In my early days in Hollywood I tried to be economical. I designed my own clothes, much to my mother's distress.
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I started dressing vintage when I was a teenager because I didn't have money for designer clothes.
My mom modeled and made clothes, so I always had such an appreciation for design.
I design some of my own clothes now.
My mother was a seamstress, so making clothes was not something you would willingly go into.
I never wanted to work in fashion. At age 12 or 13, I wanted to design for showgirls - for the theater! And I was crazy for the Hollywood of the 1950s: Dietrich, Elizabeth Taylor, Jennifer Jones. They were my idea of glamour - and Sylvie Vartan, the French singer.
Fashion is a real passion in my family. I never even realised it was something glamorous until much later. For me, it was my family's job.
I grew up in a small town in Washington State, so I wasn't really aware of costume design as a career growing up, but I loved clothes. I remember I saved all my money, and the first thing that I bought was a white blazer, which was to the horror to my parents. But I have always had a strange connection with clothing.
People think, 'You're an actor, you can afford clothes,' but I just try to take the clothes from the movie, which makes the selecting of film projects that much more difficult, because you try to play characters that might wear something you'd want to wear.
Growing up, Guess always had these amazing billboards and cool affordable clothing. I wore it then, and I still wear it now! It's come full-circle. When I design the clothes, I have a very good team around me, showing me different pieces and cuts.
Well, I have to say, most of my clothes are designed and made by my mother.