Shawna Trpcic
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Shawna Trpcic (ˈtɜrpsɪk; née Shawna Leavell, born October 18, 1966 in Artesia, California
) is a Hollywood costume designer
. She got her start in the industry with the 1990 film Megaville
, and went on to work as a wardrobe assistant on the films Toys and Red Shoe Diaries
. She later served as the main costumer designer on Joss Whedon
's Firefly
, Angel
, Doctor Horrible's Sing-Along Blog and Dollhouse
, as well as Marti Noxon
's Point Pleasant
. She is the main costume designer for Torchwood: Miracle Day.
In December 2005, Trpcic auctioned off several of the costumes from Firefly that were in her private collection. Many of those costume were purchased by fans who later wore them to the 2006 Browncoat Ball in San Francisco. Trpcic attended the ball, along with Jonathan A Logan (who made Mal's original browncoat from Trpcic's design) and posed for a group shot with everyone who was wearing her original costumes. Trpcic altered her own wedding dress to create the ballgown worn by Morena Baccarin
(as Inara Serra) in the Firefly episode "Shindig". Trpcic often attempts to add pink flamingos somewhere on her costumes as she considers this to be her signature mark. An example of this is pointed out by Trpcic herself in the audio commentary
to "Shindig", where they are visible on the lapel of the character Badger played by Mark Sheppard.
Trpcic has volunteered at Juvenile Hall, encouraging young women to realize their worth to our society, and teaches art at a men's maximum security state prison in Northern California. She is a Christian. She refers to herself as a "Jesus girl" on her Twitter feed and her website biography states that God led her to meet her husband, Joe.
Artesia, California
Artesia is a city in southeast Los Angeles County, California. Artesia was incorporated on May 29, 1959 and is one of Los Angeles County's Gateway Cities. The city has a 2010 census population of 16,522...
) is a Hollywood costume designer
Costume Designer
A costume designer or costume mistress/master is a person whose responsibility is to design costumes for a film or stage production. He or she is considered an important part of the "production team", working alongside the director, scenic and lighting designers as well as the sound designer. The...
. She got her start in the industry with the 1990 film Megaville
Megaville
Megaville is an independent/low-budget direct-to-video 1990 American science fiction film, starring Billy Zane in his first lead role. Megaville is a neo-noir psychological thriller which utilizes elements of science fiction such as cyberpunk and existentialism.-Cast:* Billy Zane as Agent Raymond...
, and went on to work as a wardrobe assistant on the films Toys and Red Shoe Diaries
Red Shoe Diaries
Red Shoe Diaries is an erotic drama series that aired on the American cable television network Showtime from 1992 to 1997 and distributed by Playboy Entertainment overseas...
. She later served as the main costumer designer on Joss Whedon
Joss Whedon
Joseph Hill "Joss" Whedon is an American screenwriter, executive producer, director, comic book writer, occasional composer and actor, founder of Mutant Enemy Productions and co-creator of Bellwether Pictures...
's Firefly
Firefly (TV series)
Firefly is an American space western television series created by writer and director Joss Whedon, under his Mutant Enemy Productions label. Whedon served as executive producer, along with Tim Minear....
, Angel
Angel (TV series)
Angel is an American television series, a spin-off of the television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer. The series was created by Buffys creator, Joss Whedon, in collaboration with David Greenwalt, and first aired on October 5, 1999...
, Doctor Horrible's Sing-Along Blog and Dollhouse
Dollhouse (TV series)
Dollhouse is an American science fiction television series created by writer and director Joss Whedon under Mutant Enemy Productions. It premiered on February 13, 2009, on the Fox network and was officially cancelled on November 11, 2009. The final episode aired on January 29, 2010...
, as well as Marti Noxon
Marti Noxon
Martha Mills "Marti" Noxon is an American television and film writer first known for writing and producing Buffy the Vampire Slayer.- Production :...
's Point Pleasant
Point Pleasant (TV series)
Point Pleasant is a television series that first aired on the Fox Network in January 2005. It was cancelled in March 2005 due to poor ratings....
. She is the main costume designer for Torchwood: Miracle Day.
In December 2005, Trpcic auctioned off several of the costumes from Firefly that were in her private collection. Many of those costume were purchased by fans who later wore them to the 2006 Browncoat Ball in San Francisco. Trpcic attended the ball, along with Jonathan A Logan (who made Mal's original browncoat from Trpcic's design) and posed for a group shot with everyone who was wearing her original costumes. Trpcic altered her own wedding dress to create the ballgown worn by Morena Baccarin
Morena Baccarin
Morena Baccarin is a Brazilian-born American actress most widely known for roles in several American science fiction television shows: as Inara Serra in the series Firefly; as Adria in the series Stargate SG-1; and as Anna in the 2009 version of the series V...
(as Inara Serra) in the Firefly episode "Shindig". Trpcic often attempts to add pink flamingos somewhere on her costumes as she considers this to be her signature mark. An example of this is pointed out by Trpcic herself in the audio commentary
Audio commentary
On disc-based video formats, an audio commentary is an additional audio track consisting of a lecture or comments by one or more speakers, that plays in real time with video...
to "Shindig", where they are visible on the lapel of the character Badger played by Mark Sheppard.
Trpcic has volunteered at Juvenile Hall, encouraging young women to realize their worth to our society, and teaches art at a men's maximum security state prison in Northern California. She is a Christian. She refers to herself as a "Jesus girl" on her Twitter feed and her website biography states that God led her to meet her husband, Joe.