Catherine Adair
Emmy-nominated Costume Designer for "Desperate Housewives"
Cate Adair is the Emmy-nominated Costume Designer for the smash hit series, Desperate Housewives. Her design work for this global sensation is credited with influencing fashion trends in 203 countries. Millions of eager viewers tune in weekly to see what the ladies of Wisteria Lane are doing - and more specifically, to see exactly what they’re wearing while they’re doing it!
Cate completed formal training in Fashion and Costume Design in her native Britain and has achieved industry-wide acclaim for her extensive design work in feature films, television, and theatre.
Her credits include NBC’s The 70’s Mini Series, The District for CBS, Oprah Winfrey’s critically acclaimed Before Women Had Wings, the teen hit I Know What You Did Last Summer, Beverly Hills Cop III, and Dreamwork’s Win a Date with Tad Hamilton.
Cate in Print
Feature articles, interviews and photographs of Cate have appeared in influential publications such as Vogue, Women’s Wear Daily, People Magazine, US Magazine, Grazia, Variety, Hollywood Reporter, the LA Times, the Chicago Tribune, and the New York Daily Post.
Cate Adair on TV
Cate has been featured on numerous TV programs such as Good Morning America with Diane Sawyer, This Morning in the UK, Fashion Police with Robert Verdi, Access Hollywood, and Entertainment Tonight.
Cate Adair’s Awards & Personal Appearances
Cate’s awards & personal appearances include 2005 and 2006 Emmy Awards nominee, 2005 and 2006 Costume Design Guild Awards nominee, US Magazine TV Costume Designer of the Year, Co-presenter with Bob Mackie at the first annual LA Fashion Awards 2005, Style celebrity for Clairol-Herbal Essence UK promotional tour, and Fashion Consultant to Marshall Fields Spring 2005 Season Kick-off.
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