# Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Costume Design

The Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Costume Design was an annual award presented by Drama Desk in recognition of achievements in the theatre across collective Broadway, off-Broadway and off-off-Broadway productions in New York City. The award was first presented in 1969, for work in either a play or musical production. It was retired after the 2015 presentation, replaced by separate play and musical categories.

## Winners and nominees
### 1960s

| Year | Designer | Production |
| 1969 |
| 1969 | Tanya Moiseiwitsch | The House of Atreus |
| 1969 | Patricia Zipprodt | 1776 |
| 1969 | Patricia Zipprodt | Zorba |

### 1970s

| Year | Designer | Production |
| 1970 |
| 1970 | Theoni V. Aldredge | Peer Gynt |
| 1970 | Willa Kim | Promenade |
| 1970 | Willa Kim | Operation Sidewinder |
| 1970 | Freddy Wittop | A Patriot for Me |
| 1971 |
| 1971 | Florence Klotz | Follies |
| 1971 | Raoul Pene Du Bois | No, No, Nanette |
| 1972 |
| 1972 | Theoni V. Aldredge | Two Gentlemen of Verona |
| 1972 | Willa Kim | The Screens |
| 1973 |
| 1973 | Theoni V. Aldredge | Much Ado About Nothing |
| 1973 | Patricia Zipprodt | Pippin |
| 1974 |
| 1974 | Franne Lee | Candide |
| 1974 | Carrie Robbins | Over Here! |
| 1974 | Carrie Robbins | The Iceman Cometh |
| 1975 |
| 1975 | Geoffrey Holder | The Wiz |
| 1975 | Willa Kim | Goodtime Charley |
| 1975 | John Napier | Equus |
| 1975 | Carl Toms | Sherlock Holmes |
| 1975 | Fred Voelpel | Seascape |
| 1976 |
| 1976 | Florence Klotz | Pacific Overtures |
| 1976 | Theoni V. Aldredge | Trelawny of the 'Wells' |
| 1976 | Bernard Johnson | Bubbling Brown Sugar |
| 1976 | Ann Roth | The Royal Family |
| 1976 | Albert Wolsky | A Memory of Two Mondays / 27 Wagons Full of Cotton |
| 1976 | Albert Wolsky | They Knew What They Wanted |
| 1977 |
| 1977 | Theoni V. Aldredge | Annie |
| 1977 | John Gunter | Comedians |
| 1977 | Carol Oditz | The Crazy Locomotive |
| 1977 | Nancy Potts | Porgy and Bess |
| 1977 | Albert Wolsky | Sly Fox |
| 1978 |
| 1978 | Florence Klotz | On the Twentieth Century |
| 1978 | Zack Brown | Saint Joan |
| 1978 | Zack Brown | Tartuffe |
| 1978 | Edward Gorey | Dracula |
| 1978 | Geoffrey Holder | Timbuktu! |
| 1979 |
| 1979 | Patricia Zipprodt | King of Hearts |
| 1979 | Theoni V. Aldredge | Ballroom |
| 1979 | Franne Lee | Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street |
| 1979 | Steven Rubin | On Golden Pond |
| 1979 | Julie Weiss | The Elephant Man |

### 1980s

| Year | Designer | Production |
| 1980 |
| 1980 | Pierre Balmain | Happy New Year |
| 1980 | Rostislav Doboujinsky | Heartaches of a Pussycat |
| 1980 | Tazeena Firth and Timothy O'Brien | Evita |
| 1980 | Linda Fisher | Morning's at Seven |
| 1980 | William Ivey Long | The 1940's Radio Hour |
| 1981 |
| 1981 | Theoni V. Aldredge | 42nd Street |
| 1981 | Patricia McGourty | The Pirates of Penzance |
| 1981 | Theoni V. Aldredge | Onward Victoria |
| 1981 | John Bury | Amadeus |
| 1981 | Patricia Zipprodt | Fools |
| 1982 |
| 1982 | William Ivey Long | Nine |
| 1982 | Theoni V. Aldredge | Dreamgirls |
| 1982 | Robert Fletcher | Othello |
| 1983 |
| 1983 | John Napier | Cats |
| 1983 | Zack Brown | On Your Toes |
| 1983 | Patricia McGourty | Death of Von Richthofen Witnessed from Earth |
| 1983 | Rita Ryack | My One and Only |
| 1983 | Patricia Zipprodt | Alice in Wonderland |
| 1984 |
| 1984 | Theoni V. Aldredge | La Cage aux Folles |
| 1984 | Jane Greenwood | The Golden Age |
| 1984 | Ann Hould-Ward and Patricia Zipprodt | Sunday in the Park with George |
| 1984 | Gene Lakin | Ah, Wilderness! |
| 1985 |
| 1985 | Alexander Reid | Much Ado About Nothing |
| 1985 | Patricia McGourty | Big River |
| 1985 | Robert Morgan | The Loves of Anatol |
| 1985 | Carrie Robbins | The Octette Bridge Club |
| 1985 | Ann Roth | Design for Living |
| 1985 | Rita Ryack | Digby |
| 1986 |
| 1986 | Lindsay W. Davis | The Mystery of Edwin Drood |
| 1986 | Joseph G. Aulisi | Precious Sons |
| 1986 | Jane Greenwood | The Iceman Cometh |
| 1987 |
| 1987 | John Napier | Starlight Express |
| 1987 | Bob Crowley | Les Liaisons Dangereuses |
| 1987 | Ann Curtis | Me and My Girl |
| 1987 | William Ivey Long | