Clueless Designer Mona May Proves Iconic Costume Design Pays Off In Hollywood
When fashion and film collide—as the respectively mammoth industries they are—the financial potential is huge. Only, for decades, the brains behind such collaborations have rarely been celebrated.
Take Polish costume designer Mona May, who wrangled the iconic wardrobes of many of the ‘90s and ‘00s most popular films (including Clueless, Never Been Kissed, The Wedding Singer, Enchanted, and Romy and Michele's High School Reunion).
Working in the industry for three decades, May has racked up seventy credits as a costume designer and played a multi-million dollar role in their success.
Take 1995’s Clueless, which May describes as her “lucky break” following six years on made-for-TV movies and now-unknown shows. Despite its small budget, the film grossed $56.1 million in the United States during its theatrical run alone, as well as a seventy-outfit fashion legacy that would pay off for years to come.
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