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"I Don't Know How She Does It" coming out soon...

2011-09-04T12:12:00.003-04:00

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bn_OrhwIidA

Commercials for "IDK" are now hitting TV screens near you and the movie will hit the big screen on Sept. 16th!

2011-04-18T11:24:00.002-04:00

Aude Bronson Howard's costume design work for the Martin Scorsese directed Bleu de Chanel spot we did last year was honored with a Costume Designers Guild Award for Excellence in Commercial Costume Design! A big thrill to do the job and to get the recognition from our peers...

http://www.costumedesignersguild.com/cdg-awards/

Friends With Benefits will be out in July...

2011-04-18T11:13:00.002-04:00

Last summer, I worked w/Renee Ehrlich Kalfus on the NY end of "Friends With Benefits". The cast and crew were great, a fun experience all around. Here's the trailer with some highlights- have a look!

http://www.imdb.com/video/imdb/vi2190056729/

As long as they're posting it on YouTube...

2010-09-27T09:09:00.003-04:00

The internet and poster campaign for Bleu de Chanel has begun in earnest, so here's a link to the version that Chanel has released. The brilliantly talented Aude Bronson Howard was the stylist with whom I worked, Martin Scorsese directed....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oG-nnDlnWrA

2010-04-04T02:50:00.002-04:00

The Joneses are coming soon to a theatre near you! Here's the website and a trailer...

http://www.thejonesesmovie.com/

2010-04-02T14:28:00.000-04:00

Earlier this year, I had the pleasure of working on a commercial campaign with the talented and lovely Aude Bronson Howard, with whom I've done a number of films including "Analyze This" and "State of Grace". This time, we did a commercial for which we signed copious confidentiality agreements, so this is as close to a "blind item" as I'll ever post- must stay mum on the details.

We had the chance to work with arguably the best known and most beloved NYC film director featuring talented and gorgeous creatures wearing stunning costumes. Hope this doesn't send me to confidentiality jail! Perhaps will post a little something when this campaign hits the airwaves- it should be just gorgeous...

A little down time for real life...

2009-11-01T13:06:00.003-05:00

Juggling different hats this year dealing with family matters- so have taken a hiatus from film work and long term projects for the time being. Popped in to day play with some buddies on commercial spots for the likes of Samsung, IBM and public service announcements betwixt and between the real life business at hand. Hoping to be back up and running with more entertaining shots in the near future, till then- wishing a wonderful fall & winter to all! Cheers! Liz.

"The Joneses"

2008-11-16T11:05:00.003-05:00

My first Georgia paparazzi moment.

From a "Pop Sugar" post, a sliver of me was visible as I escorted Demi Moore to set on her first day shooting "The Joneses". We've been in the 'burbs north of Atlanta for the last month & 1/2...

The gossipy link from Pop Sugar

http://popsugar.com/2379970

The Taking of Pelham 1:23

2008-08-20T02:54:00.009-04:00

Looking forward to seeing this film at a theatre with a very big screen.

Tony Scott screened the preview for us at the wrap party, drawing cheers from the cast and crew (action packed, as you'd imagine). This version is very much it's own- a different sort of movie from the original, Tony's stamp all over it. Denzel Washington plays Walter Garber, John Travolta plays the bad guy, James Gandolfini as the Mayor, John Turturro as the lead hostage negotiator.

Did costumes for this job with Renee Ehrlich Kalfus. Had the biggest thrill/fright as we took our MTA subway track safety class and were sandwiched between two moving trains in a tunnel in Brooklyn. Not where you want to be for any length of time, but this made for the most adrenaline rushes in prep of any film I can remember...

A link to a NY Times article about NYC MTA track class:
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/06/22/nyregion/22safety.html?pagewanted=print

What Happens in Vegas

2008-08-20T02:34:00.014-04:00

Worked again with my friend Renee Ehrlich Kalfus on Tom Vaughan's "What Happens in Vegas". Funniest moments included Rob Corddry busting the seams on a bikini bottom that belonged to one of the Pussycat Dolls when he chose to try it on while dancing on the bar. It was later repaired "better than new" by Vern, a member of our wardrobe team so we can all show our faces in Caesar's Palace next time we're in town. We custom made the champagne, off the shoulder silk dress that Cameron wears as well as an amazing gold strapless number. Must find a photo to post...

Baby Mama pix

2008-08-20T00:48:00.022-04:00

Was associate costume designer to Renee Kalfus on Michael McCuller's "Baby Mama".

Tina Fey and Amy Poehler were brilliant- surrounded by a great cast- Greg Kinnear, Sigourney Weaver, Romany Malco, Dax Sheppard, Steve Martin.

I Am Legend Pix

2008-08-20T00:06:00.023-04:00

A little catch up on my last couple of years... Assisted Michael Kaplan, (one of the costume designers of "Blade Runner") on Francis Lawrence's "I Am Legend".

An amazing experience- Will Smith, Alice Braga, an army of creatures, real and virtual. The world of CGI effects, blue and green screen has come unbelievably far in the last few years and it was a treat to see the best working their craft.

All that, the National Guard and thousands of background performers (temperatures that seemed below zero as we filmed evacuation scenes under the FDR Drive)...

File under the "you and what army" category- I'm inside the tank in the center of a crew of some of the assistant costume designers who helped control the look of our flashback scenes.

My Super Ex-Girlfriend

2008-08-18T19:36:00.028-04:00

On Ivan Reitman's "My Super Ex-Girlfriend", I associate costume designed with costume designer buddy Laura Jean Shannon, a gal with an affinity for super heroes (LJ designed "Zathura", "Blade Trinity" and "Iron Man").

The task at hand was thinking of ways of branding superheroine "G Girl", who changed her clothes frequently and as per the script, purchased them retail (at Barney's). The folks at Bulgari worked with us, manufacturing buckles, brooches and necklaces with the "G" logo. The embroidery machines were humming on West 38th Street as we chose where to patch, where to add a brooch-

One crucial scene involved Luke Wilson's character "Matt" being undressed publicly at top speed by G-Girl and involved our test running breakaway suits with pull away ripcords. In a case of giving it all for the movie, the multi talented Adam Watt, (a member of our crew) donned the breakaway suit for a videotaped test run on stage. Nice way to meet the director. (Anything for the job!)

Game 6

2008-06-12T13:19:00.000-04:00

"Game 6" was directed by Michael Hoffman, story and screenplay by Don Delillo, I co-designed costumes with Renee Ehrlich Kalfus.

It is the story of what happens to two NY based, die hard Red Sox fans during a day in 1986 when the infamous "Game 6" of the World Series was played. Michael Keaton plays a writer whose show opens on Broadway that night, Robert Downey Jr. is a mysterious and feared critic who may destroy the show with one review. They head through the day to a showdown

Oldies but goodies as associate or assistant costume designer...

2008-05-05T10:34:00.001-04:00