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“Pink is the new black” - Diana Vreeland

Thomas Gainsborough, Mary, Countess Howe, c. 1764.

Marilyn Monroe wearing a pink satin strapless gown with an oversized bow attached at back, designed by William Travilla for the "Diamonds Are a Girl's Best friend" number from Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953).

Vogue Paris, December 1964.

Jackie Kennedy wearing a Pink Chanel suit on the day of her husbands assassination in Dallas, Texas on November 22, 1963.

Margot Robbie on the set of Barbie.

Shirley MacLaine in a gown by Edith Head for What a Way to Go! (1964).

Brigitte Bardot wearing the famous pink and white gingham dress with a Peter Pan collar made of English lace, specially designed for her by Jacques Esterel on her wedding day to Jacques Charrier on June 18th 1959.

Reese Witherspoon wearing the pink leather 'driving suit' in Legally Blonde (2001), designed by Sophie de Rakoff.

Barbara Cartland the "Queen of Romance" fiction was often dressed in a pink chiffon gown.

"A brave new pink that accepts the challenge of the blazing summer sun." Elizabeth Arden "Arden Pink" advertisement in American Vogue, April 15, 1959.

Princess Diana wearing a pink sweater and pink and white gingham pants at her home at Highgrove, Gloucestershire, 1986.

Model Suzy Parker in the "Think Pink!" number from Funny Face (1957), costume designed by Edith Head.

Valentino Garavani Tan-Go Platform Pump in Patent Leather 155mm in Rose Violet.

Molly Ringwald wearing the 'prom dress' designed by Marilyn Vance in Pretty in Pink (1986).

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2024 Costume Designers Guild Awards Excellence in Contemporary Television - Nominations

The Bear (Hulu) Season 2, Episode 6 'Fishes' Costume Designer: Courtney Wheeler

Beef (Netflix) Episode 1 'The Birds Don't Sing, They Screech in Pan' Costume Designer: Helen Huang Assistant Costume Designers: Austin Wittick and YJ HWANG

The Last of Us (HBO) Season 1, Episode 5 'Endure and Survive' Costume Designer: Cynthia Ann Summers

The Morning Show (Apple TV) Season 3, Episode 1 'The Kármán Line' Costume Designers: Sophie De Rakoff and Debra McGuire - for Jennifer Aniston Assistant Costume Designers: Elizabeth Lancaster and Rebecca Guzzi

Poker Face (Peacock) Season1, Episode 8 'The Orpheus Syndrome' Costume Designer: Trayce Gigi Field Assistant Costume Designer: Rochelle Carino

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WPHF Gala: Kristen Bell, Rachel Bilson, Christine Chiu and guests wear Lafayette 148

September 30, 2023 | Lafayette 148 Creative Director Emily Smith attended the Women’s Peace and Humanitarian Fund Gala in Los Angeles to honor Kristen Bell for her work as a humanitarian and advocate for women everywhere. Emily was joined by friends Rachel Bilson, Olivia Allen, Christine Chiu, Sophie de Rakoff, Nicole Chavez, Jordan Johnson Chung and Casey Fremont with a special performance by Sarah Bareilles, all wearing Lafayette 148 New York.

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Sophie de Rakoff (costume designer): It was important to really define her the very first time we meet her on camera and I needed her to have a sense of authority and feel distinctly different from the other women on the show. Julianna and I talked about making her look a little bit like Katherine Hepburn with the turtleneck and the white shirt.

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The Women of Woodcock - Photography by Laura Hynd

edited by Sophie de Rakoff, 2017, August Editions, 120 pages, clothbound hardcover, signed.

A book companion to Paul Thomas Anderson's Phantom Thread, focusing on the women that populate the fictional House of Woodcock and that surround Reynolds Woodcock.

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Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde (2003) Costume design by Sophie De Rakoff

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Reese Witherspoon and Moonie in Legally Blonde (2001)

Direction: Robert Luketic

Costumes: Sophie de Rakoff Carbonell

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In an open letter to the Academy, a long list of prominent filmmakers, including Oscar nominees and winners from branches including cinematographers, editors, production designers, sound and VFX, are calling for the decision to be reversed.

A lengthy list of leading filmmakers are blasting the Academy's plan to present four awards categories at the upcoming 91st Oscars during commercial breaks as "nothing less than an insult to those of us who have devoted our lives and passions to our chosen profession." They are calling for the Academy to reverse its decision.

Their remarks are part of an open letter that has been signed by such directors as Spike Lee, Martin Scorsese and Quentino Tarantino; cinematographers including Roger Deakins, Emmanuel "Chivo" Lubeski and Robert Richardson; editors Tom Cross, William Goldenberg and Mary Jo Markey; and additional past and present Oscar nominees and winners from those branches and others including production design, sound and VFX.

