Antonio Castillo (costume designer)

Antonio Cánovas del Castillo de Rey (13 December 1908 – 13 May 1984[1]), known professionally as Antonio Castillo, was a Spanish costume designer who won an Academy Award for the film Nicholas and Alexandra in the category Academy Award for Best Costume Design during the 1971 Academy Awards, that he won along with Yvonne Blake.[2]

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
Died13 May 1984(1984-05-13) (aged 75)
Madrid, Spain
NationalitySpanish
OccupationCostume designer
Years active1936-1972

Biography

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.[3] 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 II. 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.

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.[4]

Awards and nominations
  • 1959 Tony Award nomination for Best Costume Design for the musical Goldilocks

See also

References
  1. Antonio Castillo, creador de alta costura y 'oscar' de Hollywood
  2. "The 44th Academy Awards (1972) Nominees and Winners". Retrieved 18 February 2015.
  3. "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.
  4. Profile, fashionmodeldirectory.com; accessed 18 February 2015.


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