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Mona May
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Mona May exploded onto the scene with the release of CLUELESS, a film that raised the status of fashion in film. The New York Times, Vogue Magazine, and Women's Wear Daily procla…
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Mona May exploded onto the scene with the release of CLUELESS, a film that raised the status of fashion in film. The New York Times, Vogue Magazine, and Women's Wear Daily proclaimed CLUELESS & "the fashion movie of the year” and introduced a bold new Costume Designer to the world. Capturing the rich-girl prep style with plaid skirts, knee-high socks, platform Mary Janes and feather-trim coats, Cher’s (Alicia Silverstone) more than 60 costume changes were fresh, new and unusual, and created a vibrant style to emulate for a generation of girls learning how to dress. May’s trademark joie de vivre is clearly evident in her work, and it injects bold, sexy confidence into her designs. She is a master at designing costumes that flatter her actors’ body types, while simultaneously hitting pitch-perfect visual notes for the character they are portraying. May’s deep understanding of both design and anatomy combine to render the actor and the character inseparable, including many roles played by such Hollywood luminaries as Nicole Kidman, Emma Stone, Jennifer Aniston, Eva Mendez, Nicolas Cage, Eddie Murphy, Demi Moore, Anna Farris, Will Ferrell and many more. May’s dedication to the art of creating characters with fabric, textures, and color goes far beyond simply dressing the actors. It is an art that spans genres, time periods, and even media - ranging from live-action to CGI to classic cel animation - and creating a costume that moves believably from the real world to a virtual world is an intricate process.
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2024
Princess Party P.I.
Movie Costume Supervisor
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2023
Role Play
Movie Costume Design
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2023
Retribution
Movie Costume Design
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2021
Mixtape
Movie Costume Design
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2021
Endangered Species
Movie Costume Designer
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2021
Punky Brewster
TV show Costume Design
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2021
Flora & Ulysses
Movie Costume Design
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2020
Words on Bathroom Walls
Movie Costume Design
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2020
Pollywood
Movie Self
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2018
Banana Split
Movie Costume Design
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2018
All I Wish
Movie Costume Design
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2017
Santa Clarita Diet
TV show Costume Design
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2016
Incarnate
Movie Costume Design
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2016
Who Gets the Dog?
Movie Costume Designer
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2016
The Trust
Movie Costume Design
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2015
Dawn
Movie Costume Design
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2014
Comet
Movie Costume Design
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2014
Jackie & Ryan
Movie Costume Designer
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2014
Petals on the Wind
Movie Costume Designer
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2014
Ask Me Anything
Movie Costume Design
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2014
Parts Per Billion
Movie Costume Design
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2012
Vamps
Movie Costume Design
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2012
The Giant Mechanical Man
Movie Costume Design
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2012
American Reunion
Movie Costume Design
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2011
Flypaper
Movie Costume Design
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2011
Zookeeper
Movie Costume Design
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2011
Lemonade Mouth
Movie Costume Design
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2010
Camp Rock 2: The Final Jam
Movie Costume Designer
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2009
Wizards of Waverly Place: The Movie
Movie Costume Design
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2009
Aliens in the Attic
Movie Costume Design
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2008
The House Bunny
Movie Costume Designer
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2008
The Cheetah Girls: One World
Movie Costume Design
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2007
Enchanted
Movie Costume Design
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2006
Germany's Next Topmodel
TV show Self - Guest Judge
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2005
Campus Confidential
Movie Costume Design
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2004
Stuck in the Suburbs
Movie Costume Design
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2004
Zenon: Z3
Movie Costume Design
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2003
The Haunted Mansion
Movie Costume Design
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2003
Easy
Movie Costume Design
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2002
The Master of Disguise
Movie Costume Design
