Sandy Powell's Dressing the Part: Costume Design for Film

Today's episode is dedicated to one of the greatest visual storytellers of our time, costume designer Sandy Powell who joins us to talk about her prolific 40 year career creating movie magic. Her work is the subject of a current exhibition Sandy Powell Dressing the Part: Costume Design for Film on view now at SCAD FASH Museum of Fashion and Film until March 2025. The exhibition is the first retrospective of Sandy’s work and features more than 70 costumes from 30 films, including Shakespeare in Love, Interview with the Vampire, The Young Victoria and many many more. 

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