Antonio Castillo (costume designer)

Spanish fashion and costume designer

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In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is  Cánovas del Castillo and the second or maternal family name is  de Rey.

Antonio Castillo

Born|

Antonio Cánovas del Castillo de Rey

(1908-12-13)13 December 1908

Madrid, Spain

Died| 13 May 1984(1984-05-13) (aged 75)

Madrid, Spain

Nationality| Spanish
Occupations|

* Costume designer
* fashion designer

Years active| 1936–1972

Antonio Cánovas del Castillo de Rey (13 December 1908 – 13 May 1984[1]), known professionally as Antonio Castillo, was a Spanish fashion and costume designer. In a career spanning over three decades, he is recognized for his prolific work across stage and screen, as well as fashion. He won the Academy Award for Best Costume Design, which he shared with Yvonne Blake for their work on Franklin J. Schaffner's epic period drama film Nicholas and Alexandra (1971).

## Biography

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Antonio Cánovas del Castillo de Rey was born in 1908 in Madrid. He was educated in his home city at the Colegio del Pilar and the University of Madrid before studying in Granada at the El Sacro Monte.

In 1936 the Spanish Civil War started and Castillo went to Paris.[2] He spent some time as a diplomat until in 1949 he became a designer for Paquin and Robert Piguet. He also designed accessories for Coco Chanel.

Castillo, together with Pierre Balmain, Cristóbal Balenciaga, and Christian Dior, were the new generation of Paris designers after World War 2. In 1945, Elizabeth Arden persuaded him to join her in New York. He produced collections based on natural shoulder lines and slim silhouettes, topped with small hats, until 1950. Castillo also worked as a costume designer for the New York Metropolitan Opera Company and for Broadway shows. [citation needed]

In 1950, Castillo was invited by Jeanne Lanvin's daughter to design for her mother's firm in Paris, with hopes of relaunching the firm's name. In 1950 he joined the fashion house of Lanvin. Lanvin had died in 1946 and the salon needed a new designer. From 1950 to 1962, the salon was known for elegant clothes, slender lines, long flowing skirts in rich fabrics, and elaborate embroideries. In 1962, Castillo left Lanvin and in 1964 opened his own business in Paris. He continued to design clothes for clients, the film and the stage.[3] His assistant at Lanvin for ten years until 1962 was Dominic Toubeix who went to New York and became a Coty Award winning designer there,[4] before returning to Paris in 1974 to present a couture collection in Castillo's name.[5][6]

## Awards and nominations

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Academy Awards

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1971 | Best Costume Design | Nicholas and Alexandra | Won  | [7]

BAFTA Awards

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British Academy Film Awards
1971 | Best Costume Design | Nicholas and Alexandra | Nominated  | [8]

Tony Awards

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1959 | Best Costume Design | Goldilocks | Nominated  | [9]

## See also

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* List of Spanish Academy Award winners and nominees

## References

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1. ^ Antonio Castillo, creador de alta costura y 'oscar' de Hollywood
2. ^ "Fashion Drawing and Illustration in the 20th Century". Victoria & Albert Museum. Retrieved 8 February 2015. "At Jeanne Paquin's death in 1936, the house passed into the hands of the Spanish couturier Antonio Canovas del Castillo."
3. ^ Profile, fashionmodeldirectory.com; accessed 18 February 2015.
4. ^ Morris, Bernadine (3 October 1966). "Coty Awards Given". Phoenix Arizona Republic. New York Times News Service. Retrieved 16 June 2022.
5. ^ Morris, Bernadine (26 July 1974). "Courreges's Fun Belies Uncertainty of Couture". The New York Times. Retrieved 15 June 2022.
6. ^ Mont-Servan, Nathalie (20 July 1974). "L'hiver en haute couture : la " belle urbaine "". Le Monde (in French). Retrieved 16 June 2022.
7. ^ "44th Academy Awards". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Retrieved August 15, 2023.
8. ^ "25th British Academy Film Awards". British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA). Retrieved August 15, 2023.
9. ^ "THE TONY AWARD NOMINATIONS / 1959". American Theatre Wing. Retrieved August 29, 2016.

