The Disney+ series “American Born Chinese' transports viewers to two distinct realms: heaven, via iconic Chinese mythology, and Earth, via a high school. For its costume designer, that meant creating ensembles that were both grounded and otherworldly.
For series’ costume designer Joy Cretton, that meant creating ensembles that were both grounded and otherworldly. “You’re going back and forth between two insanely different worlds,” she said in a Zoom interview with CNN. “Is it a hoodie? A blinged-out lotus crown? It was interesting to get to have such a drastic contrast in the costumes that we were always working on.” Costuming the ‘other’ The series follows three distinct story lines.
Sally Woo, a Chinese American costumer on the show, told Cretton stories about the Monkey King she heard from her mother and grandmother, and shared other media adaptations of “Journey to the West” for inspiration. Cretton also spoke to the actors playing the gods and goddesses about their characters, which informed the costume design. Working with such beloved characters, though, came with other challenges.
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