Top 6 Quotes & Sayings by Alexandra Byrne

Explore popular quotes and sayings by an English costume designer Alexandra Byrne.
Last updated on December 14, 2024.
Alexandra Byrne

Alexandra Byrne is an English costume designer. Much of her career has focused on creating costumes for period dramas. These films include Persuasion (1995), Hamlet (1996), Elizabeth (1998), Finding Neverland (2004), The Phantom of the Opera (2004), Elizabeth: The Golden Age (2007), Mary Queen of Scots (2018), The Aeronauts (2019), and Emma. (2020). Byrne's costume design work has earned her six Oscar nominations, and she won the award for Elizabeth: The Golden Age.

The main way I start to allocate color is that it comes from the comics. That's where it all starts from.
We should build respect and understanding between the diverse cultures of the world. We should help construct communities where people of different backgrounds can live together as neighbors. Freedom is something for which we must fight, not by limiting it but by strengthening it.
I think color, for a costume designer, is one of your biggest storytelling devices. — © Alexandra Byrne
I think color, for a costume designer, is one of your biggest storytelling devices.
Usually when you start the characters, the first thing is the script. Your design work is about telling the story. It's later that casting comes into play, but it's a huge component.
I look at comic books, and I do very eclectic mood boards with ideas and images that have to do with a character or story point. It's a bit like spinning plates. You gradually just steal your ideas.
I use color very instinctively.
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