Wednesday, May 15, 2024

The Color Purple movie costumes on display...

Alice Walker's 1982 Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, The Color Purple, received a second big screen adaptation based on the stage musical of the same name in 2023. This musical version stars Fantasia Barrino as 'Celie', a Southern black woman who faces many hardships in her life, including an abusive husband (played by Colman Domingo), but ultimately finds extraordinary strength and hope in the unbreakable bonds of sisterhood, including the fierce and defiant 'Sofia' (Danielle Brooks) and the independent jazz singer 'Shug Avery' (Taraji p. Henson).

Celie Harris-Johnson costume worn by Fantasia Barrino,
Shug Avery costume worn by Taraji P. Henson,
Sofia costume worn by Danielle Brooks,
Albert "Mister" Johnson costume worn by Colman Domingo and
Young Celie costume worn by Phylicia Pearl Mpasi
in The Color Purple
Color Purple movie costumes
Color Purple film costumes
Color Purple Celie Shug Avery film costumes
Fantasia Barrino Color Purple Celie costume
Fantasia Barrino Color Purple Celie costume
Taraji P Henson Color Purple Shug Avery costume
Taraji P Henson Color Purple Shug Avery costume
Color Purple Shug Avery costume detail
Color Purple Shug Avery film costume
Color Purple Shug Avery red dress
Color Purple Shug Avery costume shoes
Color Purple movie costumes
Danielle Brooks Color Purple Sofia costume
Danielle Brooks Color Purple Sofia movie costume
Color Purple Sofia movie costumes
Colman Domingo Color Purple Mister costume
Color Purple movie costumes
Color Purple Young Celie costume
The Color Purple Young Celie costume
These screen-worn movie costumes were photographed on display at Downtown L.A.'s ASU FIDM Museum on March 5, 2024.

Francine Jamison-Tanchuck is Costume Designer on the period musical set between the years 1909 and 1947 directed by Blitz Bazawule, with Daniel J. Lester and Icy White Assistant Costume Designers and Aissatou Park and Paul A. Simmons Jr. Costume Supervisors.

Taraji P. Henson admirers can also check out her movie costumes from Hidden Figures and from TV's Empire and Annie Live!, plus Colman Domingo fans can take a look at his film costume from If Beale Street Could Talk on display.

The Color Purple movie billboard
Color Purple movie billboard

Wednesday, May 8, 2024

Screen-worn Air movie costumes on display...

The 2023 biographical sports drama, Air, is based on the true events about the origin of the Air Jordan basketball shoeline which sees a Nike employee trying to strike a business deal with rookie player and rising star, Michael Jordan. Set in 1984, Nike, Inc.'s Marketing VP Rob Strasser (Jason Bateman) and CEO and co-founder Phil Knight (Ben Affleck) task their basketball talent scout, Sonny Vaccaro (Matt Damon), with finding a new spokesperson for Nike's basketball shoes when the division is on the verge of shutting down due to low sales. In the film Viola Davis plays Deloris Jordan who along with her husband, James, represent their son in the sponsorship negotiations with the sports apparel brand and she is responsible for securing an additional royalty percentage deal for every Air Jordan sold.

Phil Knight costume worn by Ben Affleck,
Rob Strasser costume worn by Jason Bateman,
Sonny Vaccaro costume worn by Matt Damon and
Deloris Jordan costume worn by Viola Davis
in Air
Air movie costumes
Ben Affleck Air Phil Knight movie costume
Ben Affleck Air Phil Knight movie costume
Ben Affleck Air Phil Knight film costume
Jason Bateman Air Rob Strasser movie costume
Zoom Air movie sneakers
Matt Damon Air Sonny Vaccaro film costume
Matt Damon Air Sonny Vaccaro movie costume
Viola Davis Air Deloris Jordan movie costume
Viola Davis Air Deloris Jordan movie costume
Viola Davis Air Deloris Jordan film costume
Viola Davis Air Deloris Jordan costume
Air film costumes
These movie costumes were photographed on display at Downtown L.A.'s ASU FIDM Museum on March 5, 2024.

Charlese Antoinette Jones is Costume Designer on the 1980s sports biopic directed by Ben Affleck, along with Assistant Costume Designer Imani Akbar and Sara Fox Costume Designer.

Fans of Ben Affleck can also check out his Batsuits from Batman v Superman and his Live by Night movie costumes, Matt Damon admirers can enjoy a look at his spacesuit from The Martian and his costumes from The Bourne Identity, whilst Viola Davis fans can enjoy a closer look at her costume from The Woman King and her film costume from The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes on display. 

Air movie billboard
Air movie billboard