Explore every episode of the podcast The Costume Plot
| Title | Pub. Date | Duration | |
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| 77: Legally Blonde & 10 Things I Hate About You | 06 Sep 2024 | 01:12:41 | |
We're back in the era of our formative youth, aka the Y2K era, to visit and dissect the costumes of Legally Blonde & 10 Things I Hate About You. Join us as we dive in to Trashy Lingerie, Shakespeare's inspiration, and a third thing (for comedy)! Alert: baby on board for much of this episode! She was a very thoughtful guest. Lots of opinions on platform flip flops. Please rate and review! For every review we get, we'll be donating $1 to Dress for Success. | |||
| 76: The Count of Monte Cristo (2002) & Shakespeare in Love | 02 Aug 2024 | 01:28:51 | |
We're back from our summer hiatus and ready to rock! Join us in a nice long episode where we dissect the costumes in The Count of Monte Cristo (2002 version) and Shakespeare in Love. Will we answer the questions, when was the Romantic era (don't Google it!!!)? Are peacock feathers unlucky? A third question? Find out by listening! Please rate and review! For every review we get, we'll be donating $1 to Dress for Success. | |||
| 67: Gilmore Girls #1.1 & Good Omens #1.1 | 03 Nov 2023 | 01:05:24 | |
We decided to go for some TV shows this month, but we picked 2 very different shows... what else is new? Join us as we dissect the costumes in the pilots for Gilmore Girls and Good Omens. We chat about Delia's, cheap looking Biblical costumes, and so much more. Please rate and review! For every review we get, we'll be donating $1 to Dress for Success. | |||
| 66: Hook & Scream | 09 Oct 2023 | 01:03:52 | |
A very happy spooky season to you and yours! In this episode, we picked a couple of 90s films that have a bit of an autumnal vibe, Hook and the original Scream. Join us as we discuss Edvard Munch, 80s lamé, and so much more. Please rate and review! For every review we get, we'll be donating $1 to Dress for Success. | |||
| 65: Painkiller with costume designer Avery Plewes | 26 Sep 2023 | 00:48:07 | |
On today's bonus episode, we have costume designer Avery Plewes on the show to chat all about her work on Netflix's new show Painkiller. We had a great conversation, ranging in topic from 2000s era fashion, the challenges of filming, and Avery's start in costuming. Please rate and review! For every review we get, we'll be donating $1 to Dress for Success. | |||
| 64: Burlesque & The Greatest Showman | 01 Sep 2023 | 01:06:22 | |
It's movie musicals day as we tackle a couple of Big Costume movies, Burlesque and The Greatest Showman. Join us as we go over Cabaret references, PT Barnum being a scumbag, and so much more. Please rate and review! For every review we get, we'll be donating $1 to Dress for Success. | |||
| 63: Twisted Metal with costume designer Liz Vastola | 18 Aug 2023 | 00:50:52 | |
We've got an amazing bonus episode for you this month, a joyful and entertaining interview with costume designer Liz Vastola. She's here to chat all about her work on Peacock's new show Twisted Metal, as well as her career up to this point and how she got here. Please rate and review! For every review we get, we'll be donating $1 to Dress for Success. | |||
| 62: Tetris & That Thing You Do! | 04 Aug 2023 | 01:00:22 | |
The theme is loose (menswear?) this week as we cover 2 movies that we just felt like covering! Join us in dissecting Tetris and That Thing You Do!, diving into the sludgy colors of Russia, interesting ties, and pooping your pants in costume??? Please rate and review! For every review we get, we'll be donating $1 to Dress for Success. | |||
| 61: The SpongeBob Musical & Diana: The Musical | 14 Jul 2023 | 00:59:23 | |
We're back and ready to get into some more theatre! Today we're covering two Broadway musicals available on streaming services: The SpongeBob Musical and Diana: The Musical. Join us as we explore 99 cent store explosions, trick wedding dresses, and more. Please rate and review! For every review we get, we'll be donating $1 to Dress for Success. | |||
| 60: Lara Croft: Tomb Raider & Clue | 02 Jun 2023 | 01:05:20 | |
