Ray Aghayan
Costume Designer
About This Interview
Ray Aghayan (1928-2011) was interviewed for two hours in Studio City, CA. Mr. Aghayan spoke about designing costumes for Matinee Theatre while on staff with the NBC wardrobe department, the challenges of quick costume changes for live television, and his long association with Bob Mackie. He fondly recalled working on The George Gobel Show , winning the first ever awarded Emmy for costume design (along with Mackie) for Alice Through the Looking Glass, and designing costumes for The Judy Garland Show , many Academy Awards telecasts, and the opening ceremonies of the 1984 Olympics . The interview was conducted by Karen Herman on August 26, 1998.
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Ray Aghayan on costume design for Alice Through the Looking Glass
Clip begins at: 19:22, Duration: 07m 26s- Ray Aghayan on his partnership with Bob Mackie
Clip begins at: 11:15, Duration: 00m 35s - Ray Aghayan on designing for The Academy Awards, starting in 1968
Clip begins at: 26:48, Duration: 02m 14s 
Ray Aghayan on designing for The 1984 Olympics
Clip begins at: 02:51, Duration: 04m 24s- Ray Aghayan on advice to aspiring costume designers
Clip begins at: 17:29, Duration: 00m 38s
Interview
- Part 1
- On his childhood in Iran and moving to the United States; on his childhood influences and learning sewing and design from his mother
Clip begins at: 0:32 - On his recollections of early television; on his early costume design experiences for Matinee Theater
Clip begins at: 18:09 - Part 2
- On costume design and the production work week for Matinee Theater; on research for costume ideas and designing for quick changes for live television
Clip begins at: 0:31 - On on costume design for The George Gobel Show; Shirley Temple's Storybook, and The Judy Garland Sho w
Clip begins at: 18:27 - Part 3
- On costume design for The Judy Garland Show and Bob Mackie becoming his assistant; on working with Judy Garland
Clip begins at: 0:25 - On his partnership with Bob Mackie; on working with directors and producers on The Judy Garland Show; on working on films and designing and winning the first costume design Emmy for Alice Through the Looking Glass; on designing for The Academy Awards, starting in 1968
Clip begins at: 11:15 - Part 4
- On costume design for The Academy Awards; on designing for The 1984 Olympics; on producing the 1975 Fashion Awards and Consenting Adult
Clip begins at: 0:23 - On his then-current projects - running Elizabeth Courtney costumes; on designing for nightclub acts
Clip begins at: 10:28 - On what makes great costume design and a great costume designer; on the evolution of costumes; on what constitues "bad" work in his mind; on advice to aspiring costume designers; on his thoughts on people with whom he's worked
Clip begins at: 14:29 - Part 5
- On photographs of people with whom he's worked: Julie Andrews, Carol Channing, Doris Day, Judy Garland, and Bob Mackie
Clip begins at: 0:22
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I just love this guy after seeing the interview. Ray Aghayan he is such a great man of caliber. I would say that he is just excellent. His views on the costume are just great
I remember when Ray was nominated by the Academy Award for Costume Design in 1976 for "Funny Lady" I really thought he would get it but I think Ray was always a little undervalued, he deserved much more on his life, but when good luck is not with you, is not with you and that´s all.
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I just love this guy after seeing the interview. Ray Aghayan he is such a great man of caliber. I would say that he is just excellent. His views on the costume are just great.
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