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title: Creating Style to Augment Substance
date: 2022-10-14T05:30:00-04:00
author: University of Maryland
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# Creating Style to Augment Substance

*October 14, 2022* — by [Karen Shih ’09](/author/karen-shih)


> Costume Designer Makes Stars Shine on Small and Big Screens

*Till TILL 02635 R rgb web — The new movie "Till," which tells the story of Emmett Till’s mother as she pursued justice after her son’s lynching, features evocative historical outfits created and selected by costume designer Marci Rodgers M.F.A. '16.*

Whether she’s finding fur-lined leather jackets for the cast of an Oscar-winning movie or designing outfits for dancers celebrating decades of Black music, Marci Rodgers M.F.A. ’16 isn’t just dressing her characters. She’s telling a story.


*Marci Rodgers headshot*


*Still and costume sketch from "BlackKklansman" — Photos and sketch courtesy of Marci Rodgers*


*costumes designed by Marci Rodgers*




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