Ready to play? We're jumping into some costume analysis from 2 movies based on games, Lara Croft: Tomb Raider and Clue! Join us as we discuss character archetypes, Steve Jobs suits, and the ethics of tomb raiding. Please rate and review! For every review we get, we'll be donating $1 to Dress for Success. | |||
| 59: Romy and Michele's High School Reunion & She's All That | 05 May 2023 | 01:08:45 | |
Any 90s babies out there? Flash back with our analysis of two iconic films from the time, Romy & Michele's High School Reunion and She's All That. Please rate and review! For every review we get, we'll be donating $1 to Dress for Success. | |||
| 58: The Hunger Games & Blade Runner | 07 Apr 2023 | 01:01:47 | |
It's time for some dystopian movies! Join us as we cover The Hunger Games and Blade Runner, two very different but both dystopian future movies. Please rate and review! For every review we get, we'll be donating $1 to Dress for Success. | |||
| 75: Beetlejuice & Batman Returns | 03 May 2024 | 01:19:43 | |
It's Tim Burton (and Michael Keaton!) month here on the Costume Plot, so join us as we gab all about two of Burton's early films, Beetlejuice and Batman Returns. Featuring latex, piping, and child brides! Please rate and review! For every review we get, we'll be donating $1 to Dress for Success. | |||
| 57: See How They Run & Mary Queen of Scots | 03 Mar 2023 | 01:03:10 | |
We're celebrating another great actress for March--Saoirse Ronan! Join us as we talk all about See How They Run and Mary Queen of Scots. The two time periods onscreen couldn't be more different! What fun. Please rate and review! For every review we get, we'll be donating $1 to Dress for Success. | |||
| 56: 50 First Dates & Ever After | 03 Feb 2023 | 01:12:34 | |
Happy Feb-Drew-ary! We're celebrating the month of love with 2 romantic movies that just so happen to both star Drew Barrymore--50 First Dates and Ever After. Join us as we discuss coconut bras, tennis whites, and stick-em rhinestones. Please rate and review! For every review we get, we'll be donating $1 to Dress for Success. | |||
| 55: Kindred with costume designer Jaclyn Banner | 27 Jan 2023 | 01:03:33 | |
We're so excited to be joined by costume designer Jaclyn Banner to chat all about her work designing FX on Hulu's new show Kindred, based on the book by Octavia E. Butler. Jaclyn gives us all the behind the scenes tidbits on selecting fabrics, working closely with actors in fittings, and her path to costume design. Please rate and review! For every review we get, we'll be donating $1 to Dress for Success. | |||
| 54: Back to the Future & Pleasantville | 06 Jan 2023 | 01:04:03 | |
It's a time travel kind of day for our first episode of 2023! We're covering two movies that go back to the 50s with Back to the Future and Pleasantville. We discuss period accurate guitars, polyester, and bullet bras. Please rate and review! For every review we get, we'll be donating $1 to Dress for Success. | |||
| 53: The Woman King with costume designer Gersha Phillips | 30 Dec 2022 | 01:01:34 | |
December's bonus episode featured special guest Gersha Phillips, who is here to chat about her work on the new movie The Woman King, a period epic which tells the story of the female Agojie warriors of the West African kingdom of Dahomey. She gives us all the inside scoop on working in South Africa, finding local artists, and her path to costume design. Please rate and review! For every review we get, we'll be donating $1 to Dress for Success. | |||
| 52: Miracle on 34th Street (1947) & How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000) | 02 Dec 2022 | 01:02:51 | |
Happy Holidays from the Costume Plot! We're excited to be talking about two Christmas classics, the original Miracle on 34th Street and the Jim Carrey Grinch. Join us as we explore drunk Santa, yak hair, and so much more. Please rate and review! For every review we get, we'll be donating $1 to Dress for Success. | |||
| 51: The Handmaid's Tale with costume designer Leslie Kavanagh | 18 Nov 2022 | 01:01:54 | |
We're so excited to welcome costume designer Leslie Kavanagh, who is here to chat all about her work on season 5 of Hulu's The Handmaid's Tale! We learned all about her journey towards the show, designing the new Gilead ranking of the Plums, and who might be inside June's locket. Please rate and review! For every review we get, we'll be donating $1 to Dress for Success. | |||