With the Feb. 24 awards show, set to air on ABC, just 11 days away, the Academy and the show's producers Donna Gigliotti and Glenn Weiss are now facing what is becoming an open revolt. The Academy did not immediately respond to requests for comment.

Relegating these essential cinematic crafts to lesser status in this 91st Academy Awards ceremony is nothing less than an insult to those of us who have devoted our lives and passions to our chosen profession," the letter reads. "When the recognition of those responsible for the creation of outstanding cinema is being diminished by the very institution whose purpose it is to protect it, then we are no longer upholding the spirit of the Academy’s promise to celebrate film as a collaborative art form."  

In an email to the Academy membership on Monday, Academy president John Bailey, who belongs to the cinematographers branch, laid out the plan for this year's show, including the presentation of four Oscar categories — cinematography, film editing, live-action shorts and makeup and hairstyling — during commercial breaks. (This was first announced last year but without details and specific categories.)

Bailey emphasized that the Academy is "still honoring the achievements of all 24 awards on the Oscars." In the case of the four categories that will be announced during commercial breaks, the winners' speeches will air later in the broadcast, he said. The plans call for there to be a rotation each year, meaning that at least four different categories would use this format in 2020.

The complete letter follows. Additional names will be added at filmmakers' request.

An Open Letter to The Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences and The Producers of the 91st Annual Academy Awards Broadcast:

On Monday, February 11, 2019, John Bailey, President of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences, announced that this year’s Oscar presentations for Best Cinematography — along with Film Editing, Live Action Short and Makeup and Hairstyling — will not be broadcast live, but rather presented during a commercial break. This decision was made to reduce the length of the show from four hours to three. The vocal response from our peers and the immediate backlash from industry leaders over the Academy’s decision makes it clear that it’s not too late to have this decision reversed. 

The Academy was founded in 1927 to recognize and uphold excellence in the cinematic arts, inspire imagination and help connect the world through the universal medium of motion pictures.

Unfortunately, we have drifted from this mission in our pursuit of presenting entertainment rather than in presenting a celebration of our art form and the people behind it.  

Relegating these essential cinematic crafts to lesser status in this 91st Academy Awards ceremony is nothing less than an insult to those of us who have devoted our lives and passions to our chosen profession.    

The show’s director, Glenn Weiss, has stated that he will determine what “emotionally resonant” moments from the four winners’ speeches will be selected to air later in the broadcast. The show will cut any additional comment from presenters, as well as any recitation of the nominees as they see fit.

We consider this abbreviation and potential censorship to run contrary to the spirit of the Academy’s mission.

Since its inception, the Academy Awards telecast has been altered over time to keep the format fresh, but never by sacrificing the integrity of the Academy’s original mission.

When the recognition of those responsible for the creation of outstanding cinema is being diminished by the very institution whose purpose it is to protect it, then we are no longer upholding the spirit of the Academy’s promise to celebrate film as a collaborative art form. 

To quote our colleague Seth Rogen, “What better way to celebrate achievements in film than to NOT publicly honor the people whose job it is to literally film things.”

