The “Voice of Costume” is the first podcast created between working costume designers sharing stories, inspiration, struggles, and insights into the creative career of costume design. Please comment and leave a 5-star review to help get the voices of these Costume Designers into the world.

Listen in on this inspirational, one-on-one conversation between Antoinette Messam and Catherine Baumgardner.

Topics Include:

Influence of parents and grandparents

Jamaican childhood

Inspired by the outdoors

Starting as a model

Journey from Modeling to Styling to Buyer for Film to Designer

First show “Catwalk”

Moment she knew Costume Design was the destination

Realization of too many things going in life

Doing your homework to get the job

The importance of the message of Book of Clarence

Research for 1st century production

Directing the color palette you have available 

Actor Feedback for contemporary vs period costumes

Challenges of communication between different countries

Working on two films

Being a parent on a film set

Needed mindset shift to take from the work day to home life

Advice for her younger self

Plus Deep Dive and Rapid Fire Questions!

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