Kate Hawley

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Kate Hawley is a New Zealand costume designer.[1]

Biography[]

Hawley grew up in Wellington, New Zealand, and attended Samuel Marsden Collegiate School from 1982 to 1988. Following high school, she studied graphic design at the Wellington School of Design at Wellington Polytechnic, completing a diploma in visual communication design in 1992.[2][3] In 1996, she attended the Motley Theatre Design Course in London.[2][4]

Hawley began her career in theatre and opera productions, and later moved into costume design for film.[1] In 1993 Hawley won Costume Designer of the Year at the Chapman Tripp Theatre Awards.[5] She has worked for Peter Jackson on The Lovely Bones and with Guillermero Del Toro on The Hobbit, Pacific Rim and Crimson Peak.[2][6]

In 2016, Hawley was nominated for a Saturn Award for Best Costume Design for her work on Crimson Peak.[7]

References[]

  1. ^ a b "Awards talk for Kiwi costumer designer". Stuff. 22 October 2015. Retrieved 4 June 2021.
  2. ^ a b c "Kate Hawley (2017)". Retrieved 4 June 2021.
  3. ^ "Kate Hawley". mualumni.massey.ac.nz. Retrieved 4 June 2021.
  4. ^ "From Hollywood to Wellywood: Kate Hawley, Crimson Peak and Suicide Squad costume designer comes home". thisNZlife. 25 June 2018. Retrieved 4 June 2021.
  5. ^ "Winners of the Wellington-based Chapman Tripp Theatre Awards, inaugurated in 1992". Theatre Aotearoa Database. Retrieved 17 June 2021.
  6. ^ Cohen, David S. (30 September 2015). "'Crimson Peak' Costume Designer Mixes Frills and Chills for Victorian Story". Variety. Retrieved 4 June 2021.
  7. ^ freddyinspace (24 February 2016). "2016 Saturn Awards Nominees Announced". Dread Central. Retrieved 4 June 2021.
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