Amy Brady Senior Costume Maker & Costume Cutter for Film & Theatre | Fine Artist & Writer
For my Minor degree college project, I designed for the iconic character of Norma Desmond. These are the mood boards. I re-envisioned Billy Wilder's 1950's satire of the Hollywood system, taking place in the 1970's. In my 'Sunset Boulevard' Norma is even older, aged seventy. Liberace's spectacular stage costume's was a key inspiration for the designs, focusing on how we can often use outward glitz to conceal a contradictory sense of self. Norma is iconic and has a lot to offer a designer in terms of inspiration.