Shirley Kurata

Shirley Kurata (born )

Kurata has won numerous awards including the CDG Award for Excellence in Sci-Fi/Fantasy Film.

Early life and education Born in Los Angeles, Kurata grew up in the San Gabriel Valley, and has said that she was influenced by the "quirky and daring" fashions she saw in Japanese magazines.

Kurata's clients have included celebrities such as Billie Eilish, Lena Dunham, Pharrell Williams, Zooey Deschanel, Beck, Mindy Kaling, and Tierra Whack. and also styled collections for Danish-born, UK-based designer Peter Jensen, who called her the "muse" who inspired his 2016 spring collection. In 2015, she opened Virgil Normal, a streetwear boutique in East Hollywood featuring gender-neutral clothing, with Charlie Staunton.

Kurata has characterized her own aesthetic as "futuristic folky". Kurata has said that co-directors Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert encouraged her to "Just go crazy, get creative", and that they aimed to create costumes that viewers would wear on Halloween. to whom Kurata has said she relates. Insider observed that the film's costumes were "more than just clothes", since they convey "different iterations of each character" and "[place] the viewer in the numerous multiverses traversed throughout the film."

Filmography

Awards +YearAwardCategoryNominated workResultRef.2022Academy AwardsBest Costume DesignEverything Everywhere All at Once Costume Designers GuildExcellence in Sci-Fi/Fantasy Film Online Association of Female Film CriticsBest Costume Design