Shirley Kurata wore a pink long-sleeve T-shirt designed by her husband, Charlie Staunton; a vintage pink floral Comme des Garcons skirt; and yellow and purple Melissa x Opening Ceremony sneaker jellies, one of at least two pairs she owns. The large round L.A. Eyeworks glasses are exclusive to her, in a marbled pattern and tobacco color called "bronzino.”
Kurata, who gives her age only as "Gen Xer,” has a signature style, mixing vintage with high-end designers, and is drawn to an intense color wheel — an exuberant look she has cultivated since her brother’s girlfriend gave her hand-me-down Barbies from the 1960s. ("I thought, ‘Wow, these clothes are so much cuter’” than Barbies from the ’80s, she recalls.)
She has brought her aesthetic to the Linda Lindas’ new music video "Growing Up,” Rodarte’s recently released look book for its fall 2022 collection, the MiuMiu short film "House Comes With a Bird” and Vans’ capsule collection with rapper Tierra Whack. But perhaps most notably, this sought-after costume designer’s original eye was showcased in "Everything Everywhere All at Once,” this spring’s sleeper hit feature film.