Who was the costume designer for The Aviator, and what was her budget?
Sandy Powell was the costume designer and she had a budget of $2 million. • The costume designs in The Aviator have received many awards, including an Oscar. What was the key to its success? They key to the success of the costume design was that Sandy Powell “… succeeds in making the costumes look contemporary whilst giving them a look that transports us to another era as they become believable characters. The clothes are quite historically accurate and where possible 1940s vintage fabrics, such as rayon, were sourced from old warehouse stock.”] • Describe the features of the male costume designs from the movie. The male costumes featured flying gear, for example, fair isle V-neck sleeveless knitted tank top worn with a flying jacket and jodhpur flying pants; wide shoulder suits with wide 1 to 2 cm pinstripes or check suits. Close fitting cable knit sweaters, argyle socks, plus fours, coloured shirts and herringbone tweed were also worn. • A number of actresses, famous for their infl