| 50: A Knight's Tale & The Imaginarium of Dr. Parnassus | 04 Nov 2022 | 01:03:23 | |
Oh look, a new episode! This week we decided to do a Heath Ledger tribute, with his first breakout role and his last role. But it's not all sad because we discuss armor, anachronistic period mashups, and the strange, strange mind of Terry Gilliam. Please rate and review! For every review we get, we'll be donating $1 to Dress for Success. | |||
| 49: Train to Busan & Practical Magic | 21 Oct 2022 | 01:06:50 | |
Happy spooky season! We hope you enjoy our exploration of these two spooky movies, Train to Busan and Practical Magic. There's something for everyone, including discussion of watery blood, cowboy vampires, and the Edwardian Faire. Please rate and review! For every review we get, we'll be donating $1 to Dress for Success. | |||
| 48: Emily the Criminal with costume designer Amanda Wing Yee Lee | 23 Sep 2022 | 00:41:48 | |
We're so excited to be joined by designer Amanda Wing Yee Lee this week to talk all about her work on the new film Emily the Criminal! We learn about her background, her process for designing the film, and her attraction to misunderstood characters. Please note there is some background noise in this episode but we did our best to edit around it! Please rate and review! For every review we get, we'll be donating $1 to Dress for Success. | |||
| 74: Once Upon a Time & Riverdale | 05 Apr 2024 | 01:17:29 | |
Consider this your stop if you want to get on a soapbox about TV shows that started really good and then crashed and burned. Because we're getting into two episodes of a couple of shows that did exactly that--Once Upon a Time (episode 1x07) and Riverdale (episode 1x01). Get into it! Please rate and review! | |||
| 47: Miss Congeniality & Little Miss Sunshine | 09 Sep 2022 | 01:00:45 | |
She's beauty and she's grace, she's another episode of the Costume Plot! Join us as we go over the costumes in two films about beauty pageants, Miss Congeniality and Little Miss Sunshine. Featuring discussions about Herve Leger and terrifying children's pageants. Trigger warning: mentions of suicide and discussion about body image. Please rate and review! For every review we get, we'll be donating $1 to Dress for Success. | |||
| 46: Mystic Pop-Up Bar #1.7 & Squid Game #1.1 | 26 Aug 2022 | 00:54:41 | |
Welcome to a new episode! Join us as we discuss a couple of Korean shows, Mystic Pop-Up Bar and Squid Game. The afterlife and... extreme violence? Sure! Please rate and review! For every review we get, we'll be donating $1 to Dress for Success. | |||
| 45: Titanic & Steve Jobs | 12 Aug 2022 | 00:57:59 | |
We're back! We hope you had a great July! We're ready to rock with some Kate Winslet movies this week, Titanic and Steve Jobs! Join us as we explore the topics of 1910s corseting, asymmetry in the 80s, and dampness levels. Please rate and review! For every review we get, we'll be donating $1 to Dress for Success. | |||
| 44: Umbrella Academy #1.1 & Stranger Things #1.1 | 24 Jun 2022 | 01:00:10 | |
More TV is happening! Let's get into some Netflix TV shows as we discuss the costumes in the pilot episodes of Umbrella Academy and Stranger Things. We explore boarding school uniforms, pastels of the 80s, and more! Please rate and review! For every review we get, we'll be donating $1 to Dress for Success. | |||
| 43: Bend it like Beckham & Khoobsurat | 10 Jun 2022 | 00:57:04 | |
What a treat, a new episode! Join us as we discuss the costumes in two Indian-centric movies, Bend it like Beckham and Khoobsurat. We chat all about Y2K fashion, sari terminology, and DJ Khaled lookalikes. Please rate and review! For every review we get, we'll be donating $1 to Dress for Success. | |||
| 42: Crazy Rich Asians & Shang-Chi | 27 May 2022 | 01:09:48 | |
Happy Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month! We're celebrating by exploring the costumes in two big Asian American blockbusters, Crazy Rich Asians and Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings. We know this is just scratching the surface of what's out there, so we look forward to celebrating more AAPI work in the future! Please rate and review! For every review we get, we'll be donating $1 to Dress for Success. | |||
