Alexandra Janowski is a French and Canadian costume designer based in New York City. She holds an MFA in costume design from NYU and a BFA in fashion design from Parsons. Growing up in Paris with a Polish father and a French-Iranian mother, she was exposed to numerous cultures that have had a lasting impact on her imagination and creativity. Alexandra’s designs and interests explore the beauty in the passage of time and how this is reflected in characters and their clothing. She loves designing theater and film productions with themes of family dynamics, specifically focusing on history and its effects on people. Her love for embroidery and exploring a variety of decorative fabrications has always been a crucial part of the way she tells a story.
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Selected Work
Sketch for The Gromenko Library from Dr. Zhivago. Watercolor
Costume sketch for Tonya in Varykino from Dr. Zhivago, Watercolor
A school in Paris, Alice in Wonderland an adaptation by Alexandra Janowski
The Frozen House in Varykino from Dr. Zhivago, Watercolor
The Guardian Angel in Marisol by José Rivera, pencil and procreate
You got Older by Clare Barron, An NYU production directed by Katherine Wilkinson, photo by Ella Bromblin
Sketch for The House of Bernarda Alba by Federico García Lorca, Hand Drawing and procreate
The Burnt Man from Marisol by José Rivera, Hand drawing and procreate
Baroque, a film by Shelby Dillon
The Doctor's Dilemma by George Bernard Shaw, an NYU production directed by Janet Zarish
Sketches for Orpheus in the Underworld by Jacques Offenbach, Watercolor and beading embroidery
Siblings, a film by Oriana Ng