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press Les Liaisons Dangereuses: "Dress For Excess" was a featured article in the Boston Globe about Erin and her designs for Les Liaisons Dangereuses at the Huntington Theatre in Boston. To view the full article, click here. "Daniel Goldstein's stylish, sexy production of Christopher Hampton's play "Les Liaisons Dangereuses" has more on its mind than style and sex... with a Chanel logo here, a Lagerfeld boot there, and broadly American accents all over the place, Goldstein and his team make sure we see the parallels between decadent 18th-century French aristocrats and those closer to our own lives.... The costumes [are] brilliantly conceived by newcomer Erin Chainani." - The Boston Globe "The Huntington Theater Company's opulent revival... mixes period with contemporary razzle-dazzle. Erin Chainani's costumes stuff pinstriped Karl Lagerfeld inspirations into high boots and bolster Vivienne Westwood with 18th-century panniers... It's all very striking." -The Boston Phoenix "The kind of production the Huntington has become known for over the years, with a dazzling set and arresting and sumptuous costumes... Erin Chainani's costumes epitomize the cross-temporal collisions playwright Hampton and director Goldstein have emphasized, borrowing equally from Watteau and Fragonard on the one hand and from Jean Paul Gaultier, Vivienne Westwood and even Frederick's of Hollywood on the other." - The Patriot Ledger "The highlight of the evening is clearly Erin Chainani's elegant costumes, which are rooted in the 18th century with contemporary flair." -The Standard Times Miss Julie: "Miss Julie descends, dressed in jodhpurs and a burgundy blouse by Erin Chainani, whose costumes define the class system that figures so importantly in the play." -Hartford Courant "Erin Chainani's costumes and Blyth Pittman's lighting add to the mad, desperate and dreamy world hidden just below the surface." -Variety The Servant of Two Masters: "Erin Chainani's humorous and attractive period costumes make use of a full spectrum of Crayola colors. They also serve as a guide to how fate intends to pair the lovers." -Pittsburgh Tribune-Review "Goldstein has done a wonderful job in creating the commedia feel, with able help from Erin Chainani's colorful costumes." -Pittsburgh Post-Gazette "The design team of Lee Savage, Erin Chainani, Scott Nelson and Bridgett O'Connor have created a bright, funny world in which this blissfully talented cast works their magic." -Pittsburgh City Paper "The Servant of Two Masters remains memorable for its color-saturated sets and costumes. Lee Savage's bright turquoise, two-story, slightly off-kilter colonnaded set ...was the perfect backdrop for Erin Chainani's humorous and attractive Crayola-colored period costumes." - PittsburghLIVE.com The Hamlet Project: Erin Chainani's...lavender-and-blue-draped costumes created a graceful, classical look...her designs for The Hamlet Project are wonderful. -oobr.com Twelfth Night: Tom Rowan's production of Twelfth Night at Theater Ten Ten is a delight from start to finish. Rowan has located Illyria, the magical island where this comic romance takes place, in the Italian Riviera in the 1950's [and] the setting is reflected especially in Erin Chainani's attractive period costumes." - nytheatre.com H.M.S. Pinafore: "If her costume work for the H-R Gilbert and Sullivan Players' production this week of H.M.S. Pinafore is any indication, Chainani has more than hope going for her. Add talent, sensitivity, diligence, and vision. The director of Pinafore, Marisa Echeverria, says of her designer, 'Erin is one of the most talented and inventive costumers I've worked with... she has a wonderful way of expressing character through costume.'" -Harvard Gazette |