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    The Art of Rodarte: Black Swan and Design for the Movies

    What’s in a frock? Schlock, horror, and much more, when it’s designed by the Mulleavy Sisters of Rodarte. Join Kate and Laura Mulleavy as they discuss creating the ballet costumes for Oscar-nominated Black Swan, their upcoming MOCA show and their fall line. Also, Cathy Whitlock on the sets that tell a story and Nick Verreos on the movie costumes you can see in the flesh. And a visit with Jerome and Evelyn Ackerman, on a life of love and creativity, now on display in the Craft and Folk Art Museum's Marriage of Craft and Design.

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    By Frances Anderton • Feb 15, 2011 • 28m Listen

    What’s in a frock? Schlock, horror, and much more, when it’s designed by the Mulleavy Sisters of Rodarte. Join Kate and Laura Mulleavy as they discuss creating the ballet costumes for Oscar-nominated Black Swan, their upcoming MOCA show and their fall line. Also, Cathy Whitlock on the sets that tell a story and Nick Verreos on the movie costumes you can see in the flesh. And a visit with Jerome and Evelyn Ackerman, on a life of love and creativity, now on display in the Craft and Folk Art Museum's Marriage of Craft and Design.

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