Oscar-winner costume and production designer Catherine Martin, famous for her elaborate work on husband Baz Luhrmann’s films and stage productions such as Moulin Rouge and La Boheme, has become the first Australian to be inducted into the Rodeo Drive Walk of Style in Beverly Hills.
Joining luminaries such as Giorgio Armani, Manolo Blahnik and Gianni and Donatella Versace, Martin has been recognised as a style legend for her contribution to the worlds of fashion and entertainment.
Martin and Luhrmann’s most recent film The Great Gatsby, which was widely-acclaimed by press and critics alike and has earned two Academy Award nominations for Best Costume Design and Production Design, was clearly persuasive for the committee.
Scene from The Great Gatsby.
“It is impossible to think of anyone in 2013 who brought together the worlds of luxury fashion and film in the way Catherine Martin did with her costume and production designs for The Great Gatsby,” said Peri Elle Berne, Chairman of the Rodeo Drive Walk of Style.
“She created something totally new and refreshing working so closely with such amazing ultra-luxe brands yet being true to the period.”
Exhibition of Martin’s work at the debut celebration of Film In Fashion
Martin collaborated with Miuccia Prada to design dresses for the big party scenes in Gatsby and researched the archives of Tiffany & Co and Brooks Brothers to create ultra-luxe jewelry and menswear from the era.
The costume designer’s signature will permanently be embedded into the sidewalk of the famous Rodeo Drive. An outdoor exhibition of her sketches for The Great Gatsby will also be on view.
Martin with Brigitte Broch after winning an Oscar for achievement in Art Direction for the movie Moulin Rouge.
Martin has won two Academy Awards for her work on Moulin Rouge and a Tony Award for Best Scenic Designer for La Boheme.
She is currently in production for Strictly Ballroom The Musical which will have its Global Premiere at the Sydney Lyric in March 2014.
