“How Fur is Becoming the New Onscreen Smoking” caught my attention when I Googled “using fur in film production,” searching if there’d been much conversation about the subject of fur use in onscreen costuming today. 

Is it taboo? I asked myself after a recent conversation with a director. 

What can costume designers propose when historically or culturally the depiction of furs would be “correct” for a group or character? 
This Hollywood Reporter www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-features/fur-trend-new-onscreen-smoking-1236071394/ feature story is an interesting read with insights from costume designers who incorporated vintage or vegan fur in their storytelling in high profile projects this past year. It also highlights new points to bring up with producers or actors in pre production…it’s not just about actor comfort or allergies anymore.

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I randomly came across this article / interview and so glad the caption “ Finding the Frame: Deborah L. Scott - Filmmakers Academy “ made me to click. Guess I wanted to see what was behind the frame.

Turns out it’s genuine proof that in this age of continuing AI conversations costume designers are called on to collaborate in a real way; lending vision to animated films.

Veteran costume designer Deborah L. Scott (Academy Award for the Titanic) shares details from research to post production of her experience on director James Cameron’s🇨🇦  Avatar: The Way of Water . 

It’s insightful; demonstrating how the technical informs creativity and practicality in character building through costumes in this genre…or is that vice versa? 

www.filmmakersacademy.com/blog-finding-the-frame-deborah-l-scott/

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The Color Purple (Blitz Bazawule) came back in a bold way for the 2023 generation of theatre goers. 

A blend of Steven Spielberg’s 1985 film and the Broadway musical. Francine Jamison-Tanchuck’s costume design is vibrant, detailed, exquisite,  all the while playing  part in telling a story through the arc of the characters. 

I had the fortune to assist Francine on Jim Sheridan’s “Get Rich or Die Tryin’” almost 20 years ago. Aggie Rodgers who I refer to as one one my Costume Fairy Godmothers, costume designed the original Color Purple where coincidentally Francine was the Costume Supervisor: Women…talk about full circle!

A few articles that does the work justice:

https://www.motionpictures.org/2023/12/the-color-purple-costume-designer-francine-jamison-tanchucks-stunning-creations-2/

https://www.harpersbazaar.com/culture/film-tv/a46244504/the-color-purple-movie-costumes-interview-2023/

https://aframe.oscars.org/news/post/francine-jamison-tanchuck-the-color-purple-interview

2024 saw Francine receive recognition for  Outstanding Costume Design for The Color Purple at the NCAAP Image Awards and honoured with the Career Achievement Award at the 26th annual Costume Designer’s Guild Awards.