Diana Eden - Hollywood based Costume Designer




				Speaker Diana Eden has been a guest lecturer at Palomar College, in Oceanside, California, University of California, Irvine, California UCLA Extension, in Los Angeles. California State Polytechnic University, Pomona She is qualified to speak on many areas of costume design. She is known as a knowledgeable and articulate guest who enjoys encouraging and interacting with students. She is especially passionate when talking about the challenges of starting (and expanding) a career, either for students who have just completed their studies in college, or for those in another career, such as fashion merchandising, who are looking to make a transition. She has mentored many students from internship into full professional careers. Diana has also appeared several times as a guest on the television show "Soap Talk", commenting on her costumes for the soap opera "Passions" and on the fashions created for the NBC website called CraneCouture.com. Her fashion tips can be viewed on www.seenon.com/blog/Diana%20Eden.php. She has also appeared with Thomas Haden Church on E Entertainment and on various other entertainment related shows such as Access Hollywood, and TV Guide online. Speaking about costume design for TV & Film Speaking to actors regarding costumes Media interviews & publications Professional Affiliations
				Speaking about costume design for TV & Film I am constantly surprised to hear that aspiring designers are discouraged by their teachers because such a career is "too hard". I believe everyone should attempt to realize their dream, not matter how hard. But I am also constantly surprised at how few tools students are given for knowing how to go about starting a career :how to focus, where to begin, how to research who to contact, how to get interviews, how to present oneself in the best possible light. I believe I can give structure to those who are feeling overwhelmed by the enormity of the task ahead. A career in costume design is not easy, in fact it is very, very hard. The dedication and hard work it takes cannot be overestimated. But what's important to know is that it is not impossible. How else would I be where I am today (and I started in my 30's,) or for the many other costume designers and costumers who work in the entertainment industry in Hollywood, New York, Chicago, Toronto, Vancouver, and many other cities. Speaking to actors regarding costumes: Diana, who was a Broadway dancer and actress on Broadway before becoming a costume designer, also has lectured to actors regarding costumes: how to use costume to create character how to wear the right things for photos, auditions, and fittings how to relate to the Costume Designer and costumers at the theatre or on the film set Media interviews & publications: Television talk or magazine shows: SOAP TALK - The Soap Channel PEOPLE ARE TALKING - WWOR-TV, NEW YORK, NY FASHION TV - CITY TV, TORONTO, CANADA LOOKING GREAT - with Gloria Lintermans, Cable Television THE MARCIA STEINER SHOW, MANHATTAN CABLE, NEW YORK E ENTERTAINMENT - AMY POWELL INTERVIEWER ACCESS HOLLYWOOD (STORY NEVER AIRED) Radio Interviews: TOM REGAN - WFPG, ATLANTIC CITY ELLEN RANKIN SHOW - WGY, NEW YORK DIANE ARMITAGE - KBIZ, IOWA LEW DEE - KEND, TEXAS JOEL GALUSHI - WSYR, NEW YORK PAUL PRYOR SHOW - KLBJ-AM, TEXAS LLYN WHALEN - WLDS, ILLILNOIS BUNNY MORSE, WCMY, ILLILNOIS JOHN SPINNEY, WFPG, NEW YORK Publications: The New York Post Entertainment Weekly The Toronto Star The National Enquirer Theatre Week Stages National Playbill Magazine Soap Opera Update (several stories) Beverly Hills Courier Vantage Magazine Valley Magazine