Arianne Phillips

Arianne Phillips is a three-time Oscar-nominated, twice BAFTA-nominated, and one-time Tony-nominated costume designer known for her cutting-edge designs and attention to detail. She has also been recognized by the Costume Designers Guild on eight occasions with her one win for Madonna’s directorial debut, the biopic W.E. In addition to her many nominations, her long-standing relationship with Madonna has included costume design collaborations on films, photo shoots, music videos, and tours over the past two decades—most recently on the Rebel Heart album.

In 2020, Arianne was nominated for Best Costume Design at the 92nd Academy Awards and the 73rd British Academy Film Awards for Quentin Tarantino’s hit film Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, featuring Best Supporting Actor winner Brad Pitt. Prior to that, in 2012, she earned an Oscar nomination in costume design for Madonna’s W.E. and a BAFTA nomination in 2010 for Tom Ford’s A Single Man, featuring Best Actor winner Colin Firth. Her first Oscar nomination came in 2006 for Walk the Line, featuring Best Actress winner Reese Witherspoon. Her only Tony nomination came in 2014 when she adapted her costumes from the film Hedwig and the Angry Inch for the Tony Award-winning Broadway production of the same name, which featured Best Actor/Actress winners Neil Patrick Harris and Lena Hall.

2022 brought the highly anticipated release of Don’t Worry Darling, directed by Olivia Wilde. For her work on the film, Arianne received the coveted “Campari Passion Award” at the Venice Film Festival, awarded to a notable collaborator of a director of a film at the festival—the first time a woman has been awarded this prestigious honor.

In 2023, Arianne worked on Todd Phillips’ Joker: Folie à Deux, the highly anticipated sequel to the 2019 Academy Award-winning Joker. Starring Joaquin Phoenix and Lady Gaga, the film combines psychological drama with musical elements, and Arianne’s costumes play a key role in defining the heightened, surreal aesthetic of the story. Her work seamlessly bridges the gritty realism of Gotham with the flamboyant and theatrical tone of the characters, particularly Lady Gaga’s interpretation of Harley Quinn.

In 2024, she lent her expertise to The Complete Unknown, a Bob Dylan biopic directed by James Mangold and starring Timothée Chalamet as the legendary musician. Arianne’s costume designs are instrumental in capturing the many transformative eras of Dylan’s career, from his folk roots to his electric revolution, and beyond. Her attention to historical detail and her ability to craft costumes that reflect both character and cultural context have been praised as central to bringing Dylan’s journey to life on screen.

Her other notable works include films such as the Kingsman series, Nocturnal Animals, 3:10 to Yuma, One Hour Photo, Girl, Interrupted, The People vs. Larry Flynt, and The Crow, as well as the Broadway musical Head Over Heels and the New York Metropolitan Opera and English National Opera co-production of Marnie. Arianne’s work in the film Kingsman: The Secret Service received rave reviews, and she was asked to adapt her designs from the film into a special, limited-edition collection for MR PORTER, called Kingsman: From Costume to Collection.

In between film and music projects, Arianne works as a freelance fashion editor and stylist, collaborating with photographers and directors for brands such as Kenzo, Moschino, Smashbox Cosmetics, Target, and Tom Ford Beauty. She also contributes editorially to publications such as Allure, Harper’s Bazaar, Interview, Love, V, Vanity Fair, Vogue Germany, Vogue Italia, and W. In 2015, Arianne was invited to participate in PRADA’s esteemed “The Iconoclasts” project, which was installed in both London and Beijing and included a short fashion film she directed called PASSAGES. Her diversity in the worlds of fashion and costume design is a natural fit for her far-reaching interests and talents, setting her apart as a tastemaker and visionary.