Thursday, September 10, 2009

babe of the day.


sandy powell
(april 7, 1960 - )
famed cinema costume designer
attendee of the prestigious st. martins school of art, london

why she's great
nominated for seven oscars for costume design:
  • 1994 - orlando
  • 1998 - the wings of the dove
  • 1999 - velvet goldmine
  • 1999 - shakespeare in love (won)
  • 2003 - gangs of new york
  • 2005 - the aviator (won)
  • 2006 - mrs. henderson presents
she also dressed: 
  • julianne moore in far from heaven and the end of the affair
  • emily watson and rachel griffiths in hilary and jackie
  • julia roberts in michael collins
  • kirsten dunst in interview with the vampire
  • tilda swinton in the last of england and edward II
  • sally dexter in wittgenstein
  • saffron burrows in miss julie
  • jessica lange in rob roy
  • vivian wu in shadow of china
  • miranda richardson in the crying game and the young victoria
  • gwyneth paltrow in sylvia
  • scarlett johansson and natalie portman in the other boleyn girl
why she's a babe
her 2005 oscar dress, fearlessly accentuated with green nail-polish

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