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Henry Thomas as Elliott, Drew Barrymore as Gertie, and Robert MacNaughton as Michael. Photo: Universal Pictures whole. "Nothing would be an icon if the film hadn't touched the hearts of people worldwide. You could do a thousand red hoodies, but it doesn't matter unless it's that red hoodie that Henry Thomas wore." Scott transitions from period to contemporary and science fiction with aplomb—sometimes in the same picture as with Back to the Future and Titanic. She put Marty McFly/Calvin Klein (Michael J. Fox) in an '80s puffer vest that becomes part of the time-travelling gag when it tracks as a life jacket to people in the 1950s. She dressed Rose DeWitt Bukater (Kate Winslet) in looks that romanced a generation. From the slim striped suit and picture hat and jet-beaded gown of the young woman, to the delicate blouses in watercolor hues of the mature Rose, Scott conveys the same character on two actresses whose appearances in the film bookend the 20th century. Though she has traipsed through more periods and planets than the characters she helps create, Scott sees the process itself as the same even when the projects are disparate. "Your job is to give the audience the visual language that describes that character. That always remains the same. Genres are all quite different. If you have to go to the past, you can recreate something from a time period that's well documented, or even refer to books on etiquette. Everyone has the same guidelines. It becomes imperative to collaborate with the departments around you because costume, sets, and props have to be cohesive, particularly when you are world-building from scratch." 25