Makeover Montage: A Fashion in Film Podcast · Marie Lodi and Blaire Bercy

Low-Rise Jeans, JNCOs, and Fred Durst's Red Hat With "Y2K" Costume Designer Katina Danabassis

·1 hr 10 min·4 clips

The red Fred Durst hat became the hardest item to source because the hat shape changed.

1. Makeover Montage: A Fashion in Film Podcast focuses on Y2K costume design with guest Katina Danabassis. 2. Marie Lodi and Blair Bursey host Katina Danabassis, a costume designer whose credits include Lady Bird and Y2K. 3. The episode asks how Danabassis built a Y2K wardrobe that feels specific, recognizable, and not caricatured. 4. Danabassis says she started in Canada by hustling in commercials and small film jobs before moving to Los Angeles. 5. She says a call to work on Lady Bird with April Napier changed the path of her career. 6. She names Saskatoon, Saskatchewan as home and mentions her husband as the reason for the move to Los Angeles. 7. She says dressing herself mattered early because her father put her in ruffly dresses she hated. 8. She connects that childhood to photos from Hydra, Greece, where her aunt in Greece received the performative pictures. 9. She says her first job in fashion was at 640 in Saskatoon, where brands like Diesel 55 DSL, Lacoste, Ruka, Miss Sixty, Chip and Pepper, and Custo Barcelona were part of the store world. 10. She says Close Cafe beside the shop carried skate and streetwear labels such as Freshjive, America, Kickswear, and Porn Star. 11. She says Paper Magazine changed her life because she read every issue cover to cover. 12. She says the magazine taught her how to spot runway trends and street style before they fully reached the street. 13. She describes ordering a pair of brown-and-green Lacoste high-top suede sneakers from Montreal with a money order. 14. She says the wait for those shoes felt long, but the delay made the purchase more satisfying. 15. She says Y2K styling began with eBay purchases of Delia's, Alloy, Abercrombie and Fitch, and Banana Republic catalogs. 16. She says Go influenced the movie because of its rave energy, grocery-store realism, leather blazers, and nineties-does-seventies styling. 17. She says the film uses cyber optimism through chrome colors, blue tones, shiny music-video surfaces, and clothes that look futuristic. 18. The interview style is conversational and anecdotal, with Marie Lodi and Blair Bursey steering from childhood memories to specific costume choices. 19. People who like fashion history, Y2K styling, and costume process detail will like this. 20. People wanting a fast plot recap without costume talk may skip it.

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