Catherine McPeak Cooper (born November 8, 1960) is a postmodern artist and wardrobe stylist who lives and maintains a studio in Los Angeles.fashion StudyMode.com. Retrieved November 2013, from http://www.studymode.com/essays/Fashion-43738516.html, Cooper noted as one of the few true, professional stylists in wardrobe Working as a costume and wardrobe designer for the past 28 years, she has been collaborating with directors, musicians, commercial advertisers and photographers. Cooper completed the costuming and wardrobe for the Los Angeles Philharmonic's (and ballet) productions of Igor Stravinsky's Firebird ballet choreographed version of Ravel's Boléro.Los Angeles Philharmonic, Toyota Symphonies for Youth, December 2/9, 2017. Igor Stravinsky's "Firebird" Catherine Cooper, costume design. Los Angeles Philharmonic, Toyota Symphonies for Youth, April 6/20, 2017. Ravel's "Boléro" Catherine Cooper, costume design.]
Her wardrobe and costuming work is seen regularly on numerous movies.IMDb listing and credits for Cathy Cooper In advertising, her wardrobe credits include Nike, Coca-Cola, Heineken, Ford, McDonald's, Clorox,Youtube, Clorox 'Stains', director: Rafael Fernandez wardrobe: Cathy Cooper Orbitz, Honda, The North FaceThe Los Angeles Times, Style/Design: Dome, Dome on the Range, January 28, 1996 article, Cathy Cooper – stylist (for picture) and many others. Her work was nominated for the MVPA 2009 Best Costuming Video Award for the Modest Mouse hit single "Dashboard" music video.Modest Mouse, Dashboard video She has produced costuming work for videos with bands and artists such as Alice in Chains, The Cramps, The Cramps – Bikini Girls With Machine Guns video Cut Copy, Sister Mantos,Little Bird, video from Sister Mantos. Cathy Cooper – wardrobe stylist Hayley Kiyoko,Hayley Kiyoko – Jolly Old Saint Nicholas – A Very Maker Music Christmas, Youtube, Cathy Cooper – clothing stylist Stone Temple Pilots, Unwritten Law,Marty Pavatea, credits as assistant to Cathy Cooper – overseeing stylist Aerosmith, and Weird Al Yankovic.Weird Al Yankovic, White and Nerdy video Her album/CD jacket design work can be seen with record labels such as Centaur Records,CD cover art/design for The Chamber Wind Music of Jack Cooper Geffen Records, Sony Records, Interscope, and A&M Records. She also works as a professional model for advertising and photo layouts in commercial media.Hair Extravaganza (featured article) O, The Oprah Magazine, September 2013 issue, Hearst Communications Inc. pp. 141 and 154Zmuda, Natalie. JC Penney Promotes New Tagline During Olympics Opening Ceremony Advertising Age. J.C. Penney television ad, February 7, 2014, Cathy Cooper appears @ 16–17 seconds as modelCathy Cooper in Target advertising campaign, role: yoga instructor, iSpot TV
Early years She was born Catherine McPeak Cooper in Whittier, California, the second daughter of four children (two girls, two boys); the family grew up in the nearby northeastern section of La Habra (remote, Southeastern base of the Puente Hills). She is the older sister of composer/arranger Jack Cooper and the granddaughter (x4) of Harriet Byron McAllister and the grand-daughter of Mississippi legislator Homer Vernon Cooper. Her mother Georgie was a professional pianist and teacher. – biography page. Cooper's athletic ability in the 800-meter run enabled her to receive an athletic scholarship to the University of California at Irvine. She transferred to the arts program at California State University, Fullerton and eventually received her Bachelor of Arts from California State University, Long Beach.
Style, media, influences, and music Cooper has noted the influence of designers such as Edith Head, Coco Chanel, Junya Watanabe, Rei Kawakubo, Henrik Vibskov, Tsumori Chisato, Kenzō Takada, Norma Kamali, Ossie Clark, Alexander McQueen, and Salvatore Ferragamo; a great deal of her work with costuming is categorized as post-modern urban.
"Cathy Cooper's mixed media sculptures describe a natural world that grows out of garbage and decay."Review of Hidden Places, Dec. 9, 2010 Her sculptures are pieced together with fabric, found objects and paper mache; they are constructed in bright color combinations much like the clothing she designs and has been influenced by.
The Great Sadness Cooper has played and toured with her band The Great Sadness. The duo of Cooper and Stephen McNeely has gained exposure in the hard rock, alternative music scene of Los Angeles.Review in BUZZBAND LA, The Great Sadness, Daiana Feuer, April 19th, 2017 Their album Weep was released April 20, 2017. They recorded with Joe Cardamone, and the album was mastered by Howie Weinberg.
References
External links Cathy Cooper web site The Great Sadness