In this episode of The Costume House with Spencer Williams, the doors open wide for a true legend of costume design—Jenny Beavan.

The conversation begins with The Choral, Jenny’s latest collaboration with director Nicholas Hytner, where she discusses crafting costumes that balance character, history, and emotional precision. But when you sit down with an icon, the conversation doesn’t stop there. Spencer and Jenny also reflect on her extraordinary career, revisiting some of her most beloved and influential work including the Mad Max films, Cruella, A Room with a View, Ever After: A Cinderella Story, and more.

Thoughtful, funny, and deeply inspiring, this episode is both a masterclass in costume storytelling and a celebration of a designer whose work continues to shape how we see film, character, and style.

This week on The Art of Costume Podcast, we’re whisked away to 19th-century Russian high society, where passion simmers, trains loom ominously, and the costumes are absolutely doing the most. Join Spencer and Elizabeth as they step into the lavish, theatrical world of Anna Karenina.Our hosts break down Jacqueline Durran’s breathtaking costume design—from unstoppable veils and meticulously styled hair to the bold visual choices that blur the line between stage and screen. Along the way, they discuss Aaron Taylor-Johnson’s scene-stealing turn, a not-so-chic Banana Republic collaboration, and how every costume helps chart Anna’s emotional descent into scandal, desire, and societal ruin.

In this episode of The Costume House with Spencer Williams, we take a joyride straight into the post-apocalyptic mayhem of Twisted Metal (S2).

Spencer is joined by costume designer Elisabeth Vastola, whose work on the series recently earned her a CAFTCAD Award nomination for International Costume Design for Television – Made in Canada. A lifelong gamer and longtime fan of the franchise, Spencer dives headfirst into this wildly chaotic world with Liz, unpacking how she expanded the visual universe in Season Two—from evolving fan-favorite characters like Sweet Tooth and Quiet to designing the larger-than-life costumes for the Twisted Metal Tournament itself.

Fast, fearless, and darkly hilarious, this conversation explores how costume design helps build character, tone, and spectacle in a world where survival, style, and destruction go hand in hand.