When we first heard that Rodarte’s Mulleavy sisters had been dealt a massive snub being left off the costume credits for Black Swan we could sense a fight brewing, but when they were left off the BAFTA nomination we knew this thing was going nuclear. Now Amy Westcott, the costume designer at the eye of the storm has come out fighting with a sucker punch of a statement… we do love a good ol’ rant.

Westcott claims their role creating the stunning tutus at the heart of the film were merely collaborations, and that their input only extended to a meager seven costumes.

"Controversy is too complimentary a word for two people using their considerable self-publicising resources to loudly complain about their credit once they realised how good the film is.”

Ouch…

“I was happy for Rodarte's persistent publicity efforts at first; I'm so proud of the film and anything that brings it to an even wider audience is genuinely welcome. I tried to put aside my ego while being airbrushed from history in all of their interviews, as I'm just not that kind of person anyway. But when articles were planted that attacked me personally as if I had conspired against them I felt nothing but despair and betrayal. I don't have a publicist working for me, needless to say, and I was asked to stay quiet -'not to engage', to avoid any bad press towards the film. Unfortunately this seems to have proven detrimental to the perception of my work on Black Swan. I didn't make the rules that the Guild and the Academy set and I am proud of my professionalism and commitment to my work, so to have my name dragged into such ill-informed gossip is galling and hurtful to say the least."

Pow! That’s telling them gurllll!

Can’t see anymore Westcott/Mulleavy collaborations anytime in the future can you?

Now they’ve been painted as the villains of the pieces it’s over to fashion’s ugly sisters - What have you to say girls?

Posted on February 04, 2011 at 3:24:21 by Kelly Morris