Susan Matheson Explained
Susan Matheson is a costume designer who designed costumes for the films The Kingdom, Friday Night Lights, Blue Crush,[1] Crazy/Beautiful,[2] Honey,[3] Panic and Best Laid Plans. She has designed for three movies starring Will Ferrell - Step Brothers,[4] [5] Semi-Pro,[6] and Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby.[7] She designed for the film Couples Retreat starring Vince Vaughn and Jon Favreau which premiered in the fall of 2009.[8]
Biography
Susan Matheson grew up in Cape Town, South Africa.[1] Susan received her bachelor's degree from Vassar College[9] and her BFA from Parsons School of Design where she received the "Designer of the year" award[10] as well as design awards from Nike, Inc.[11] and Bob Mackie.[12] Upon graduation, she went to work for Mattel Toys designing for both Barbie and Disney.[12]
Since then she has gone on to design costumes for both film and theater.
Susan has collaborated with performance artists Ron Athey, Juliana Snapper and Nicole Blackman. She collaborated most recently with Juliana Snapper and composer Andrew Infanti in May 2009 on the world's first underwater opera You Who Will Emerge From the Flood at the Victoria Baths in Manchester, England.[13]
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Notes and References
- News: Feitelberg . Rosemary . 1 August 2002 . HAUTE HAWAII; STYLIST SUSAN MATHESON CREATED AN AUTHENTIC SURFER-GIRL AESTHETIC FOR "BLUE CRUSH.". . WWD . . 0149-5380 . 31 May 2009.
- Web site: Seen & Heard. 29 June 2001. Penton Media. 2009-05-31.
- Web site: Honey Starring Jessica Alba Lil' Romeo Mekhi Phifer Completes Filming. AboutMovies.com. 19 November 2002. 2009-05-31.
- Web site: Costume Designer Susan Matheson Interview – STEP BROTHERS. 2009-05-31. 1 June 2008. Collider.com.
- http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/entertainmentnewsbuzz/2008/07/where-step-brot.html Where Step Brothers
- News: Leydon . Joe . 29 February 2008 . Semi-Pro (Movie Review) . 31 May 2009. Daily Variety.
- Web site: Talladega Nights: The Ballad Of Ricky Bobby DVD Movie. cduniverse.com. 2009-05-31.
- Web site: Susan Matheson - Filmdelta - Filmdatabas på svenska. filmdelta.se. Swedish. 2009-05-31.
- Web site: Production Notes - Buy Step Brothers, starring Will Ferrell and John C. Reilly, On Blu-ray High-Def & DVD DEC. 2nd. Sony pictures. 2009-05-31.
- News: 1 May 1992 . A Jeweled Response . 31 May 2009. Gaile. Robinson. The Los Angeles Times.
- News: That Time The Terminator Franchise And Nike Almost Went To War Over A Shoe. 2017-12-29.
- News: Gersh; Susan Matheson - Costume Designer. 2017-12-29.
- News: Juliana Snapper unveils an underwater opera. timesonline.co.uk. 2009-05-31. London. Nancy. Durrant. 11 May 2009.