## External links

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* Antonio Castillo at IMDb

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Academy Award for Best Costume Design

1948–1956|

* 1948 (Black and white): Roger K. Furse / (Color): Dorothy Jeakins and Barbara Karinska
* 1949 (bw): Edith Head and Gile Steele / (c): Marjorie Best, Leah Rhodes and William Travilla
* 1950 (bw): Edith Head, Charles LeMaire / (c): Edith Head, Dorothy Jeakins, Elois Jenssen, Gile Steele, Gwen Wakeling
* 1951 (bw): Edith Head /(c): Orry-Kelly, Walter Plunkett, Irene Sharaff
* 1952 (bw): Helen Rose / (c): Marcel Vertès
* 1953 (bw): Edith Head / (c): Charles LeMaire, Emile Santiago
* 1954 (bw): Edith Head / (c): Sanzo Wada
* 1955 (bw): Helen Rose / (c): Charles LeMaire
* 1956 (bw): Jean Louis / (c): Irene Sharaff

1957–1958|

* 1957: Orry-Kelly
* 1958: Cecil Beaton

1959–1960|

* 1959 (bw): Orry-Kelly / (c): Elizabeth Haffenden
* 1960 (bw): Edith Head and Edward Stevenson / (c): Bill Thomas and Arlington Valles

1961–1966|

* 1961 (bw): Piero Gherardi / (c): Irene Sharaff
* 1962 (bw): Norma Koch / (c): Mary Wills
* 1963 (bw): Piero Gherardi / (c): Renié, Vittorio Nino Novarese and Irene Sharaff
* 1964 (bw): Dorothy Jeakins / (c): Cecil Beaton
* 1965 (bw): Julie Harris / (c): Phyllis Dalton
* 1966 (bw): Irene Sharaff / (c): Joan Bridge and Elizabeth Haffenden

1967–1980|

* 1967: John Truscott
* 1968: Danilo Donati
* 1969: Margaret Furse
* 1970: Vittorio Nino Novarese
* 1971: Yvonne Blake and Antonio Castillo
* 1972: Anthony Powell
* 1973: Edith Head
* 1974: Theoni V. Aldredge
* 1975: Milena Canonero and Ulla-Britt Söderlund
* 1976: Danilo Donati
* 1977: John Mollo
* 1978: Anthony Powell
* 1979: Albert Wolsky
* 1980: Anthony Powell

1981–2000|

* 1981: Milena Canonero
* 1982: Bhanu Athaiya and John Mollo
* 1983: Marik Vos-Lundh
* 1984: Theodor Pištěk
* 1985: Emi Wada
* 1986: Jenny Beavan and John Bright
* 1987: James Acheson
* 1988: James Acheson
* 1989: Phyllis Dalton
* 1990: Franca Squarciapino
* 1991: Albert Wolsky
* 1992: Eiko Ishioka
* 1993: Gabriella Pescucci
* 1994: Tim Chappel and Lizzy Gardiner
* 1995: James Acheson
* 1996: Ann Roth
* 1997: Deborah Lynn Scott
* 1998: Sandy Powell
* 1999: Lindy Hemming
* 2000: Janty Yates

2001–2020|

* 2001: Catherine Martin and Angus Strathie
* 2002: Colleen Atwood
* 2003: Ngila Dickson and Richard Taylor
* 2004: Sandy Powell
* 2005: Colleen Atwood
* 2006: Milena Canonero
* 2007: Alexandra Byrne
* 2008: Michael O'Connor
* 2009: Sandy Powell
* 2010: Colleen Atwood
* 2011: Mark Bridges
* 2012: Jacqueline Durran
* 2013: Catherine Martin
* 2014: Milena Canonero
* 2015: Jenny Beavan
* 2016: Colleen Atwood
* 2017: Mark Bridges
* 2018: Ruth E. Carter
* 2019: Jacqueline Durran
* 2020: Ann Roth

2021–present|

* 2021: Jenny Beavan
* 2022: Ruth E. Carter
* 2023: Holly Waddington
* 2024: Paul Tazewell

* Black and White / Color separate (1948–1956, 1959–1966)

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