Nominated in eight Oscar categories including Best Picture, Baz Luhrmann’s extravagant, romantic jukebox musical won Production Design (then called Art Direction) and Costume Design at the 74th Academy Awards in 2002. To match Luhrmann’s visual concept, Catherine Martin and Angus Strathie designed costumes that combine late-Victorian styles with references to 20th-century popular culture. On display in Stories of Cinema: Identity is a costume for Nicole Kidman’s character, Satine. The creation recalls showgirl looks worn by classic Hollywood stars such as Marilyn Monroe. A tailcoat worn by Ewan McGregor as Christian was made in both plain and sparkling versions to magically transform during a romantic musical number.

Nominated in eight Oscar categories including Best Picture, Baz Luhrmann’s extravagant, romantic jukebox musical won Production Design (then called Art Direction) and Costume Design at the 74th Academy Awards in 2002. To match Luhrmann’s visual concept, Catherine Martin and Angus Strathie designed costumes that combine late-Victorian styles with references to 20th-century popular culture. On display in Stories of Cinema: Identity is a costume for Nicole Kidman’s character, Satine. The creation recalls showgirl looks worn by classic Hollywood stars such as Marilyn Monroe. A tailcoat worn by Ewan McGregor as Christian was made in both plain and sparkling versions to magically transform during a romantic musical number.

Director Tim Burton reimagines Stephen Sondheim’s 1979 musical about a vengeful barber. Costume designer Colleen Atwood and makeup artist Ve Neill—frequent Burton collaborators—created a striking look for Johnny Depp as Sweeney Todd. On display in the museum’s Stories of Cinema: Identity is one of Atwood's stunning leather coats designed for Depp’s character, as well as Neill's makeups and hair designs for Todd, with a deathly pale face, dark eyeshadow, and a white streak glued into the actor’s real hair.