20: The Birdcage & The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert

07/02/21 • 81 min

Happy end of pride month to all! Since pride is year round, we decided to watch two classics of LGBTQ+ cinema from the mid-90s. Join us as we cover Versace in Miami, drag looks galore, and briefly (misguidedly) attempt an Australian accent!

Follow along with the visual analysis via these links or the slideshow on YouTube!
The Birdcage: Instagram, Pinterest
Priscilla, Queen of the Desert: Instagram, Pinterest
Questions? Comments? Suggestions for future episodes? Email [email protected].
Follow us:
Jojo Siu on IG @jojosiucostumes
Sarah Timm on IG @breathcue, on Twitter @SarahTSews
The Costume Plot on Youtube, Instagram, and Twitter

Please rate and review! For every review we get, we'll be donating $1 to Dress for Success.
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19: Black Mirror #4.1 & Doctor Who #5.10

More TV coming atcha, this time it’s sci-fi! Join us as we dive into the costumes from an episode each of “Black Mirror” and “Doctor Who”. How do you make something look like Star Trek but not actually Star Trek? What did Vincent Van Gogh look like? Let’s get to the bottom of it. Trigger warning: brief mention of sexual assault and suicide.

Follow along with the visual analysis via these links or the slideshow on YouTube!
Black Mirror “USS Callister”: Instagram, Pinterest
Doctor Who “Vincent and the Doctor”: Instagram, Pinterest

Questions? Comments? Suggestions for future episodes? Email [email protected].
Follow us:
Jojo Siu on IG @jojosiucostumes
Sarah Timm on IG @breathcue, on Twitter @SarahTSews
The Costume Plot on Youtube, Instagram, and Twitter

Please rate and review! For every review we get, we'll be donating $1 to Dress for Success.

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21: Walk the Line & The Impossible

Join us as we dive into some movies based on real life events! Let's analyze the costumes in "Walk the Line" and "The Impossible," and ask ourselves: can a costume be too cartoony? And how many shirts do you need if your actor is going through a tsunami? Trigger warning: brief discussion of Naomi Watts's character's bodily injuries in the film.
Follow along with the visual analysis via these links or the slideshow on YouTube!
Walk the Line: Instagram part 1, part 2; Pinterest
The Impossible (warning: blood): Instagram, Pinterest
Questions? Comments? Suggestions for future episodes? Email [email protected].
Follow us:
Jojo Siu on IG @jojosiucostumes
Sarah Timm on IG @breathcue, on Twitter @SarahTSews
The Costume Plot on Youtube, Instagram, and Twitter

Please rate and review! For every review we get, we'll be donating $1 to Dress for Success.
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The Costume Plot - 20: The Birdcage & The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert

Transcript

Both

Welcome to The Costume Plot.

Jojo

I'm Jojo Siu.

Sarah

And I’m Sarah Timm. We're professional designers with a passion for costume design and the performing arts. Our podcast does contain spoilers. Accompanying slideshows for each movie are linked in the episode description.

Jojo

We hope you'll join us every other week as we delve into the wonderful world of costume design in The Costume Plot. [music]

Jojo

Hello, hello. And welcome