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January 11, 2021

Welcome back

Christmas break is over and it is time to get back to reality. Today was my first day of a new term and I am really excited!

In this new term I hope to develop myself in artist research. I would like to go deeper in details so that I can write even more extensively about the artists and therefore, I will learn more about them. Moreover, I hope I get even more inspiration from it and create new ideas.

I also hope to do more research in softwear so that my knowledge becomes broader and that I can apply these programs in my work.

Over the Christmas break I watched the well spoken serie Bridgerton set in 1813. I got inspired of the dresses that were made for this serie. Fashion designer Ellen Mirojnick made 7.500 costume pieces in just 5 months for this serie. These pieces are inspired on the 80s however they used nothing really from history but only the silhouettes of the period. They kept the style and silhouette of 1813 for the most part but, they have used more modern fabrics and more modern techniques. Inspired of many different periods of time they created their own style.

I like the fresh outlook on this period of history and the modern twists.

Photo: Courtesy of netflix

Ellen Mirojnick (1949) born in New York is an American costume designer. She made costumes for many more famous movies such as the Maleficent and the Greatest Showman. She has been nominated twice for BAFTA and Emmy Awards. In 1998, she received a Saturn Award and has been honored with the Cutty Sark Menswear Award. She also has been nominated by her colleagues on various occasions for the CDG Award and in 2016 she was honored with the Career Achievement Award. When she reads a script she tries to envision images and eventually bring the characters to life visually. Therefore has Ellen Mirojnick released iconic characters that have become cultural references.

Sisterhood cinema (2020) Interview meet Ellen Mirojnick a visionary costumer and designer with deadlines [Online] Available from: https://www.sisterhoodcinema.com/blog/2020/1/9/interview-meet-ellen-mirojnick-a-visionary-costumer-and-designer-with-the-deadlines (Accessed 12th January 2020)

Costume designers guild (No date) Spotlight on Ellen Mirojnick [Online] Available from: https://costumedesignersguild.com/articles-videos/articles-archive/spotlight-on-ellen-mirojnick/ (Accessed 12th January 2020)

Slate (2020) Brigerton netflix costumes historical accuracy featherington dress [Online] Available from:
https://slate.com/culture/2020/11/bridgerton-netflix-costumes-historical-accuracy-featherington-dress.html (Accessed 12th January 2020)

Picture Bridgerton