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Varang (Oona Chaplin) the Na’vi leader in ‘Avatar: Fire and Ash) Courtesy of 20th Century Studios There are many reasons a person would be impressed by James Cameron’s Avatar films, but the costumes designed by Deborah L. Scott deserve special attention; they are bespoke pieces as magnificent as they are technologically groundbreaking. Scott’s work has been lauded with an Oscar, a BAFTA, a bevy of Costume Designer’s Guild Awards, and many, many other coveted honors, so having the opportunity to talk to her about costume design was a very real privilege. Especially since we met to chat about what makes these films, Avatar: Fire and Ash most recently, different than the costumes designed for literally any other production. Costume designer Deborah Scott poses on the red carpet for the UK premiere of the film ‘Avatar: Fire and Ash’ in central London on December 11, 2025. (Photo by Brook Mitchell / AFP via Getty Images) AFP via Getty Images My lovely readers might remember that one of this writer’s favorite things about costume design is that it proves how infinite solutions are, that there are as many ways to successfully costume a production as there are designers who do that work. Process is something which fascinates me, and I asked Scott about hers. “It’s actually kind of formulaic,” she said with a gentle laugh. “I think what makes it easiest is that there’s a kind of a formula. Because you read the script and then you sort of just slowly break it down, right? The first thing is, you have to figure out the characters. How many, what kind, what their age, and it really helps to know if you can know what the casting is. So you have a visual in your mind, but then it’s like the formula is…

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