Signed,

Cinematographers

Dion Beebe

Bill Bennett

Roger Deakins

Peter Deming

Caleb Deschanel

Robert Elswit

Mauro Fiore

Greig Fraser

Janusz Kaminski

Ellen Kuras

Ed Lachman

Robert Legato

Emmanuel Lubezki

Anthony Dod Mantle

Seamus McGarvey

Chris Menges

Dan Mindel

Reed Morano

Rachel Morrison

Guillermo Navarro

Phedon Papamichael

Wally Pfister

Rodrigo Prieto

Robert Primes

Robert Richardson 

Linus Sandgren

John Seale

Newton Thomas Sigel

Vittorio Storaro

John Toll

Hoyte van Hoytema

Kees van Oostrum

Roy Wagner

Directors

Damien Chazelle

Cary Joji Fukunaga

Spike Jonze

Ang Lee

Spike Lee

Dee Rees

Seth Rogen

Martin Scorsese

Quentin Tarantino

Filmmakers

Kym Barrett

Judy Becker

Alan Edward Bell

Erin Benach

Avril Beukes

Consolata Boyle

Maryann Brandon

Alexandra Byrne

Milena Canonero

Chris Corbould

Hank Corwin

Tom Cross

Nathan Crowley

Sophie De Rakoff

Chris Dickens

Bob Ducsay

Lou Eyrich

Dante Ferretti

Paul Franklin

Dana Glauberman 

William Goldenberg

Affonso Goncalves

Adam Gough

Jon Gregory

Dorian Harris

Joanna Johnston

Paul Lambert

Mary Jo Markey 

Joi McMillon

Ellen Mirojnick

Stephen Mirrione

Bob Murawski

John Ottman

Sandy Powell

Fred Raskin 

Tatiana S. Riegel

Elísabet Ronaldsdóttir

Mayes Rubeo

Nat Sanders

J.D. Schwalm

Anna B. Sheppard

Terilyn A. Shropshire 

Joan Sobel

Michael Tronick

Mark Ulano

Martin Walsh

David Wasco

Billy Weber

Julie Weiss

Michael Wilkinson

Hughes Winborne

Janty Yates

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Scorsese, Tarantino, others send open letter to Academy blasting change to presentation of 4 Oscar categories; Academy responds and clarifies.

After the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences said that 4 Oscar categories would be announced during commercial breaks at this year’s ceremony, over 100 directors, cinematographers and filmmakers (including Quentin Tarantino, Spike Lee, and Martin Scorsese) authored an open letter decrying the change. We have reprinted the entire letter below, obtained courtesy of Deadline, in addition to the Academy's response which clarifies the changes and is also below.

"An Open Letter to The Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences and The Producers of the 91st Annual Academy Awards Broadcast:

On Monday, February 11, 2019, John Bailey, President of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences, announced that this year's Oscar presentations for Best Cinematography — along with Film Editing, Live Action Short and Makeup and Hairstyling — will not be broadcast live, but rather presented during a commercial break. This decision was made to reduce the length of the show from four hours to three. The vocal response from our peers and the immediate backlash from industry leaders over the Academy's decision makes it clear that it's not too late to have this decision reversed.

The Academy was founded in 1927 to recognize and uphold excellence in the cinematic arts, inspire imagination and help connect the world through the universal medium of motion pictures. Unfortunately, we have drifted from this mission in our pursuit of presenting entertainment rather than in presenting a celebration of our art form and the people behind it.

Relegating these essential cinematic crafts to lesser status in this 91 st Academy Awards ceremony is nothing less than an insult to those of us who have devoted our lives and passions to our chosen profession.

The show's director, Glenn Weiss, has stated that he will determine what 'emotionally resonant' moments from the four winners' speeches will be selected to air later in the broadcast. The show will cut any additional comment from presenters, as well as any recitation of the nominees as they see fit.

Since its inception, the Academy Awards telecast has been altered over time to keep the format fresh, but never by sacrificing the integrity of the Academy's original mission. When the recognition of those responsible for the creation of outstanding cinema is being diminished by the very institution whose purpose it is to protect it, then we are no longer upholding the spirit of the Academy's promise to celebrate film as a collaborative art form. To quote our colleague Seth Rogan, 'What better way to celebrate achievements in film than to NOT publicly honor the people whose job it is to literally film things.'

Signed,

Cinematographers Dion Beebe Bill Bennett Roger Deakins Peter Deming Caleb Deschanel Robert Elswit Mauro Fiore Greig Fraser Janusz Kaminski Ellen Kuras Ed Lachman Robert Legato Emmanuel Lubezki Anthony Dod Mantle Seamus McGarvey Chris Menges Dan Mindel Reed Morano Rachel Morrison Guillermo Navarro Phedon Papamichael Wally Pfister Rodrigo Prieto Robert Primes Robert Richardson Linus Sandgren John Seale Newton Thomas Sigel Vittorio Storaro John Toll Hoyte van Hoytema Kees van Oostrum Roy Wagner

  Directors Damien Chazelle Cary Joji Fukunaga Spike Jonze Ang Lee Spike Lee Dee Rees Seth Rogan Martin Scorsese Quentin Tarantino

Filmmakers Kym Barrett Judy Becker Alan Edward Bell Erin Benach Avril Beukes Consolata Boyle Maryann Brandon Alexandra Byrne Milena Canonero Chris Corbould Hank Corwin Tom Cross Nathan Crowley Sophie De Rakoff Chris Dickens Bob Ducsay Lou Eyrich Dante Ferretti Paul Franklin Dana Glauberman William Goldenberg Affonso Goncalves Adam Gough Jon Gregory Dorian Harris Joanna Johnston Paul Lambert Mary Jo Markey Joi McMillon Ellen Mirojnick Stephen Mirrione Bob Murawski John Ottman Sandy Powell Fred Raskin Tatiana S. Riegel Elísabet Ronaldsdóttir Mayes Rubeo Nat Sanders J.D. Schwalm Anna B. Sheppard Terilyn A. Shropshire Joan Sobel Michael Tronick Mark Ulano Martin Walsh

