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LONG: "It is important to begin at the beginning. This net bodysuit was designed for and in conjunction with the incomparable Anita Morris
(who was born and raised in Durham, NC). This was Anita's break-through starring role, and it put us both on the map."
Nine - Anita Morris as Carla, "A Call from the Vatican"
Costume made by Werner Kulovits, Barbara Matera, Ltd.; Wig by Paul Huntley
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Dolls designed and fabricated by William Ivey Long
LONG: "When I first moved to the Chelsea Hotel in New York City, I couldn't find work as a costume designer,
so I made these dolls and the costumes they are wearing and sold them."
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Doll in the style of Marie d'Medici - 1978
Based on a painting by Peter Paul Rubens (1577-1640)
"Casanova Brooch" by Larry Vrba
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Doll in the style of Marie Antoinette - 1978
Based on the painting by Louise Elisabeth Vigée-Le Brun
"Portrait of Marie Antoinette"
"Casanova Brooch" by Larry Vrba
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Doll in the style of the Infanta - 1978
Based on the painting by Diego Velázquez (1599-1660)
"The Infanta Maria Marguerita"
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Doll in the style of a Jester - 1978
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LONG: "Susan Stroman and John Weidman imagined a story behind this Fragonard painting.
My job was to interpret the painting – and the story."
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Contact - Scott Taylor as The Aristocrat
Costume made by Werner Kulovits, Euro Co. Costumes, Inc.; Wig by Paul Huntley
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Contact - Stephanie Michaels as The Girl on the Swing
Costume made by Werner Kulovits, Euro Co. Costumes, Inc.; Wig by Paul Huntley
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Contact - Sean Martin Hingston as The Servant
Costume made by Werner Kulovits, Euro CO. Costumes, Inc.
Wig by Paul Huntley
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The Swing (Les Hasards Heureux de l'Escarpolette)
Jean-Honoré Fragonard – 1766
Oil on canvas, 32 x 25 inches
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The Yellow Room
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Contact, Part III
Deboray Yates as Girl in the Yellow Dress, Costume made by Jen King
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Hairspray, "Miss Baltimore Crabs"
Linda Hart as Velma Von Tussle
Costume made by Katherine Marshall, Tricorne LLC.
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Hairspray, "You Can't Stop the Beat," Finale
Linda Hart as Velma Von Tussle
Costume made by Lynne Baccus, Tricorne LLC.
Tiara by Larry Vrba
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LONG: "I decided to put all of the sketches – from thumbnail to finished presentation size – on the wall 'salon style.'
These are all different ways to communicate the story and the characters to the director and design team."
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The Pearl Babes
LONG: "The Pearl Babes are the mysterious and erotic imaginings of Leo Bloom, the wannabe producer. These costumes were reinterpreted from
the gold version in the stage musical to this version for the film to embody the lyric: 'Beautiful girls wearing nothing but pearls.'"
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The Producers: The Movie Musical - The Pearl Babes
Costumes made by Katherine Marshall, Tricorne LLC.; Millinery by Rodney Gordon; Jewelry by Larry Vrba
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Crazy for You
LONG: “These are interpretations of early 1930’s dresses based on contemporary Art Deco designs for jewelry, book binding, and pottery.”
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Crazy for You, "Pueblo Deco" - Penny Ayn Maas as Betsy
Costume made by Katherine Marshall, Barbara Matera, Ltd.
Millinery by Woody Shelp, Recreated by Rodney Gordon
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Crazy for You, “Pueblo Deco” - Salomé Mazzard as Margie
Costume made by Jamie Weeden, Barbara Matera, Ltd.
Millinery by Woody Shelp, Recreated by Rodney Gordon
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Crazy for You, “Entrance to Deadrock” - Paula Leggett as Mitzi
Costume made by Jamie Weeden, Barbara Matera, Ltd.
Millinery by Woody Shelp, Recreated by Rodney Gordon
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Crazy for You, “Entrance to Deadrock” - Jean Marie as Louise
Costume made by Katherine Marshall, Barbara Matera, Ltd.
Millinery by Woody Shelp, Recreated by Rodney Gordon
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The Frogs
LONG: “This room shows examples of anthropomorphism, which is appropriate for a play by Aristophanes. The bright colors, even fluorescents, actually do appear in nature.”
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The Frogs - Luke Longacre as the Fire Belly Frog
Costume made by Janet Bloor, Euro Co. Costumes, Inc.
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The Frogs - Meg Gillentine as the Strawberry Poison Frog
Costume made by Janet Bloor, Euro Co. Costumes, Inc.
