BEAUTY
BEHIND THE
BUSINESS:
marci
rodgers
MADE BY JASMINE BROWLEY
In conversation
with She’s Gotta
Have It costume
designer Marci
Rodgers
From creating the looks for
the stars of Broadway stage
play, Holler If Ya’ Hear Me to
dressing the entire cast of Spike
Lee’s 2015 movie, Chiraq, Marci
Rodgers knows her way around
a wardrobe. Now she’s
responsible for bringing the
characters of Spike’s new
Netflix series, She’s Gotta Have
It, to life. She recently spoke
with How I MADE It host,
Jasmine Browley to share her
journey from being a student
at Howard University to head
costume designer for some of the
biggest productions in Hollywood.
Check out some of the highlights
from their conversation:
ON HOW SHE REALIZED
THAT SHE WANTED TO BE A
COSTUME DESIGNER AFTER
OBTAINING A DEGREES IN
BUSINESS
I would always be the go-to for styling advice in
my friend group. You know, the one that would
have the final say on whether my girlfriends
would wear a certain outfit out, so everyone
knew I had a natural affinity for costumery. I
didn’t actively pursue it until after I graduated
with an MBA. It may sound strange but I had no
reservations. I knew this was what I was meant
to do so I decided to go back and get another
master’s degree in costume design.
ON HOW LEGENDARY
COSTUME DESIGNER, REGGIE
RAY BECAME HER MENTOR
He was actually a really beloved costume design
professor at Howard University while I was
pursuing my second masters at the University
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