Catherine Ladd

Costume Designers

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Catherine is an exceptionally talented costume designer and maker working in dramas and commercials. Her skill set encompasses large-scale builds, prosthetics, and period costumes, among others. Catherine designed Name Me Lawand directed by Edward Lovelace, which premiered at the BFI LFF 2022 and received nomination for a Grierson Award, Flaps directed by Bethan Stellar and the short Chiusi Fuori starring Colin Firth and directed by Georgio Testi. In the realm of commercials, Catherine collaborates with directors such as Judith Veenendaal, Will Hooper, and Noah Harris.

FEATURES / DRAMA

NAME ME LAWAND
Prod. Pulse Films
Dir. Edward Lovelace
Winner: Best Human Rights Documentary – Edward Lovelace – Bergen International Film Festival 2023 
Nomination: Maverick Award  – Edward Lovelace – BIFA 2023
Nomination: Best Documentary – Grierson Awards 2022
Official Selection: BFI London Film Festival 2022

FLAPS
Prod. Comedy Central
Dir. Bethan Sellar

TOM & JERRY (Principal Standby – Head Designer: Alison McCosh)
Prod. Warner Animation Group
Dir. Tim Story

THERESA: THE BODY OF CHRIST (Design Assistant – Head Designer: Eiko Ishioka)
Prod. Future Films Ltd
Dir. Ray Loriga

PHILOMENA (Millinery – Head Designer: Consolata Boyle)
Prod. Pathe
Dir. Stephen Frears

ENEMY OF MAN (Armoury – Head Designer: Jemima Cotter)
Prod. Hell Kite Films
Dir. Vincent Regan

THE MINOTAUR (Costume Making – Head Designer: Suzie Harman)
Prod. Centurion
Dir. Jonathan English

BATMAN BEGINS (SFX Costume Maker – Head Designer: Lindy Hemming)
Prod. Warner Bros.
Dir. Christopher Nolan

HARRY POTTER AND THE PRISONER OF AZKABAN (SFX Creature Fabrication – Head Designer: Jany Temime)
Prod. Warner Bros.
Dir. Alfonso Cuarón

HITCHHIKER’s GUIDE TO THE GALAXY (SFX Costume Maker – Head Designer: Sammy Sheldon)
Prod. Touchstone Pictures / Spyglass Entertainment
Dir. Garth Jennings

THE NEVERS – S1 (Millinery – Head Designer: Michele Clapton)
Prod. HBO
Dir. Josh Whedon

IN THE LONG RUN – S2 (Standby – Head Designer: Amanda Monk)
Prod. Green Door
Dir. Sandy Johnson

THE GRAHAM NORTON SHOW  (Stylist Assistant  – Head Designer: Lindsey McLean)
Prod. So Television / BBC
Dir. Steve Smith

SHORTS

TAKE CARE
Prod. Mr Mr Films
Dir. Kathy Stocker
Official Selection: Norwich Film Festival
Nomination: Best East Anglian Short Film at Norwich Film Festival

CHIUSI FUORI
Prod. Pulse Films Italia
Dir. Georgio Testi
Cast: Colin Firth

COMMERCIALS

Adam & Dave: Chase UK / QuickBooks / Ring
Alex Boutell: McCains
Ben Lankester: Lidl
Brad Lubin: Kettle Crisps
Chris Mudge:
Plusnet / Yes Auto
Dominic O’Riordon: Nectar
Ernest Desumbila:
Argos
Finn McGough
: Marks & Spencer
George Wasgatt: Hexclad
Guy Soulsby: Mitsubishi Shogun
Joe Pelling: Volvy
Jon Harvey: Lidl
Noah Harris: Foxy Bingo / Gala Bingo
Ollie Parsons: Specsavers
Simon Ratigan: Waitrose
Steve Reeves: Co-Op Funerlcare
Tom Green: Harry Potter Wizard’s Unite
Tom Vinnicombe: Fedex
Tubby Brothers: Alzheimer’s Research UK
Will Hooper: EE

As Supervisor:

Adam Berg: FIFA
Andreas Nilsson
: Amazon Alexa
Ben Scott: Qatar Airways
Daniel Kleinman: James Bond Spectre Title Sequence
Dougal Wilson: John Lewis Xmas / John Lewis Rebarand / Channel 4
James Brown: Carlsberg
Jim Gilchrist: TalkTalk
Max Malkin: Apple Beats
Neil Gorringe: Morrisons
Ninian Doff: Avanti
Patrik Von Krusenstjerna: Argos
Randy Krallman: BT Sport
Sam Abrahams: Google
Sam Brown: Barnardos
Simon Ratigan: Waitrose
Steve Rogers: Amazon Alexa
Tim Bullock: JetBlue
Ulf Johansson: Captain Morgan / Dr Pepper

MUSIC PROMOS

Jamie Hewlett: GORILLAZ

STILLS

Anna Michell: Editorial for Chance Magazine
Dave Stewart
: Katherine Parkinson / Roger Allam
Hamish Brown: Robbie & Ayda Williams
Jack Davison: Anne Marie Duff & Rory Kinnear
Jason Bell: Bryan Cranston / Denise Gough & James McArdle
Pal Hansen: David O’Hare
PEROU: Imelda Staunton
Lawrence Winram: Anne Marie Duff
Matthew Joseph: Sony Ear Pods
Nick West & Chloé Claverie: Albie Snelson & Jian Andany
Seamus Ryan: Jodie Prenger
Zeinab Batchelor: Jennifer Lee Kaas & Georgia Blackmore

THEATRE

Bristol Old Vic: Romantic Anonymous (Millinery)

The Bridge Theatre: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (Costume Prop Maker)

The Dominion: The Prince of Egypt (Costume Prop Maker)

JACC Kuwait City: Black & White (Supervisor)

National Theatre: Costume Exhibition (Supervisor) / Mr Gum (Costume Prop Maker)

National Theatre: Wonderland / Threepenny Opera / Cleansed / Anthony & Cleopatra / Small Island / Pinocchio / Absolute Hell / Translations (Costume Prop Supervisor & Maker / Armoury / Millinery)

Regents Park Open Air Theatre: A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Costume Prop Maker)

The Royal Ballet: Various Productions (2005-2010 – Costume  & HOD Footwear)

The Royal Opera House: Le Nozze di Figaro / Cavalleria Rusticana / I Pagliacci / Boris Godunov (Assistant Costume Supervisor)