In this week's episode, Hanna is gonna talk about health and safety on set and is gonna name some shocking examples of when those rules were violated. Also, we are telling the heroing stories of when Lisa jumped off a ladder and Hann did actual stunt work!

In this episode Lisa talks about the differences - and simlarities - when it comes to deisgning for digital characters. And what happens when those digital heros are being brought to live on the big screen.

Research Credits:

https://www.argentics.io/evolution-of-video-game-character

https://tyrannyofstyle.com/costume-design-for-video-games/

https://www.polygon.com/23776996/barbie-fashion-designer-retro-game-untold-story-history/

https://theartofcostume.com/2023/12/18/the-costumes-of-the-last-of-us-a-written-history-with-costume-designer-cynthia-summers/

In today's episode, Hanna discusses how human bodies are transformed for the screen - and what toxicity lies behind it. Sorry we're a day late - again! We are just really busy being the boss babes we are!

Sources:

https://www.patreon.com/posts/fat-suit-56654269

www.glamourmagazine.co.uk/article/fat-suits-hollywood-representation (this is a really good take!)

https://propstore.com/product/click/michael-adam-sandler-fat-suits/

https://cinenoir.net/style/visual-stearic-effects/visceral-dimensions-deconstructing-fat-as-a-cinematic-visual-medium/

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/12/10/opinion/the-whale-film.html

https://www.bodyandsoul.com.au/health/mental-health/is-it-ok-to-use-the-word-fat-when-describing-bodies/news-story/217f6f5314f895b72f345ac0d5e5e461

https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/tv/story/2021-08-26/sarah-paulson-linda-tripp-american-crime-story-impeachment

https://femlens.com/blog-post/representation-in-film/

In this week‘s episode Lisa enlightens us on the dangers of fast fashion and Hanna opens up about her new addiction.

Sources:

https://de.wikipedia.org/

https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2025/mar/28/atacama-chilean-desert-clothes-dumping-western-fast-fashion-industry

https://www.recommerceatacama.com/

https://ndnr.com/health-effects-of-fast-fashion/

https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/campaigns/2025/11/workers-rights-in-the-garment-industry-a-gender-discrimination-issue/

https://truthout.org/articles/patagonias-greenwashing-ignores-workers-and-wont-solve-the-climate-crisis/

https://corporatejusticecoalition.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/CJC_CaseStudy_Boohoo.pdf [PDF]

https://goodonyou.eco/

https://cleanclothes.org/

Disclosure: AI was used to help write parts of this episode.

We are so back!

Welcome to SEASON TWO of Costume Breakdown.

We are excited to be back at our microphones and in your ears! In this first episode we mix things up a little, and have both researched some iconic outfits that have made a difference in this world.

Tune in to find out what they are.

This week’s related movie recommendations are:

“Black Swan”, costume design by Amy Westcott/ Kate and Laura Mulleavy

“The Dressmaker”, costume design by Margot Wilson

Sources:

https://en.wikipedia.org/

https://www.metmuseum.org/de/essays/revealing-madame-x

https://fashionhistory.fitnyc.edu/1884-sargent-madame-x/

https://medium.com/@prosperhnery33/understanding-why-kurt-cobain-wore-dresses-c87a721fb7e4

https://www.iceman.it/en

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ötzi

https://www.vogue.co.uk/article/j-lo-green-versace-dress-responsible-for-google-image-search
Moran, E. (2022). The Lady Di Look Book: What Diana Was Trying to Tell Us Through Her Clothes. Hachette UK.

Psst! Wanna know a secret?

Costume designers actually know about historical accuracy. They just ignore it to enrage history buffs.

In the season finale, we explore the topic of historical accuracy in theatre and film and ask the question: Is it necessary?

Fasten your corset (that is off by a decade) and tune in!

Episode sources:

wikipedia.org

https://historyboots.wordpress.com/2013/04/10/what-is-historical-accuracy/

https://theatreandfilm.capetown/unveiling-the-dynamic-shifts-in-hollywoods-costume-design-trends/

https://www.eternalgoddess.co.uk/posts/is-it-accurate-marie-antoinette

https://aelarsen.wordpress.com/2017/11/26/the-last-kingdom-testudos/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sZw9U_0_Vfk&ab_channel=TheLastKingdom

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pZyA_HSWIDo&ab_channel=MinaLe

We can do it!

In the second part of our double feature Hanna tells Lisa all about craftivism during war times and hand crafts in depression era Finland.

Wartime Canada

https://wartimecanada.ca/categories/handicrafts

Depression Era Crafts in Finland (sources in Finnish)

https://helda.helsinki.fi/server/api/corebitstreamsb8465dec-6b9c-4d2b-8607-42cd5924a390/content

https://yle.fi/a/20-10007375

Bosnia

https://iwpr.net/global-voices/handicrafts-give-bosnian-women-new-independence

Flour sack dresses

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Feed_sack_dress

Rural Americans Used to Wear Feed Sack Clothes During the Great Depression and World War II | by Jhemmylrut Teng | Lessons from History | Medium

Camouflage nets Ukraine

https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2022/02/08/ukraine-military-women-camouflage/

https://warmonolog.com.ua/en/kikimora-saved-my-life-cherkasy-en/

Keep calm and listen on!

This is the first part of our Wartime Double Feature.

In today’s episode, Lisa dives deep into the fashion during dark times and in two weeks Hanna will continue with the topic and tell us all about wartime crafts.

So shut the blackout curtains and ration your fabric, here we go.

Episode sources:

Wikipdedia.org

https://www.primaryhomeworkhelp.co.uk/war/fashion.htm

https://www.iwm.org.uk/history/how-clothes-rationing-affected-fashion-in-the-second-world-war

https://www.english-heritage.org.uk/visit/inspire-me/wartime-wardrobes-1940s-fashion-rationing/

https://eng410wwiilit.commons.gc.cuny.edu/2017/12/06/the-siren-suit/