Shawna Trpcic (; née Shawna Leavell, born October 18, 1966 in

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) is a

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costume designer.

Biography

She got her start in the industry with the 1990 film '' Megaville'', and went on to work as a wardrobe assistant on the films '' Toys'' and ''

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''. She later served as the main costume designer on Joss Whedon's '' Firefly'', ''

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'', ''

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'' and ''

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'', as well as Marti Noxon's '' Point Pleasant''. She was also the main costume designer for '' Torchwood: Miracle Day''. In December 2005, Trpcic auctioned off several of the costumes from ''Firefly'' that were in her private collection. Many of those costumes were purchased by fans who later wore them to the 200
Browncoat Ball
in San Francisco. Trpcic attended the ball, along with Jonathan A Logan (who made Mal's original browncoat from Trpcic's design) and posed for a group shot with everyone who was wearing her original costumes. Trpcic altered her own wedding dress to create the ballgown worn by

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(as

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) in the ''Firefly'' episode " Shindig". Trpcic often attempts to add pink flamingos somewhere on her costumes as she considers this to be her signature mark. An example of this is pointed out by Trpcic herself in the

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to "Shindig", where they are visible on the lapel of the character

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played by Mark Sheppard. Trpcic has volunteered at

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and teaches art at a men's maximum security state prison in Northern California. She is a Christian. Her married last name is of Croatian origin.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Trpcic, Shawna American costume designers 1966 births Living people People from Artesia, California