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Mona May

Costume & Make-Up · India

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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  Santa Clarita Diet

  Costume Design

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  Enchanted

  Costume Design

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  Clueless

  Costume Design

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  Retribution

  Costume Design

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  American Reunion

  Costume Design

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  The House Bunny

  Costume Designer

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  8MM

  Costume Design

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  The Haunted Mansion

  Costume Design

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  Stuart Little 2

  Costume Design

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  Aliens in the Attic

  Costume Design

• 2024Princess Party P.I.Costume Supervisor
• 2023Role PlayCostume Design
• 2023RetributionCostume Design
• 2021MixtapeCostume Design
• 2021Endangered SpeciesCostume Designer
• 2021Flora & UlyssesCostume Design
• 2020Words on Bathroom WallsCostume Design
• 2020PollywoodSelf
• 2018Banana SplitCostume Design
• 2018All I WishCostume Design
• 2017Santa Clarita DietCostume Design
• 2016IncarnateCostume Design
• 2016Who Gets the Dog?Costume Designer
• 2016The TrustCostume Design
• 2015DawnCostume Design
• 2014CometCostume Design
• 2014Jackie & RyanCostume Designer
• 2014Petals on the WindCostume Designer
• 2014Ask Me AnythingCostume Design
• 2014Parts Per BillionCostume Design
• 2012VampsCostume Design
• 2012The Giant Mechanical ManCostume Design
• 2012American ReunionCostume Design
• 2011FlypaperCostume Design
• 2011ZookeeperCostume Design
• 2011Lemonade MouthCostume Design
• 2010Camp Rock 2: The Final JamCostume Designer
• 2009Wizards of Waverly Place: The MovieCostume Design
• 2009Aliens in the AtticCostume Design
• 2008The House BunnyCostume Designer
• 2008The Cheetah Girls: One WorldCostume Design
• 2007EnchantedCostume Design
• 2005Campus ConfidentialCostume Design
• 2004Stuck in the SuburbsCostume Design
• 2004Zenon: Z3Costume Design
• 2003The Haunted MansionCostume Design
• 2003EasyCostume Design
• 2002The Master of DisguiseCostume Design
• 2002Stuart Little 2Costume Design
• 2001Zenon: The ZequelCostume Design
• 2000LoserCostume Design
• 1999Never Been KissedCostume Designer
• 19998MMCostume Design
• 1998A Night at the RoxburyCostume Design
• 1998The Wedding SingerCostume Design
• 1997Romy and Michele's High School ReunionCostume Design
• 1996High School HighCostume Designer
• 1995CluelessCostume Design
• 1994Attack of the 5 Ft. 2 WomenCostume Design
• 1993Best of the Best 2Costume Design
• 19923 NinjasCostume Design
• 1992ValhallaCostume Designer
• 1992House IVCostume Design
• 1991Medusa: Dare to Be TruthfulCostume Design
• 1991Silent Night, Deadly Night 5: The Toy MakerCostume Designer
• 1989Oh No, Not ThemCostume Designer
• —ControlCostume Design