| REUPLOAD: 41: Hello Dolly & Anne of Green Gables | 26 May 2022 | 01:18:07 | |
Wow! How embarrassing! I uploaded the wrong audio track somehow! Whoops! Here is the actual episode! - Sarah Please rate and review! For every review we get, we'll be donating $1 to Dress for Success. | |||
| 40: Okja & Mad Max: Fury Road | 29 Apr 2022 | 01:01:33 | |
Here we are with a coincidentally timed "eco commentary" theme for Earth Month! That worked out well! Strap in as we investigate the costuming in the films Okja and Mad Max: Fury Road, two films with eco-political messages. Be aware that we do discuss the upsetting plots of these films, and the Mad Max costumes feature a lot of body horror. Please rate and review! For every review we get, we'll be donating $1 to Dress for Success. | |||
| 39: Upload with costume designer Farnaz Khaki-Sadigh | 15 Apr 2022 | 00:49:49 | |
Costume designer Farnaz Khaki-Sadigh drops in to chat all about her work on the Amazon Prime Original show Upload (from Greg Daniels, creator of The Office)! We dive into the show with her, discussing how to design for the not-so-far-away future and building trust with actors, as well as getting a small peek into her current project, Avatar: The Last Airbender. Please rate and review! For every review we get, we'll be donating $1 to Dress for Success. | |||
| 38: Spencer & The Electrical Life of Louis Wain | 01 Apr 2022 | 00:59:20 | |
Jojo's back! Woohoo! Join us for an episode all about biopics where we cover the very recent films Spencer and The Electrical Life of Louis Wain! We had a great time doing a deep dive on Chanel, smocking, and more. Trigger warning: mention of eating disorder behavior in Spencer. Please rate and review! For every review we get, we'll be donating $1 to Dress for Success. | |||
| 73: The Princess Diaries & 27 Dresses | 23 Mar 2024 | 01:19:59 | |
It's time for some fun chick flicks today! Join us as we get into the costumes in The Princess Diaries and 27 Dresses, discussing Harry Winston, Gone with the Wind, and of course, the many charms of James Marsden. Please rate and review! For every review we get, we'll be donating $1 to Dress for Success. | |||
| 37: RuPaul's Drag Race with fashion designer Kristi Siedow-Thompson | 18 Mar 2022 | 01:16:31 | |
Amazing fashion designer Kristi Siedow-Thompson drops in to gab with Sarah all about RuPaul's Drag Race and her top looks from the show, including some she herself has designed and made! What a treat! Please rate and review! For every review we get, we'll be donating $1 to Dress for Success. | |||
| 36: How I Met Your Father with Anthony Tran | 04 Mar 2022 | 00:42:55 | |
Sarah is joined by a special guest this week! Anthony Tran is here to chat all about his work as costume designer on Hulu's How I Met Your Father. Listen to find out all about working with Hilary Duff, championing diversity behind the camera, and how much we both hate being on set. Please rate and review! For every review we get, we'll be donating $1 to Dress for Success. | |||
| 35: Phantom Thread & The Matrix Resurrections | 18 Feb 2022 | 01:01:00 | |
Watch out, it's a wild card episode! These movies have absolutely nothing to do with each other and THAT WAS INTENTIONAL, baybeeee. Join us as we go over romantic poisoning in Phantom Thread and discuss the redesign of the Matrix universe with the 4th installment. Get. Into. It. Please rate and review! For every review we get, we'll be donating $1 to Dress for Success. | |||
| 34: Mulan (2020) & Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon | 04 Feb 2022 | 01:03:57 | |
WE'RE BACK! Happy Lunar New Year from the Costume Plot! Join us as we discuss a great classic of Asian cinema and a not-so-good recent Disney adaptation. What a fun time! Please rate and review! For every review we get, we'll be donating $1 to Dress for Success. | |||
| 33: A Boy Called Christmas & White Christmas | 31 Dec 2021 | 01:00:01 | |
