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Voice Of Costume - Creating Character through Costume DesignAuthor: Catherine Baumgardner - Costume Designer and Educator
The stories behind the stories from the artists who build the worlds we love. Voice of Costume goes far beyond fabric and fittings. This podcast is an intimate, behind-the-scenes look at how film, television, and theater are actually made told by the artists who rarely get the spotlight but shape everything you see on screen. Each episode features candid conversations with costume designers and creative collaborators working at every level of the industry. They share the real stories: breaking in, surviving rejection, collaborating under pressure, solving impossible problems, and finding meaning in the work when the hours are long and the budgets are tight. If you love: Behind-the-scenes stories from film, TV, and theater Creative career journeys the wins and the failures How character, story, and psychology show up visually on screen Honest conversations about art, process, collaboration, and resilience this podcast is for you. Voice of Costume isn't just about what people wear it's about why choices are made, how stories are built, and what it really takes to sustain a creative life. Whether you're a filmmaker, writer, actor, designer, student, or simply someone who loves understanding how great stories come together, this podcast invites you inside the process where creativity meets craft, and passion meets persistence. Subscribe and listen in because every costume has a story, and every story has a voice. Language: en Genres: Arts, Design, TV & Film Contact email: Get it Feed URL: Get it iTunes ID: Get it |
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How Do You Build 1880s New York From 50,000 Images with Kasia Walicka Maimone - The Gilded Age
Episode 55
Friday, 19 June, 2026
The Gilded Age looks like living art—but Kasia Walicka-Maimone reveals the research, strategy, color, and craft behind every gown. Costume designer Kasia Walicka Maimone joins Voice of Costume to discuss designing HBO's The Gilded Age, the Julian Fellowes period drama where 1880s New York society becomes a runway of power, wealth, old money, new money, and visual storytelling. Kasia traces her path from growing up in rural Poland, surrounded by nature and imagination, to making her own clothes, studying culture and literature, designing theater, opera, film, and eventually building the massive costume world of The Gilded Age. She reveals the extraordinary research process behind the series, including a visual library of more than 50,000 period images, inspiration from painters like John Singer Sargent, and the surprising truth that the 1880s were far more colorful than black-and-white photography suggests. Kasia explains how jewel tones, artificial dyes, silhouettes, organic shapes, asymmetry, and historical references help define characters, class, taste, and transformation. The conversation also pulls back the curtain on the enormous team effort behind the costumes: design boards, fabric sourcing, budget strategy, repeat garments, in-house makers, tailoring, and the puzzle of creating museum-worthy period clothing on a television schedule. A rich conversation about beauty, history, collaboration, leadership, and the privilege of building a world over multiple seasons. A must-listen for: Fans of The Gilded Age, HBO period dramas, Julian Fellowes, 1880s fashion, New York society, Bertha Russell, Marian Brook, John Singer Sargent, historical costume design, period dramas, fashion history, and behind-the-scenes television craft. The "Voice of Costume" is the first podcast created between working costume designers sharing stories, inspiration, struggles, and insights into the creative career of costume design. A behind-the-scenes podcast to showcase the voices of Costume Designers around the world. Listen in on this inspirational, one-on-one conversation with Catherine Baumgardner. Audio available wherever you get podcasts. https://voiceofcostume.com/