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The Frogs - Kenway Kua as the Red–Eyed Tree Frog
Costume made by Janet Bloor, Euro Co. Costumes, Inc.
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The Frogs - Ryan Ball as the Yellow–Bellied Frog
Costume made by Janet Bloor, Euro Co. Costumes, Inc.
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The Black Room
LONG: “This room I call the Apollonian room because it is based on four different conceits. The costumes on each island contain a puzzle and a discovery.”
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Princesses, Act I, Sc 7 -
Donna English as Miss Minchin
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Double Feature, “Blue Necklace” -
Women’s Ensemble as Lulu
Costume made by Coco Schleiben, Barbara Matera, Ltd.
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The Producers - Wendy Waring as Ensemble
Costume made by Katherine Marshall, Tricorne LLC.
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Double Feature, “Blue Necklace” - Kyra Nichols as Mother
Costume made by Jamie Weeden, Barbara Matera, Ltd.
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Cabaret, “Don’t Tell Mama” -
Natasha Richardson as Sally Bowles
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Chicago - Bryn Dowling as Mona
Costume made by Jennifer Love, Jennifer Love Costumes
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The Lost Colony - Lynn Redgrave as Queen Elizabeth I
Costume made by Werner Kulovits, Euro Co. Costumes, Inc.,
Wig by Paul Huntley, Jewelry by Larry Vrba
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Chicago - Rita Wilson as Roxie Hart
Costume made by Yvonne Lee, Carelli Costumes, Inc.
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Chicago - Karen Ziemba as Roxie Hart
Costume made by John Schneeman, Schneeman Studios, Ltd.
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Chicago - Melanie Griffith as Roxie Hart
Costume made by John Schneeman, Schneeman Studio, Ltd.
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Chicago - Bebe Neuwirth as Roxie Hart
Costume made by Janet Bloor at Euro Co. Costumes, Inc.
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Chicago - Robin Givens as Roxie Hart
Costume made by Yvonne Lee, Carelli Costumes, Inc., NYC
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Chicago - Brooke Shields as Roxie Hart
Costume made by Yvonne Lee, Carelli Costumes, Inc., NYC
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Abduction from the Seraglio - Kurt Streit as Belmonte
Costume made by the San Francisco Opera Costume Shop
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Never Gonna Dance - Noah Racey as Lucky Garnett
Costume made by John David Ridge
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Chicago - Billy Zane as Billy Flynn
Tuxedo by Brioni
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Cabaret, “Money” - Alan Cumming as Emcee
White Tailsuit Jacket made by Schneeman Studio, Ltd.,
Assemblage of vintage clothing by Schneeman Studio,
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Cabaret, “Wilkommen” - Alan Cumming as Emcee
Assemblage of vintage clothing by Schneeman Studio, Ltd.
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Chicago - Male Ensemble as Spirit of Fosse
Costume made by Amanda Barrow, Costume Maker, London
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Cabaret, “Married” - Natasha Richardson as Sally Bowles
Slip made by Werner Kulovits, Euro Co. Costumes,
Assemblage of vintage clothing by Werner Kulovits, Euro Co. Costumes, Inc.
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Cabaret, “Life is a Cabaret” - Natasha Richardson as Sally Bowles
Costume made by Werner Kulovits, Euro Co. Costumes, Inc.,
Beading by Bessie Nelson
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Fashion Line, Black Peignoir - Fall 2002 Eveningwear Collection
Costume made Jamie Weeden, Barbara Matera, Ltd.
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Cabaret, “I Don’t Care Much" - Alan Cumming as Emcee
Costume made by Werner Kulovits, Euro Co. Costumes, Inc.,
Beading by Bessie Nelson
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The Producers - “The Chrysler Building” Dress -
Gary Beach as Roger DeBris
Costume made by Janet Bloor, Euro Co. Costumes, Inc.,
Beading by Bessie Nelson, Millinery by Rodney Gordon,
Jewelry by Larry Vrba
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The Lost Colony - Lynn Redgrave as Queen Elizabeth I
Costume made by Werner Kulovits, Euro Co. Costumes, Inc.,
Wig by Paul Huntley, Jewelry by Larry Vrba
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The Red Room
LONG: “This, in opposition to the previous room, is the Dionysian red room. Each costume and character represents a passion and a story. These passions are grouped together by the power of color.”
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Grey Gardens, Act II - Christine Ebersole as Little Edie
Costume made by Tom Schmitz, Tohma Couturier
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La Cage Aux Folles - Jermaine Rembert as Lo Singh
Costume made by Werner Kulovits, Euro Co. Costumes, Inc.
