For Nicole Manek, great costume design isn't just about technical expertise — it's about having an understanding of an actor's physicality, presence and character-building process. And when it ...

Textiles and examples of traditional dress were among the earliest ... In 1959, the Nan Duskin Laboratory of Costume Design was created, enabling the collection to be housed in a state-of-the-art ...

It didn't take an act of Ozian magic for "Wicked" costume designer Paul Tazewell to make Oscars history. Tazewell, who helped bring the fantastical world of Elphaba and Glinda to life through his ...

“Wicked’s” Paul Tazewell has made Oscars history by becoming the first Black man to win for best costume design. Tazewell, a previous nominee for “West Side Story,” already has an Emmy ...

Tazewell, who graduated from Buchtel High School, made history, becoming the first Black man to win an Oscar for best costume design. “I’m the first Black man to receive the costume design ...