The Famous American Dramatic Costume Designer, The Son Of The Sea, Died.

Famous American stage and screen

"Clothes can't compete with the host. What you need to do is just add icing on the cake, because clothing is not only to satisfy the aesthetic taste of producers and directors, but also to make actors comfortable.

For me, the best design is the design that people can't feel.

If people say, "look, the actors seem to be wearing their own clothes."

That is the biggest compliment to me. "

In the 1984 interview with New York Times, he was so critical of the work of designing theater costumes.

Born in Greece in 1922, Elder Ki was fond of fiddling with dolls and designing clothes for them.

In 1949, after graduating from AmericanSchool in Athens, she was accepted by Goodman drama school (GoodmanSchoolofDrama) in Chicago.

In a movie projection in New York, Elder Ki was deeply attracted by the gorgeous costumes of the actors, thus embarking on the fashion design road.

In 1959, Elder Ki made his debut in the Broadway musical SweetBirdofYouth. He was introduced to Joseph, PAP, director of the Shakespeare festival in New York in 1960, and then became the chief designer of her company for more than twenty years by showing off in the MeasureforMeasure.

Elder Ki has won numerous awards, including three Toni prizes, namely Anne (Annie), Barnum (Barnum) and LaCageauxFolles, and 11 Toni nominations, including AChorusLine, 42ndStreet and Dreamgirls.

In 1975, Elder Ki was awarded the best costume design of Oscar awards with the movie "the great Gatsby". In 2002, she won the Aileen Sharaf (IreneSharaff) lifetime achievement award.