Colleen Atwood

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

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

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

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

I really like the original Apes costumes. The colors were great, and the use of heavy materials was something that read more

I really like the original Apes costumes. The colors were great, and the use of heavy materials was something that influenced me for this film.

As a designer, you have to solve a lot of problems. Even though people are wearing clothes that are supposed read more

As a designer, you have to solve a lot of problems. Even though people are wearing clothes that are supposed to look beautiful, they'll have to do all kinds of things.

What we wanted to create for the film was a sensual feeling using the traditional Japanese kimono as our key read more

What we wanted to create for the film was a sensual feeling using the traditional Japanese kimono as our key starting point. We took the creation of the kimono and changed it to make it something that the modern, Western audience would relate to.