91 Quotes by Colleen Atwood

I grew up in the age of polyester. When I got to touch real silk, cotton and velvet, the feel of nonsynthetic fabrics blew me away. I know it's important how clothing looks, but it's equally important how it feels on your skin.

The thing that's great about being a costume designer is you never know what's going to be next; you never what world you are going to enter.

Every story is different, so what is a detail in one might not be in something else. Diversity is something I embrace and love about my work.

I am always looking for ideas, whether it is in art on the street or in my world travels. It comes to me randomly and unexpectedly.

Sleepy Hollow had a lot of action in it, even though it was a fairy-tale movie.

Some of the kimonos took as long as four to five months to make, with all the layers that go into it.

I think a lot of young girls go through that period in their life of finding who they are, and at that point, looking good matters the most.

I love designing costumes that I can actually construct, working to create an environment that people want to be in.

It's often said that costume designers are a faceless group of people. But we can contribute to fashion in a way that might be new and different.