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‘Wednesday’ Costume Designer Breaks Down Her Career | Life in Looks | Vogue

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October 24, 2025

In honor of Vogue World: Hollywood, four-time Academy Award–winning costume designer Colleen Atwood breaks down some of her most iconic works.

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00:00 – Intro
00:09 – 1990 – Edward Scissorhands
01:48 – 1990 – The Handmaid’s Tale
02:30 – 1991 – The Silence of the Lambs
03:36 – 1994 – Little Women
04:33 – 1998 – Beloved
05:26 – 1999 – Sleepy Hollow
06:47 – 2002 – Chicago
08:02 – 2007 – Lemony Snicket
10:15 – 2009 – Nine
10:56 – 2010 – Alice in Wonderland
12:05 – 2014 – Into the Woods
13:07 – 2016 – Fantastic Beasts
13:43 – 2022 – Wednesday
14:16 – 2023 – The Little Mermaid
15:24 – 2024 – Masters of the Air
16:01 – 2024 -Beetlejuice Beetlejuice
16:53 – 2025 – One Battle After Another
17:57 – 2025 – Kiss of the Spider Woman

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26 Comments

@ashantihernandez__

October 24, 2025 at 12:01 pm

As someone who wants to be a costume designer thank you so much for this video!!

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@greyyuh-wc6cn

October 24, 2025 at 12:04 pm

her dedication to her craft is truly inspiring 🥺

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@EduardoFerreira-cd6fy

October 24, 2025 at 12:07 pm

Vogue… this is COLLEEN ATWOOD… this woman has won 4 OSCARS.
Please use her actual name in the title instead of “Wednesday costume designer” that just feels disrespectful

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- @NATEYWEB
  
  October 24, 2025 at 12:25 pm
  
  SERIOUSLY. WTF Vogue…
  
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- @thestrangeking21
  
  October 24, 2025 at 3:29 pm
  
  thank you…
  
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@suzymentzos1

October 24, 2025 at 12:13 pm

Love this video ❤ thank you

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@thedyingdetective

October 24, 2025 at 12:16 pm

i loveeee the costumes! she’s so skilled.

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@thedyingdetective

October 24, 2025 at 12:21 pm

she’s had quite the career!!!

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@NATEYWEB

October 24, 2025 at 12:24 pm

WOW! She is truly the architect of THE MOST ICONIC costumes of all time.

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@MAXKIDDO8888

October 24, 2025 at 12:25 pm

Since we’re opening up this series to costume designers. I would love to see Patricia Field, Mona May, Sandy Powell, or Mandi Line do a video like this.

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@RafiqiFamily

October 24, 2025 at 12:29 pm

Please thinking about aseliem

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@seashellsx

October 24, 2025 at 12:38 pm

she’s so talented!!

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@kaylandry3142

October 24, 2025 at 12:50 pm

One of the best. Thank you.

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@Ariele-c1i

October 24, 2025 at 12:55 pm

This lady is so wise, a genius!👏👏👏 Fortunately it has been just 1 movie with no many clothes! 😅

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@DallinPilling

October 24, 2025 at 1:07 pm

Super dope!

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@felixdbestest

October 24, 2025 at 1:19 pm

If this is what vogue world Hollywood is then I am so interested

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@champychandler

October 24, 2025 at 1:20 pm

Come on, Wednesday it´s not even the most impressive thing COLLEEN ATWOOD have done. Dont title the video ‘Wednesday’ Costume Designer”… Show some respect.

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@RachMonPhoebs

October 24, 2025 at 1:24 pm

A true artist of our time!!!

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@Anna9199

October 24, 2025 at 1:38 pm

She is so talented

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@jvelas

October 24, 2025 at 1:38 pm

incredible

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@Noodles-j8l

October 24, 2025 at 1:55 pm

Legend

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@EM-fs8nb

October 24, 2025 at 2:06 pm

Yesss please have more of these!

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@RaulSalazar-c6y

October 24, 2025 at 2:27 pm

No one cares loser

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@SonerBoyraz

October 24, 2025 at 3:17 pm

I wanna be her.

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@Natashaz48

October 24, 2025 at 3:23 pm

An icon and a true master.

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@daisy4645

October 24, 2025 at 3:27 pm

The 21st century Edith Head. An exceptional talent

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