David Wasco Billy Weber Julie Weiss Michael Wilkinson Hughes Winborne Janty Yates Mary Zophres

  The Academy issued the following to clarify the changes (courtesy of Variety):

"As the Academy’s officers, we'd like to assure you that no award category at the 91st Oscars ceremony will be presented in a manner that depicts the achievements of its nominees and winners as less than any others… Unfortunately, as the result of inaccurate reporting and social media posts, there has been a chain of misinformation that has understandably upset many Academy members. We'd like to restate and explain the plans for presenting the awards, as endorsed by the Academy's Board of Governors."

The Academy then laid out how the changes will work, saying:

"– All 24 Award categories are presented on stage in the Dolby Theatre, and included in the broadcast.

"Four categories – Cinematography, Film Editing, Makeup and Hairstyling, and Live Action Short – were volunteered by their branches to have their nominees and winners announced by presenters, and included later in the broadcast. Time spent walking to the stage and off, will be edited out.

– The four winning speeches will be included in the broadcast.

– In future years, four to six different categories may be selected for rotation, in collaboration with the show producers. This year's categories will be exempted in 2020.

– This change in the show was discussed and agreed to by the Board of Governors in August, with the full support of the branch executive committees. Such decisions are fully deliberated."

Academy president John Bailey, vice presidents Lois Burwell, Sid Ganis and Larry Karaszewski, Nancy Utley, treasurer Jim Gianopulos and secretary David Rubin all signed the letter.

The 91st Academy Awards will be February 24 on ABC.

from The 405 http://bit.ly/2DGvJ32

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Best original Halloween costumes from the fabulous costume designer Sophie De Rakoff and Recess LA.  Go to Recess on La Brea today and get yours!

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Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde, 2003 Costume design: Sophie De Rakoff

pink cotton and wool blend skirt suit with long white gloves - worn by Reese Witherspoon in the role of Elle Woods

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I posted 302 times in 2021

172 posts created (57%)

130 posts reblogged (43%)

For every post I created, I reblogged 0.8 posts.

I added 455 tags in 2021

#my gifs - 146 posts

#oab oabnithi - 53 posts

#narcos mexico - 52 posts

#tul pakorn - 39 posts

#i promised you the moon - 35 posts

#manner of death - 32 posts

#ipytm - 31 posts

#babe - 26 posts

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Longest Tag: 89 characters

#never thought longtime onscreen pair could reach this level of trust intimacy and comfort

My Top Posts in 2021

#5

Pacho in every season of Narcos & Narcos: Mexico

316 notes • Posted 2021-11-09 16:12:45 GMT

#4

Sophie de Rakoff (costume designer): It was important to really define her the very first time we meet her on camera and I needed her to have a sense of authority and feel distinctly different from the other women on the show. Julianna and I talked about making her look a little bit like Katherine Hepburn with the turtleneck and the white shirt.

426 notes • Posted 2021-10-24 13:43:18 GMT

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thank you for six years together

439 notes • Posted 2021-03-15 13:33:50 GMT

#2

The first thing that attracted me to her, because Uncle Clifford prefers the pronoun she, was the fact that Uncle Clifford was all things. It came from this idea what if a person could accept and access all of their femininity and all of their masculinity, if a person could just BE. And it just grew from there, and it took its own arc and shot off into the stratosphere. That's one of the things to me that was the most attractive, but also daring. Honestly, I saw members of my community, and I saw members of the LGBT community, people that would appropriate femininity in a way that was not honest. It wasn't truthful, it wasn't genuine, it was more so for about a joke. And I didn't want that. I'll be thinking there has to be something behind that. Like what makes that person cry or who do they love? Or what are their parents like?

↳ Nicco Annan on playing Uncle Clifford

687 notes • Posted 2021-01-29 13:50:42 GMT

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“Glenn (Walking Dead) represented someone not seen on TV before, an Asian American character that wasn't explicitly defined by his race, or talked about in that way. (Still Glenn has limits) he's always a good guy, he has to do the right thing at all times. It almost felt like in order for this Asian American character to exist, he has to be useful. It's not there's anything wrong with those things, but it's that we can only be those things. I think that's the battle. I read the script (of Minari) and I was blown away. I was in tears. Seeing the words of how a life similar to mine could be put on a page was very liberating. I was like "Cool. I gotta do this." This thing continues to leave me in many, many tears. I've been crying throughout this whole process.”

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Legally Blonde (2001) Costume design by Sophie De Rakoff