Beading by Bessie Nelson, Jewelry by Larry Vrba
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Hairspray, “You Can’t Stop the Beat” - Harvey Fierstein as Edna Turnblad
Costume made by Werner Kulovits and Janet Bloor,
Euro Co. Costumes, Inc., Beading by Bessie Nelson
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A Christmas Carol - Angela Puccini as a Fezziwig’s Party Guest, Debutante
Costume made by Jamie Weeden, Barbara Matera, Ltd.
Millinery by Rodney Gordon
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A Christmas Carol - Karen Murphy as the Singing Grandmother
Costume made by Jamie Weeden, Barbara Matera, Ltd.
Millinery by Rodney Gordon
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Hairspray, Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade - Harvey Fierstein as Edna Turnblad as Mrs. Santa Claus
Costume made by Werner Kulovits and Janet Bloor,
Euro Co. Costumes, Inc.
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Hairspray, The 2003 Grammy Awards - Harvey Fierstein as Edna Turnblad
Costume made by Werner Kulovits and Janet Bloor,
Euro Co. Costumes, Inc., Jewelry by Larry Vrba
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La Cage aux Folles - Eric Otte as Dermah
Costume by Triffin Rasmussen, Tricorne LLC.
Jewelry by Larry Vrba
Feathers by Jon Coles at American Plume and Fancy Feather
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A Christmas Carol - Kelly Meadows as 1840’s Tart
Costume made by Barbara Matera, Barbara Matera, Ltd.
Millinery by Rodney Gordon
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La Cage aux Folles - Brad Musgrove as Hanna
Costume made by Michael Velazquez, Tricorne LLC.
Feathers by Jon Coles at American Plume and Fancy Feather Co., Inc.
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Crazy for You - Penny Ayn Maas as Pink Girl
Costume made by Judy Adamson, Barbara Matera, Ltd.
Millinery by Woody Shelp
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Princesses - Mary Faber as Lindsay
Costume made by Heather Coiner, Tricorne, LLC
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The Producers: The Movie Musical - Karen Ziemba as Ensemble
Costume made by Lynne Baccus
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A Christmas Carol - 1880’s Tart
Costume made by Barbara Matera, Ltd., Millinery by Rodney Gordon
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A Christmas Carol - Mary Stout as Rich Wife
Costume made by John David Ridge
Millinery by Rodney Gordon
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La Cage aux Folles - Nathan Peck as Can-Can “Girl”
Costume made by Jennifer Love, Jennifer Love Costumes
Stamping and Embroidery by Penn and Fletcher
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Hairspray - Clarke Thorell as Corny Collins
Costume made by Joe Scafati, Scafati, Inc.
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Guys and Dolls, “Oldest Established” - John MacInnis as Ensemble
Costume made by Vincent Costumes, Inc.
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The Frogs - Nathan Lane as Dionysos
Costume made by Hugh Hanson, Carelli Costumes, Inc., NYC
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The Producers: The Movie Musical - Nathan Lane as Max Bialystock
Costume made by Jennifer Love, Jennifer Love Costumes
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Broadway Baby - Richard Blake as Ensemble
Costume made by Vincent Costumes, Inc.
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Follies – City Center Encores! Series - Donna Murphy as Phyllis Stone
Costume made by William Ivey Long and Tohma Couturier
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Hairspray, “Welcome to the Sixties” – Judine Richárd as a Dynamite
Costume made by Werner Kulovits and Janet Bloor,
Euro Co. Costumes, Inc., Beading by Bessie Nelson
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Regrets Only - Christine Baranski as Tibby McCullough
Costume made by Werner Kulovits, Euro Co. Costumes, Inc.
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The Producers - Cady Huffman as Ulla
Costume made by Katherine Marshall, Tricorne LLC.
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A Christmas Carol - Cornucopia Girl
Costume made by Katherine Marshall, Barbara Matera, Ltd.,
Millinery by Rodney Gordon
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Nine, “The Grand Canal” - Shelly Burch as Claudia
Costume made by Katherine Marshall, Barbara Matera, Ltd.,
“Casanova Brooch” by Larry Vrba
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Abduction from the Seraglio - Susan Patterson as Constanze
Costume made by the San Francisco Opera Costume Shop
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A Christmas Carol - Renee Bergeron as Harpsichord Player
Costume made by Werner Kulovits, Euro Co. Costumes, Inc.
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Nine, “The Grand Canal, The Finale” - Sequined Cape worn by Ensemble
Costume made by Barbara Matera, Ltd.
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La Cage Aux Folles - Will Taylor as Red Bird
Costume made by Janet Bloor, Euro Co. Costumes, Inc.,
Feathers by Jon Coles at American Plume and Fancy Feather, Inc.
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