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Name: Michael Cepress
Title: Designer and owner
Company: Michael Cepress Studio
Which
of your designs or projects are you most excited about right now and why?
I am beyond thrilled to be on board as the designer
of The Robbie Turner Revue—a brand-new
show that rising-star performer Robbie Turner and I are creating for Hard Rock
Seattle’s beautiful downtown venue. The show premiers this September and we are
doing all we can to make sure it is one of the most exciting shows this town
has seen.
And for the bigger picture, I am working tirelessly
with the Bellevue Arts Museum as the curator of a fashion exhibition titled, Counter Couture: Fashion and Style in the
American Counterculture of the 1960s and 1970s. The exhibit is scheduled for
late next year and will be a major showcase of the most amazing clothes to come
out of the hippie counterculture. More psychedelic-ized style and cosmic craft
than you could ever imagine being in one place at one time.
Tell
us three words that embody your design philosophy.
Authenticity. History. Soul.
What's
your favorite place in the Pacific Northwest and why?
My studio. This is my sanctuary of creativity, idea-making, forming relationships, and
finding peace. I am endlessly happy there.
Who or what are you inspired by right now?
This changes for me often, but currently I am
inspired by the costume design of television specials from the 1970s. Bold
production numbers, bright lights, and some of the most dynamic talent
imaginable on one stage—each and every one of them [the following costume
designers] a triple threat. Mitzi Gaynor, Bob Mackie, Sonny and Cher…they
really knew how to do it up right.
What
do you think of the color gray?
The color gray is all about context. It is here to let us see
other colors in new ways, bringing richness and power to every other color in
the spectrum.
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