It’s that time of year
again; the Oscars are here! The Academy Awards are the most awaited film awards
in the world and for good reason too. The 86th Academy Awards
witnessed some amazing talent turn out and the lucky few that managed a
statuette home had earned the right to do so.
The category that caught our attention
was, without doubt, for Best Costume Design. It goes without saying that the
outfits and costumes used in any movie can lend it an air of awe and
believability. Seeing is believing, after all! Catherine Martin was declared
the winner for ‘The Great Gatsby’. She’s no stranger to winning an Oscar, and
she bagged two more Oscars for her fine work.
An Australian national,
Catherine Martin (better known as CM), is not only a Costume Designer, but also
a Film, Stage and Interior Designer.
A Diploma Design Course at National Institute
of Dramatic Arts is where it all started for Martin. She collaborated with her
then college-mate and now husband Baz Luhrmann and has created some spectacular
work.
She designed sets and costumes for Strictly Ballroom, Lake Lost and in
1989 she designed sets for an Australian stage production called Diary of a
Madman. Martin has an impressive body of work, including La Bohème, A Midsummer
Night Dream, Romeo + Juliet, Moulin Rouge and the Red Curtain Trilogy.
She was
nominated for the Best Achievement in Costume Design for the movie Australia
and has won numerous awards for her incredible creations.
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| The Great Gatsby |
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| Moulin Rouge |
One of the most influential designers
of our time, Catherine Martin is known for her obsession with fashion, her eye
for detail and depth of research. What defines Catherine Martin is her passion
for fashion, her understanding of colors, an eye for prints and an uncanny
ability to interpret an era and blend it with contemporary times.
Over the years Martin has
branched out into home wares, featuring paints, wallpaper and rugs, where her
passion and flair for design is as strong as it is in the world of fashion.
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| Australia |
Her
talent and painstaking work has got her at mind-boggling heights and her work
is truly commendable, making her fully deserving of an Oscar.
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