Textile and Breakdown Art for Film & Television


Distressed principal character costumes with custom screen-printed graphics created for the trailer-park scene.

Series of textile work created for club scenes: hand-painted, airbrushed, and screen-printed with black-light–reactive inks and paints for principal cast and background.


DEVOTION

Costume Designer: Deirdra Govan

Companies: Black Label Media

Starring: Jonathan Majors and Glen Powell

A historical drama about Navy aviators in the Korean War.

Dye testing and final garments for U.S. Navy flight-deck crew uniforms, historically accurate color matches and aging for Korean War–period reproduction pieces.

Snow-effect treated uniform jackets designed to capture realistic frozen buildup on American and Chinese soldiers during the Korean War blizzard scenes.


Roofman

Costume Designer: Erin Benach

The true story of Jeff Manchester, who escaped prison and hid out inside a Toys 'R Us.

Starring: Channing Tatum, Kirsten Dunst & Peter Dinklage

T-shirt variations created from a custom shop rag with a screen-printed, distressed “SEX WAX” surf logo. Fabricated to mimic a handmade disguise sewn on to a t-shirt worn by the character.

“Nike” disguise hat fabricated to appear character-made with torn paper swoosh and spray-paint.


MANHUNT  

Apple TV+

A historical drama about the hunt for John Wilkes Booth after Lincoln’s assassination.



I’M A VIRGO

Costume Designer: Deirdra Elizabeth Govan

Director: Boots Riley

Studio: Amazon Studios

A surreal coming-of-age series about a 13-foot-tall young man navigating the world; includes practical giant-scale puppetry for character doubles and effects sequences.


A Jazzman’s Blues

Costume Designer: Karyn Wagner

Companies: Tyler Perry Studios/ Netflix

Custom designed Egyptian collars: drawn, patterned, and digitally prepared for embroidery for ensemble dancers.


BRIDE HARD

Costume Designer: Salvador Perez

Staring: Rebel Wilson & Anna Camp

Series of distressed looks: a singed, burn-treated costume & progressions of action-aged bridesmaid costume with wedding-cake debris.


MAY DECEMBER

Costume Designer: April Napier 

Starring: Natalie Portman & Julianne Moore