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We are honored (and lucky) to have the incredibly talented, Arthur Aleksander, as the costumer designer for By The Soles of Our Feet. Mr. Aleksander is an up and coming designer finishing his studies at Otis College of Art and Design. His award-winning work was featured at the LACMA Summer 2010 Art Walk where he conceptualized the work of local artist Gary Baseman in the form of party dresses.
We recently sat down with Mr. Aleksander to find out more about him and how he is approaching the costuming for the film.
How did you manage costuming a story that develops across several environmental extremes and movie genres while still keeping a consistent “thread” in the designs?
Well, there were several meetings with the producers and director of the film to discuss the characters’ identities, which were integral to the translation of how the clothes would evolve on-screen. I wanted there to be a direct correlation between who the characters are as a living human being and who they are destined to become. It was discussed that these stripes were to be the unifying design detail that figuratively tied Bucco and Pepe together and makes appearances in the costumes throughout the film’s entirety. As the film progresses you see not only the evolution of the characters but also of the stripes.