Colleen Atwood

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.

Chicago is partly a fairy tale because it's inside one person's head, so that part of it's made up and read more

Chicago is partly a fairy tale because it's inside one person's head, so that part of it's made up and the rest of it is reality.

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.

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.

Each simian had a much different body suit, so besides trying to define class across species, there was a definite read more

Each simian had a much different body suit, so besides trying to define class across species, there was a definite attempt to dress each group in different styles.