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Podcast: The Theatre Podcast with Alan Seales
Episode: Christian Cowan: Dressing Lady Gaga at Eighteen with Super Glue and Sequins
Description: Christian Cowan’s journey to the top of the fashion world is anything but traditional. He opens up about applying to Central Saint Martins with a literal soup can instead of a standard portfolio and explains how a childhood obsession with insects helped him understand high fashion structures. He also shares the wild story of receiving a commission from Lady Gaga at just 18 years old while he was still a first-year student who barely knew how to ship a package.
Now making his Broadway costume design debut with The Queen of Versailles, Christian discusses the challenge of tr...