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Allyson Fanger - Apples Never Fall, Grace and Frankie, and being a working Mom
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Listen in on this inspirational, one-on-one conversation between Allyson Fanger and Catherine Baumgardner.
Welcome Allyson - This fabulous costume designer is well known for her design work on Shrinking starring Harrison Ford, the Netflix series: Grace and Frankie starring Lily Tomlin and Jane Fonda, and Apples Never Fall
TOPICS INCLUDE:
STARTING OUT:
Growing up in Minnesota
Aunt Molly and her bag of jewelry
Mom and her Vogue Magazines
Dad outfit
Travel influences
Undirected and exploring
Anthropology Degree influence
The beauty of India
Not knowing what to do with her life
The moment she knew what she should do with her life
Her first film
Her first mentor in costume design
Moving to LA
Learning all the positions
COMING BACK (min 13):
Taking a 7 year break to be a mom
Being very directed and purposeful
Doing a favor that propelled her back
Being a mom as a priority while working
GRACE & FRANKIE (min 19)
Grace inspired by her mom
Grace color palette and visual arc
Frankie as the converse to Grace
Frankie as colorful and chaotic
“What would Sharon Davis do?”
Taking more than one fitting to find it
Finding it with Lily Tomlin
SHRINKING (min 33)
Contrast colors for character mood
APPLES NEVER FALL (min 35)
Contrast color to create a focal point
Love designing families
Using Brands to define characters
Shop where the characters shop
Characters “closet shopping”
SPOILER - character arc reveal
Many brands of tennis capsule looks
Pickleball vs Tennis looks
‘Shapes of tennis looks’
Breakdown of the Final Scene Looks
Pajamas as a Final Look
Relating to being a mom
Fitting room with Sam Neill
PROCESS (min 56)
Finding real people
Staying goal oriented
Working in LA
Happiness as a costume designer
RAPID FIRE (min 68)
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