Universal Goes Green

In my profession as a wardrobe stylist, I see so much waste on a daily basis, it’s sad. There’s not much you can do about it. I’m sure as hell not walking up into Yves St. Laurent or Chanel on Rodeo Drive with my reusable Whole Foods bags and saying “please use these instead.” I shudder at the thought of the reaction I would get from some of the snooty hags salespeople that work in those stores.

Anyway, I almost creamed my bamboo panties when I went to one of my favorite costume houses and saw their “go green” signage. Usually when you pull for TV, you pull ALOT! I’m talking truckloads. The clothes are on hangers but all the shoes and accessories go into plastic bags. Well now Universal has taken a step in the right direction and got these reusable fabric bags for the accessories. I Heart Uni!

My friends always ask me what the costume houses are like. It’s a huge warehouse with rows upon rows of clothing, costumes, shoes, hats, jewelry, props and everything under the sun from all different eras. You name it, they’ve got it and in every color, version and size you can think of. These pictures don’t capture the massive size of the Universal costume department. I’ve spent countless days in there over the years and I still have not seen everything there is to see.

We buy clothes all throughout our lives and eventually, they get thrown out. The items they have in a costume house live on forever. It’s like recycled apparel heaven and it’s one of my favorite places to go to.

Seriously, remember that movie Mannequin, when they get locked in the mall every night and Emmy (Kim Catrall) gets to wear all those fabulous dept. store clothes? Well, fab for the 80′s. I have dreams of getting locked in Universal or Warner Bros. and dressing up in Marie Antoinette gowns, 70′s fits and authentic vintage dresses from all around the world. Sigh.

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