Colleen Atwood

One of Hollywood’s top costume designers most recently applauded for her work in the new film ‘Snow White and The Huntsman’.
Born on September 28, 1943; Atwood’s childhood dream was to be a painter. Ever since her kick-start into costume design in 1981, she has been nominated for 29 awards and won an impressive 23.
Her movie career started after a chance encounter with someone whose mother was designing the sets for the film ‘Ragtime’, and she got the job of a PA (production assistant) in the film.
Atwood has been partially involved or has been the lead designer for producing costumes on over 50 films to date. Also the lead costume designer for all the new costumes created for Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus in 2005-2006.

See Colleen Atwood’s work in these famous movies:
*click on each film title to watch the trailer* 

The Pick-Up Artist (1987)
Edward Scissorhands (1990)
The Silence of the Lambs (1991)
Born Yesterday (1993)
Ed Wood (1994)
Little Women (1994)
That Thing You Do! (1996)
Mars Attacks! (1996)
Sleepy Hollow (1999)
Planet of the Apes (2001)
Chicago (2002)
Big Fish (2003)
A Series of Unfortunate Events (2004)
Memoirs of A Geisha (2005)
Sweeney Todd (2007)
Public Enemies (2009)
NINE (2009)
Alice In Wonderland (2010)
The Tourist (2010)
In Time (2011)
Dark Shadows (2012)
Snow White and the Huntsman (2012)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Do you recognize which characters these sketches were drawn up for?


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

 


 

 

 

 

 

BEST COSTUME DESIGN AWARDS
Academy Awards
•Chicago (2002)•
•Memoirs of a Geisha (2006)•
•Alice in Wonderland (2010)•
BAFTA Awards
Sleepy Hollow (1999)•
•Memoirs of a Geisha (2006)•
•Alice in Wonderland (2010)•