Colleen atwood

Planet of the Apes was a gigantic challenge, making the clothes work so people could do stunts and action in the clothes. I really learned a lot about that in that movie.

The costumes had to serve the choreography.

In real life, a lot of people at that level will have their kimonos made especially for them.

The costumes had to serve the choreography.

The designs were based on quite a lot of research of what a movie musical is, filtered through the eyes of today. If we'd gone strictly with the '20s, the movement would have been impaired.

I've always loved movies, art and clothes.

I had to work out that it was something that could move, without having everybody in spray painted leotards.

The reward is that you can actually create a world separate from reality with a story, actors, music, and camera design. When it works it can entertain, move people and teach us all.

Costumes are the first impression that you have of the character before they open their mouth-it really does establish who they are.

Some of the kimonos took as long as four to five months to make, with all the layers that go into it.