If I'm doing something contemporary, for sure I'm very aware of what's going on. Personally, I like fashion trends, but when I'm doing a movie, it doesn't affect what I do particularly at all. I don't relate to it in that way.

Sleepy Hollow had a lot of action in it, even though it was a fairy-tale movie.

Chicago is partly a fairy tale because it's inside one person's head, so that part of it's made up and the rest of it is reality.

Be able to take any job that gives you experience on a film. Don't just think that you have to be in one department or the other, because through working on one and seeing what other people do in the movie makes you realize what your role is if you become a costume designer.

Costumes are the first impression that you have of the character before they open their mouth-it really does establish who they are.

In designing Supergirl, I wanted to embrace the past but more importantly, thrust her into the street-style action hero of today.

In real life, a lot of people at that level will have their kimonos made especially for them.