Kate Hawley (Costume & Make-Up)

Kate Hawley is a New Zealand set and costume designer who works on film and stage productions. In film she designed the costumes for Crimson Peak (2015) and Mortal Engines (2018). Stage productions include work for the Royal New Zealand Ballet, the New Zealand Festival, and the New Zealand Opera Company. Hawley grew up in Wellington, New Zealand, and attended Samuel Marsden Collegiate School from 1982 to 1988. Following high school, she studied graphic design at the Wellington School of Design at Wellington Polytechnic, completing a diploma in visual communication design in 1992. In 1996, she attended the Motley Theatre Design Course in London. Hawley began her career in theatre and opera productions and later moved into costume design for film. In 1993 Hawley won Costume Designer of the Year at the Chapman Tripp Theatre Awards. She has taught at Toi Whakaari, the New Zealand Drama School. Some stage productions she has worked on include...Read More