The Costume Plot

It's a time travel kind of day for our first episode of 2023! We're covering two movies that go back to the 50s with Back to the Future and Pleasantville. We discuss period accurate guitars, polyester, and bullet bras.Follow along with the visual analysis via these links! Back to the Future: Instagram, Pinterest Pleasantville: Instagram, Pinterest Questions? Comments? Suggestions for future episodes? Email thecostumeplot@gmail.com. Follow us: Jojo Siu on IG @jojosiucostumes Sarah Timm on IG @breathcue, on Twitter @SarahTSews The Costume Plot on Youtube, Instagram, and TwitterPlease rate and review! For every review we get, we'll be donating $1 to Dress for Success. 

December's bonus episode featured special guest Gersha Phillips, who is here to chat about her work on the new movie The Woman King, a period epic which tells the story of the female Agojie warriors of the West African kingdom of Dahomey. She gives us all the inside scoop on working in South Africa, finding local artists, and her path to costume design.Follow Gersha on Instagram!Artists mentioned include Lafalaise Dion (Queen of Cowries) Follow along with our coverage of the movie via Instagram or Pinterest!Questions? Comments? Suggestions for future episodes? Email thecostumeplot@gmail.com. Follow us: Jojo Siu on IG @jojosiucostumes Sarah Timm on IG @breathcue, on Twitter @SarahTSews The Costume Plot on Youtube, Instagram, and TwitterPlease rate and review! For every review we get, we'll be donating $1 to Dress for Success. 

Happy Holidays from the Costume Plot! We're excited to be talking about two Christmas classics, the original Miracle on 34th Street and the Jim Carrey Grinch. Join us as we explore drunk Santa, yak hair, and so much more.Follow along with the visual analysis via these links!Miracle on 34th Street: Instagram, PinterestThe Grinch: Instagram, Pinterest Questions? Comments? Suggestions for future episodes? Email thecostumeplot@gmail.com. Follow us: Jojo Siu on IG @jojosiucostumes Sarah Timm on IG @breathcue, on Twitter @SarahTSews The Costume Plot on Youtube, Instagram, and TwitterPlease rate and review! For every review we get, we'll be donating $1 to Dress for Success. 

We're so excited to welcome costume designer Leslie Kavanagh, who is here to chat all about her work on season 5 of Hulu's The Handmaid's Tale! We learned all about her journey towards the show, designing the new Gilead ranking of the Plums, and who might be inside June's locket. Follow Leslie online:Leslie's instagramLeslie's websiteFollow along with the visual analysis via these links!Instagram post, Pinterest boardQuestions? Comments? Suggestions for future episodes? Email thecostumeplot@gmail.com. Follow us: Jojo Siu on IG @jojosiucostumes Sarah Timm on IG @breathcue, on Twitter @SarahTSews The Costume Plot on Youtube, Instagram, and TwitterPlease rate and review! For every review we get, we'll be donating $1 to Dress for Success. 

Oh look, a new episode! This week we decided to do a Heath Ledger tribute, with his first breakout role and his last role. But it's not all sad because we discuss armor, anachronistic period mashups, and the strange, strange mind of Terry Gilliam. Follow along with the visual analysis via these links!A Knight's Tale: Instagram, Pinterest The Imaginarium of Dr. Parnassus (TW: there is an image of blackface in this film): Instagram, Pinterest Questions? Comments? Suggestions for future episodes? Email thecostumeplot@gmail.com. Follow us: Jojo Siu on IG @jojosiucostumes Sarah Timm on IG @breathcue, on Twitter @SarahTSews The Costume Plot on Youtube, Instagram, and TwitterPlease rate and review! For every review we get, we'll be donating $1 to Dress for Success. 

Happy spooky season! We hope you enjoy our exploration of these two spooky movies, Train to Busan and Practical Magic. There's something for everyone, including discussion of watery blood, cowboy vampires, and the Edwardian Faire. Follow along with the visual analysis via these links!Train to Busan (TW for blood--fairly fake looking): Instagram, Pinterest Practical Magic: Instagram, Pinterest Questions? Comments? Suggestions for future episodes? Email thecostumeplot@gmail.com. Follow us: Jojo Siu on IG @jojosiucostumes Sarah Timm on IG @breathcue, on Twitter @SarahTSews The Costume Plot on Youtube, Instagram, and TwitterPlease rate and review! For every review we get, we'll be donating $1 to Dress for Success. 

We're so excited to be joined by designer Amanda Wing Yee Lee this week to talk all about her work on the new film Emily the Criminal! We learn about her background, her process for designing the film, and her attraction to misunderstood characters. Please note there is some background noise in this episode but we did our best to edit around it!Follow Amanda's work: Amanda's website, and @amandawingyeeleedesigner on Instagram. Follow along with the discussion about the movie here:Instagram, Pinterest Questions? Comments? Suggestions for future episodes? Email thecostumeplot@gmail.com. Follow us: Jojo Siu on IG @jojosiucostumes Sarah Timm on IG @breathcue, on Twitter @SarahTSews The Costume Plot on Youtube, Instagram, and TwitterPlease rate and review! For every review we get, we'll be donating $1 to Dress for Success. 

She's beauty and she's grace, she's another episode of the Costume Plot! Join us as we go over the costumes in two films about beauty pageants, Miss Congeniality and Little Miss Sunshine. Featuring discussions about Herve Leger and terrifying children's pageants. Trigger warning: mentions of suicide and discussion about body image.Follow along with the visual analysis via these links! Miss Congeniality: Instagram, Pinterest Little Miss Sunshine: Instagram, Pinterest Questions? Comments? Suggestions for future episodes? Email thecostumeplot@gmail.com. Follow us: Jojo Siu on IG @jojosiucostumes Sarah Timm on IG @breathcue, on Twitter @SarahTSews The Costume Plot on Youtube, Instagram, and TwitterPlease rate and review! For every review we get, we'll be donating $1 to Dress for Success. 

Welcome to a new episode! Join us as we discuss a couple of Korean shows, Mystic Pop-Up Bar and Squid Game. The afterlife and... extreme violence? Sure! NY Times article: When a Track Suit Embodies a NationFollow along with the visual analysis via these links! Mystic Pop-Up Bar: Instagram, Pinterest Squid Game: Instagram, Pinterest Questions? Comments? Suggestions for future episodes? Email thecostumeplot@gmail.com. Follow us: Jojo Siu on IG @jojosiucostumes Sarah Timm on IG @breathcue, on Twitter @SarahTSews The Costume Plot on Youtube, Instagram, and TwitterPlease rate and review! For every review we get, we'll be donating $1 to Dress for Success. 

We're back! We hope you had a great July! We're ready to rock with some Kate Winslet movies this week, Titanic and Steve Jobs! Join us as we explore the topics of 1910s corseting, asymmetry in the 80s, and dampness levels. Follow along with the visual analysis via these links! Titanic: Instagram, Pinterest Steve Jobs: Instagram, Pinterest Questions? Comments? Suggestions for future episodes? Email thecostumeplot@gmail.com. Follow us: Jojo Siu on IG @jojosiucostumes Sarah Timm on IG @breathcue, on Twitter @SarahTSews The Costume Plot on Youtube, Instagram, and TwitterPlease rate and review! For every review we get, we'll be donating $1 to Dress for Success.