Ellen Ystehede, Oslo, August 31st and The Worst Person in the World

Profession : costumière

Dec 31 2023 • 38 mins

"Costume design is the perfect mix between cultural studies, textiles, fashion and visuals"


Ellen Ystehede is a Norwegian costume designer.

She works for theater and for wonderful movies such as Joachim Trier’s Oslo, August 31st, Thelma and The Worst Person in the World.


In this episode, she reflects on how she became a costume designer (0:42) and then met director Joachim Trier (3:45). She explains how she built Julie's wardrobe in The Worst Person in the World (8:10) and how it was to design costumes for Anders Danielson Lie in Bergman's Island (19:29). She then compares designing costumes for theater and movies (22:37) before discussing her favourite costumes, the ones that inspire her (27:38) and the ones she designed herself (30:47). She concludes sharing what she likes most about her job as a costume designer (33:10) and her dream projects (35:46), which include Joachim Trier's new project, that will start soon.


Click here to see the costumes discussed on Instagram


A podcast created by Céleste Durante


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