Eduardo Castro stands with some of his work from the "Ugly Betty" series. "It's all about the details," Castro says. ROBERT CASILLAS>L.A.COM |
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