Mona May
Costume & Make-Up
Biography
Mona May exploded onto the scene with the release of CLUELESS, a film that raised the status of fashion in film. The New York Times, Vogue Magazine, and Women's Wear Daily proclaimed CLUELESS & "the fashion movie of the year” and introduced a bold new Costume Designer to the world. Capturing the rich-girl prep style with plaid skirts, knee-high socks, platform Mary Janes and feather-trim coats, Cher’s (Alicia Silverstone) more than 60 costume changes were fresh, new and unusual, and created a vibrant style to emulate for a generation of girls learning how to dress. May’s trademark joie de vivre is clearly evident in her work, and it injects bold, sexy confidence into her designs. She is a master at designing costumes that flatter her actors’ body types, while simultaneously hitting pitch-perfect visual notes for the character they are portraying. May’s deep understanding of both design and anatomy combine to render the actor and the character inseparable, including many roles played by such Hollywood luminaries as Nicole Kidman, Emma Stone, Jennifer Aniston, Eva Mendez, Nicolas Cage, Eddie Murphy, Demi Moore, Anna Farris, Will Ferrell and many more. May’s dedication to the art of creating characters with fabric, textures, and color goes far beyond simply dressing the actors. It is an art that spans genres, time periods, and even media - ranging from live-action to CGI to classic cel animation - and creating a costume that moves believably from the real world to a virtual world is an intricate process.
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Other Crew (56)
Enchanted
Costume Design
Clueless
Costume Design
American Reunion
Costume Design
The Haunted Mansion
Costume Design
The House Bunny
Costume Designer
8MM
Costume Design
The Trust
Costume Design
Santa Clarita Diet
Costume Design
Role Play
Costume Design
Words on Bathroom Walls
Costume Design
Zookeeper
Costume Design
Incarnate
Costume Design
Stuart Little 2
Costume Design
Never Been Kissed
Costume Designer
Lemonade Mouth
Costume Design
Camp Rock 2: The Final Jam
Costume Designer
The Wedding Singer
Costume Design
Aliens in the Attic
Costume Design
A Night at the Roxbury
Costume Design
Flora & Ulysses
Costume Design
All I Wish
Costume Design
Petals on the Wind
Costume Designer
Retribution
Costume Design
Best of the Best 2
Costume Design
Romy and Michele's High School Reunion
Costume Design
The Cheetah Girls: One World
Costume Design
Ask Me Anything
Costume Design
3 Ninjas
Costume Design
The Master of Disguise
Costume Design
Wizards of Waverly Place: The Movie
Costume Design
Flypaper
Costume Design
Endangered Species
Costume Designer
Jackie & Ryan
Costume Designer
High School High
Costume Designer
Punky Brewster
Costume Design
Loser
Costume Design
Banana Split
Costume Design
Vamps
Costume Design
Parts Per Billion
Costume Design
Zenon: Z3
Costume Design
Zenon: The Zequel
Costume Design
Who Gets the Dog?
Costume Designer
Comet
Costume Design
Stuck in the Suburbs
Costume Design
Attack of the 5 Ft. 2 Women
Costume Design
The Giant Mechanical Man
Costume Design
Silent Night, Deadly Night 5: The Toy Maker
Costume Designer
Medusa: Dare to Be Truthful
Costume Design
Easy
Costume Design
Mixtape
Costume Design
House IV
Costume Design
Oh No, Not Them
Costume Designer
Dawn
Costume Design
Campus Confidential
Costume Design
Princess Party P.I.
Costume Supervisor
Valhalla
Costume Designer