The Costume Plot

By Sarah Timm, Jojo SiuArts Fashion & Beauty Performing Arts Design

The Costume Plot episodes

November 19, 2021 30: Pride and Prejudice & Anna Karenina
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

Follow along with the visual analysis via these links!
Pride & Prejudice: Instagram, Pinterest
Anna Karenina: Instagram, Pinterest

Follow us:
Jojo Siu on IG @jojosiucostumes
Sarah Timm on IG @breathcue, on Twitter @SarahTSews
The Costume Plot on Youtube, Instagram, and Twitter

1 hr 9 min
November 05, 2021 29: The Help & Dune (2021)
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.

Follow along with the visual analysis via these links!
The Help: Instagram, Pinterest
Dune: Instagram, Pinterest

Questions? Comments? Suggestions for future episodes? Email [email protected].
Follow us:
Jojo Siu on IG @jojosiucostumes
Sarah Timm on IG @breathcue, on Twitter @SarahTSews
The Costume Plot on Youtube, Instagram, and Twitter
Please rate and review! For every review we get, we'll be donating $1 to Dress for Success.
1 hr 17 min
October 22, 2021 28: Hocus Pocus & The Addams Family
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.

Follow along with the visual analysis via these links:
Hocus Pocus: Instagram, Pinterest
The Addams Family: Instagram part 1, part 2; Pinterest

Questions? Comments? Suggestions for future episodes? Email [email protected].
Follow us:
Jojo Siu on IG @jojosiucostumes
Sarah Timm on IG @breathcue, on Twitter @SarahTSews
The Costume Plot on Youtube, Instagram, and Twitter
Please rate and review! For every review we get, we'll be donating $1 to Dress for Success.
1 hr 2 min
October 08, 2021 27: Get Out & The VVitch
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!

Trigger warning: These movies can be disturbing in nature, so there is some discussion of their plot and themes, including death.

Follow along with the visual analysis via these links!
Get Out: Instagram, Pinterest
The VVitch: Instagram, Pinterest

Questions? Comments? Suggestions for future episodes? Email [email protected].
Follow us:
Jojo Siu on IG @jojosiucostumes
Sarah Timm on IG @breathcue, on Twitter @SarahTSews
The Costume Plot on Youtube, Instagram, and Twitter
Please rate and review! For every review we get, we'll be donating $1 to Dress for Success.
1 hr 9 min
September 24, 2021 26: Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl & Pan's Labyrinth
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.

Follow along with the visual analysis via these links!
Pirates of the Caribbean: Instagram, Pinterest
Pan's Labyrinth: Instagram, Pinterest

Questions? Comments? Suggestions for future episodes? Email [email protected].
Follow us:
Jojo Siu on IG @jojosiucostumes
Sarah Timm on IG @breathcue, on Twitter @SarahTSews
The Costume Plot on Youtube, Instagram, and Twitter
Please rate and review! For every review we get, we'll be donating $1 to Dress for Success.
1 hr 13 min
September 10, 2021 25: Selena & Zoot Suit
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.

Follow along with the visual analysis via these links or the slideshow on YouTube (coming soon--we're very behind on our YouTube! Thanks for your patience)!
Selena: Instagram, Pinterest
Zoot Suit: Instagram, Pinterest

Questions? Comments? Suggestions for future episodes? Email [email protected].
Follow us:
Jojo Siu on IG @jojosiucostumes
Sarah Timm on IG @breathcue, on Twitter @SarahTSews
The Costume Plot on Youtube, Instagram, and Twitter
Please rate and review! For every review we get, we'll be donating $1 to Dress for Success.
1 hr 14 min
August 27, 2021 24: Barbarella with Sparka Lee Hall
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!
Barbarella: Instagram part 1, part 2; Pinterest

Questions? Comments? Suggestions for future episodes? Email [email protected].
Follow us:
Jojo Siu on IG @jojosiucostumes
Sarah Timm on IG @breathcue, on Twitter @SarahTSews
The Costume Plot on Youtube, Instagram, and Twitter
Please rate and review! For every review we get, we'll be donating $1 to Dress for Success.
1 hr 13 min
August 15, 2021 BONUS: Halston with Emmy nominated designer Jeriana San Juan!
We are so overjoyed to bring you this special bonus episode, an interview with Jeriana San Juan, the Emmy nominated costume designer of Netflix's "Halston"! We had the best time chatting about Halston's legacy, character development through clothing, and teaching background actors to pretend to sew.

Follow Jeriana on Instagram here!

Accompanying Instagram slideshow of photos from "Halston" !

Questions? Comments? Suggestions for future episodes? Email [email protected].
Follow us:
Jojo Siu on IG @jojosiucostumes
Sarah Timm on IG @breathcue, on Twitter @SarahTSews
The Costume Plot on Youtube, Instagram, and Twitter
Please rate and review! For every review we get, we'll be donating $1 to Dress for Success.

Transcript here
49 min
August 13, 2021 23: My Fair Lady & Singin' in the Rain
It's always a good time when we get to watch some classic movie musicals! Join us as we dive in to the costumes in "My Fair Lady" and "Singin' in the Rain," featuring tidbits on lip syncing, Ascot, Gene Kelly being a jerk, and more!

Follow along with the visual analysis via these links or the slideshow on YouTube!
My Fair Lady: Instagram, Pinterest
Singin' in the Rain: Instagram part 1, part 2; Pinterest

Questions? Comments? Suggestions for future episodes? Email [email protected].
Follow us:
Jojo Siu on IG @jojosiucostumes
Sarah Timm on IG @breathcue, on Twitter @SarahTSews
The Costume Plot on Youtube, Instagram, and Twitter
Please rate and review! For every review we get, we'll be donating $1 to Dress for Success.

Transcript here
1 hr 9 min
July 30, 2021 22: Captain Marvel & Scott Pilgrim vs. The World
Wham! Pow! Zing! Comic book movie time. Join us as we explore the costumes in a couple of movies based on comics/graphic novels, Captain Marvel and Scott Pilgrim! What a fun time for us all.

Follow along with the visual analysis via these links!
Captain Marvel: Instagram, Pinterest
Scott Pilgrim vs. The World: Instagram, Pinterest

Questions? Comments? Suggestions for future episodes? Email [email protected].
Follow us:
Jojo Siu on IG @jojosiucostumes
Sarah Timm on IG @breathcue, on Twitter @SarahTSews
The Costume Plot on Youtube, Instagram, and Twitter
Please rate and review! For every review we get, we'll be donating $1 to Dress for Success.

Transcript here
1 hr 10 min

About The Costume Plot

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A podcast about costume design and the performing arts from professional costume designers Jojo Siu and Sarah Timm! Join Jojo and Sarah as they analyze the costumes from your favorite film, TV, and…