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American costume designers

35 published records, arranged alphabetically. Each entry is published only where a named source supports it.

AdrianDesigner · FashionAdrian Adolph Greenburg (March 3, 1903 – September 13, 1959), also known mononymously as Adrian, was an American costume and fashion designer.
Alison BrownPerson · Music memorabiliaAlison Brown (born August 7, 1962) is an American banjo player, guitarist, composer, and producer.
Ann RothDesigner · Modern designAnn Bishop Roth (born October 30, 1931) is an American costume designer. She has received numerous accolades, including two Academy Awards, two BAFTA Awards, and a Tony Award, in addition…
April FerryPerson · Film memorabiliaApril Ferry (born April Cecilia Gaskins; October 31, 1932 – January 11, 2024) was an American costume designer.
Bob MackieDesigner · FashionRobert Gordon Mackie (born March 24, 1939) is an American fashion designer and costumier, best known for his dressing of numerous entertainment personalities for television, movies,…
Bonnie EricksonDesigner · FashionBonnie Erickson (born September 20, 1941) is an American designer of puppets, costumes, toys, and graphics, best known for her work with Jim Henson and The Muppets, where her most notable…
Britt NicolePerson · Music memorabiliaBrittany Nicole Waddell, better known by her stage name Britt Nicole, is an American singer and songwriter.
Chad EverettPerson · Film memorabiliaRaymon Lee Cramton (June 11, 1937 – July 24, 2012), known professionally as Chad Everett, was an American actor who appeared in more than 40 films and television series. He played Dr.
Colleen AtwoodDesigner · FashionColleen Atwood (born September 25, 1948) is an American costume designer. She has received numerous accolades, including four Academy Awards, three BAFTA Awards, and two Emmy Awards.
Edith HeadDesigner · FashionEdith Claire Head (Posener; October 28, 1897 – October 24, 1981) was an American film costume designer.
Edward GoreyIllustrator · IllustrationJohn Gorey (February 22, 1925 – April 15, 2000) was an American writer, Tony Award-winning costume designer, and artist, noted for his own illustrated books as well as cover art and…
Florine StettheimerDesigner · Modern designFlorine Stettheimer (August 19, 1871 – May 11, 1944) was an American modernist painter, feminist, theatrical designer, poet, and salonnière.
Gil Scott-HeronPerson · Music memorabiliaGilbert Scott-Heron (April 1, 1949 – May 27, 2011) was an American jazz poet, singer, musician and author, known for his work as a spoken-word performer in the 1970s and 1980s.
Helen GardnerPerson · Film memorabiliaHelen Louise Gardner (September 2, 1884 – November 20, 1968) was an American stage and film actress, screenwriter, film producer and costume designer.
Irene LentzDesigner · FashionIrene Maud Lentz (December 8, 1901 – November 15, 1962), also known mononymously and professionally as Irene, was an American actress turned fashion designer and costume designer.
Jasper JohnsEngraver · PrintsJasper Johns (born May 15, 1930) is an American painter, sculptor, draftsman, and printmaker.
Jean LouisDesigner · FashionJean Louis (born Jean Louis Berthault; October 5, 1907 – April 20, 1997) was a French-American costume designer. He won an Academy Award for The Solid Gold Cadillac (1956).
Joe EulaIllustrator · IllustrationJoseph Eula (January 16, 1925 – October 27, 2004) was an American fashion illustrator.
Julie TaymorPerson · Film memorabiliaJulie Taymor (born December 15, 1952) is an American director and writer of theater, opera, and film.
Kristi ZeaPerson · Film memorabiliaBorn and educated in New York City, she discovered she had a tal
M. Alice LeGrowArtist · Comics and comic artMary Alice "Marty" LeGrow (born 1981 in Kansas, United States), better known by her pen name M.
Marie OsborneDesigner · Modern designMarie Osborne Yeats (born Helen Alice Myres; November 5, 1911 – November 11, 2010), credited as Baby Marie between 1914 and 1919, was an American actress who was the first major child star…
Mervyn LeRoyPerson · Film memorabiliaMervyn LeRoy (October 15, 1900 – September 13, 1987) was an American film director and producer.
Muriel KingDesigner · FashionMuriel King (1900–1977) was an American fashion designer based in New York City. She was one of the first American fashion designers along with Elizabeth Hawes and Clare Potter to achieve…
Richard WhorfPerson · Film memorabiliaRichard Whorf (June 4, 1906 – December 14, 1966) was an American actor, writer and film director.
Robert IndianaArtist · SculptureRobert Indiana (born Robert Clark; September 13, 1928 – May 19, 2018) was an American painter, sculptor and printmaker, associated with the pop art movement.
Rudi GernreichDesigner · FashionRudolf "Rudi" Gernreich (August 8, 1922 April 21, 1985) was an Austrian-born American fashion designer whose avant-garde clothing designs are generally regarded as the most innovative and…
Sasha VelourIllustrator · IllustrationAlexander "Sasha" Hedges Steinberg (born June 25, 1987), known professionally as Sasha Velour, is an American drag queen, artist, actress, author, and stage and television producer, based…
Tim GunnDesigner · FashionTimothy MacKenzie Gunn (born July 29, 1953) is an American author, academic, and television personality.
Tina KnowlesDesigner · FashionCelestine Ann "Tina" Beyoncé Knowles (Beyoncé, born January 4, 1954) is an American businesswoman, fashion designer, author, and philanthropist known for establishing the brands House of…
Travis BantonDesigner · FashionIllustration — Travis Banton's design for Claudette Colbert in the title role of Cleopatra (1934)
Victoria ChaplinPerson · Film memorabiliaVictoria Agnes Chaplin-Thierrée (born May 19, 1951) is a British-American circus performer.
Vincente MinnelliPerson · Film memorabiliaVincente Minnelli (born Lester Anthony Minnelli; February 28, 1903 – July 25, 1986) was an American stage director and film director.
William TravillaDesigner · FashionWilliam Travilla (March 22, 1920 – November 2, 1990), known professionally as Travilla, was an American costume designer for theatre, film, and television.

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