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year from the Costume Plot! Join us this week as we explore one brand new and one classic Christmas film. It's a festive time and a festive episode! Please rate and review! For every review we get, we'll be donating $1 to Dress for Success. | |||
| 32: The Muppet Christmas Carol & Klaus | 17 Dec 2021 | 00:55:47 | |
We're taking a detour into some more unusual movies with fewer humans for our first Christmas episode! Join us as we have a great time learning about Muppet costuming and animated character design. Please rate and review! For every review we get, we'll be donating $1 to Dress for Success. | |||
| 31: Sweeney Todd & Into the Woods | 03 Dec 2021 | 01:06:38 | |
In honor of musical theatre legend Stephen Sondheim's passing, this week we're covering two movie adaptations of his shows! Join us for a spirited conversation about Colleen Atwood's work on both films, and how much control big name stars should have over their own costumes. Please rate and review! For every review we get, we'll be donating $1 to Dress for Success. | |||
| 30: Pride and Prejudice & Anna Karenina | 19 Nov 2021 | 01:08:43 | |
It's Keira Knightley week at the podcast so let's examine some excellent Joe Wright/Jacqueline Durran/Keira films and their beautiful period(ish) costumes! Wandering waistlines, peacock feathers, and more! Trigger warning: mention of suicide | |||
| 29: The Help & Dune (2021) | 05 Nov 2021 | 01:16:01 | |
What could these movies possibly have in common? They're book to movie adaptations! Join us as we analyze the costuming in The Help and Dune, exploring fashion from the 1960s to the year 10191. Please rate and review! For every review we get, we'll be donating $1 to Dress for Success. | |||
| 28: Hocus Pocus & The Addams Family | 22 Oct 2021 | 01:01:42 | |
Happy Halloween! What a joy it is to cover such fun classic spooky season movies, Hocus Pocus and The Addams Family. Let's chat all about witches, vintage fabric, and live moths. Please rate and review! For every review we get, we'll be donating $1 to Dress for Success. | |||
| 72: Avatar: The Last Airbender with costume designer Farnaz Khaki-Sadigh | 08 Mar 2024 | 00:42:24 | |
We're so excited to welcome back Farnaz Khaki-Sadigh, our first repeat guest! She's back to discuss her work on the new Netflix adaptation of Avatar: The Last Airbender. We also get the chance to ask her what she values in her team, and what advice she'd give her younger self. Please rate and review! For every review we get, we'll be donating $1 to Dress for Success. | |||
| 27: Get Out & The VVitch | 08 Oct 2021 | 01:08:14 | |
Happy spooky season! We're revisiting the horror genre with some psychological scary movies, Get Out and The VVItch (aka The Witch). Let's find out how color ties together racist people, how the color red is used in horror, and whether Puritans had cotton! Please rate and review! For every review we get, we'll be donating $1 to Dress for Success. | |||
| 26: Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl & Pan's Labyrinth | 24 Sep 2021 | 01:12:49 | |
Time for some adventure as we dive in to some exciting movies, Pirates of the Caribbean and Pan's Labyrinth! Let's get to the bottom of some creature design and telling chemises apart. Please rate and review! For every review we get, we'll be donating $1 to Dress for Success. | |||
| 25: Selena & Zoot Suit | 10 Sep 2021 | 01:13:04 | |
Happy Hispanic Heritage Month! We decided to celebrate by covering two excellent Hispanic culture-focused movies, Selena and Zoot Suit! Join us as we explore the question of replica vs. homage, the cultural history of zoot suits, and much more. Please rate and review! For every review we get, we'll be donating $1 to Dress for Success. | |||
| 24: Barbarella with Sparka Lee Hall | 27 Aug 2021 | 01:12:45 | |
We're so excited to be joined by special guest Sparka Lee Hall, who has had a long and interesting career as a costume designer, supervisor, assistant, and even industrial designer. She brings Barbarella to us, an absolutely bonkers movie that we had a ton of fun analyzing with her. Warning: mention of some sexual content and themes. Follow along with the visual analysis via these links or the slideshow on YouTube! Please rate and review! For every review we get, we'll be donating $1 to Dress for Success. | |||