Info – Ameena Kara Callender

Ameena Kara Callender is an award-winning costume designer & stylist, represented in both London and LA.

With a background in fine art, craft and theatre, she is known for her highly original & inventive approach to costume design.

She draws on diverse references from her obsession with new music, fashion and counterculture to create realistic, character-driven costumes in both period and contemporary genres.

Her expertise spans film, commercials, music videos, stage, performance and fashion.

She loves the collaboration between creative departments and has built strong relationships with costume crews all over the world from her frequent travels for international projects.

Ameena is a regular collaborator with director Ian Pons Jewell and has created unique pieces & collaborated on projects with Nadia Lee Cohen, Rosalia, Katy Perry, and Stormzy amongst others.

She was awarded a silver British Arrow for her costume design on ‘A Diamond’s Journey’ in 2020, and was recognised for her design work with Noel Fielding with a Royal Television Society award.

AWARDS

The APA Collection 2023 – Quickbooks ‘Eggs’ 2023

AICP Award – Visual Style – Shortlisted – Doritos 2022

BRONZE SPIKE – Achievement in Production – Gojek ‘The Flow’ 2021

LIA AWARD – Bronze – Production & Post-Production: Visual Effects – Gojek ‘The Flow’ 2021

British Arrows 2020 (Silver) – Costume / Wadrobe – The Diamonds Journey for The Diamond Producers Association.

LIA AWARD – Bronze – Production & Post-Production: Visual Effects – Three ‘Phones Are Good’ 2019

D & AD Award – Wood Pencil / Film Advertising / Cinema Commercials – Three ‘Phones Are Good’ 2019

Cresta Awards – Moving Image – Shortlisted – Phones Are Good 2019

RTS Craft & Design Award – Costume Design 2011/2012 Noel Fielding’s Luxury Comedy

DIRECTORS

Ian Pons Jewell

John Hilcoat
Dawn Shadforth

Kim Gehrig

WAFLA
Tim & Joe
RBG6
Christian Larson
The Glue Society
Dan Sully
Matt Lambert
Sarah Chatfield
Aoife McArdle

CELEBRITY

Stormzy
Katy Perry
Taylor Swift
Ellie Goulding
Black Eyed Peas
Charlie XCX
Bat For Lashes
Nick Cave
Daisy Lowe
Rosalia
Miles Kane
Pink
Camilla Cablleo
Goldfrapp
Diplo