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Kym Barrett | |
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Born | Brisbane, Australia | 11 August 1965
Nationality | Australian |
Education | National Institute of Dramatic Art University of New England |
Occupation | Costume designer |
Kym Barrett (born 11 August 1965) is an Australian costume designer of Hollywood films. She is a regular collaborator with The Wachowskis and was the costume designer of their films The Matrix trilogy , Speed Racer , Cloud Atlas and Jupiter Ascending .
Kym Barrett started her career working in theatre for eight years before she began working in film. She has also designed costumes for Cirque du Soleil. [1] Barrett designed freshly imagined period costumes for the Metropolitan Opera's 2013 production of The Tempest . [2] In September 2013, she stepped down from her role as costume designer for the opening ceremony of the 2014 Winter Olympic Games in Sochi, Russia.