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Winter 2021 The Costume Designer 39 "When the designers extend their hand to help, the effect goes on further than they know." –Evelyn Iocolano, LOLLIPOP I t's three of LOLLIPOP's newest superheroes, soaring side-by-side with their costume designers extraordinaire, who deserve superhero status in their own right. Evelyn Iocolano's nonprofit—dedicated to bringing the magic of movies to children battling life-threatening ill- nesses—has once again worked its wizardry: matching CDG members with kids to create their own magic. It doesn't take X-ray vision to see how the power of costume design can go above and beyond the screen to change lives, or to discern the lasting joy in these children. "When the design- ers extend their hand to help," Iocolano says, "the effect goes on further than they know." Costume designer Michael Crow worked with Christopher Perez in 2019. Christopher loves music, from hip hop to Vivaldi, so the two decided to go for "baroque," even outfitting his wheelchair with sound speakers. Fittingly, Christopher's superhero alter ego is named Remix. Seeing himself for the first time in costume, complete with make- up, cape, and subwoofers blasting, he declared, "When people hear music, I want the sound of the notes to transfer into their brains and bodies and heal them from the inside." Christopher's only 15 now, but for all the wisdom packed inside this remarkable young man, Remix must have lived through the ages. With films like Captain Marvel under her shield belt, costume designer Sanja Hays is no stranger to superheroes. by David Landau Super Kids Celebrate Their Inner Superheroes "Remix" costume illustration by Michael Crow Christopher Perez and family Photo: Brian Bowen Smith