Susan Matheson
Susan Matheson is a costume designer. She designed costumes for the films, The Kingdom, Friday Night Lights, Blue Crush, Crazy/Beautiful, Honey, Panic and Best Laid Plans. She has designed for three films starring Will Ferrell, including Step Brothers, Semi-Pro, and Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby.
Susan Matheson
- Name
- Susan Matheson
- Occupation
- Costume designer, Fashion designer
- Nationality
- South Africa
- Languages
- English
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She designed costumes for the film Couples Retreat (2009).
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• Name — Susan Matheson • Citizenship — South Africa • Occupation — Costume designer, Fashion designer
Biography
Biography
Susan Matheson grew up in Cape Town, South Africa. Susan received her bachelor's degree from Vassar College and her BFA from Parsons School of Design where she received the "Designer of the year" award as well as design awards from Nike, Inc. and Bob Mackie. Upon graduation, she went to work for Mattel Toys designing for both Barbie and Disney. Since then she has gone on to design costumes for both film and theater. Susan has collaborated with performance artists Ron Athey, Juliana Snapper and Nicole Blackman. She collaborated most recently with Juliana Snapper and composer Andrew Infanti in May 2009 on the world's first underwater opera You Who Will Emerge From the Flood at the Victoria Baths in Manchester, England.
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Susan Matheson is recorded as costume designer and fashion designer.
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- 1.Feitelberg, Rosemary. HAUTE HAWAII; STYLIST SUSAN MATHESON CREATED AN AUTHENTIC SURFER-GIRL AESTHETIC FOR "BLUE CRUSH.". Women's Wear Daily. 1 August 2002. 0149-5380.
- 2.Penton Media. Seen & Heard. 29 June 2001.
- 3.AboutMovies.com. Honey Starring Jessica Alba Lil' Romeo Mekhi Phifer Completes Filming. 19 November 2002.
- 4.Collider.com. Costume Designer Susan Matheson Interview – STEP BROTHERS. 1 June 2008.
- 5.Where Step Brothers on latimes.com
- 6.Leydon, Joe. Semi-Pro (Movie Review). 29 February 2008.
- 7.cduniverse.com. Talladega Nights: The Ballad Of Ricky Bobby DVD Movie.
- 8.filmdelta.se. Susan Matheson - Filmdelta - Filmdatabas på svenska.
- 9.Sony pictures. Production Notes - Buy Step Brothers, starring Will Ferrell and John C. Reilly, On Blu-ray High-Def & DVD DEC. 2nd.
- 10.Robinson, Gaile. A Jeweled Response. 1 May 1992.
- 11.That Time The Terminator Franchise And Nike Almost Went To War Over A Shoe.
- 12.Gersh; Susan Matheson - Costume Designer.
- 13.Durrant, Nancy. Juliana Snapper unveils an underwater opera. The Times. 11 May 2009.
- 14.See Juliana Snapper's webpage about You Who Will Emerge from the Flood...
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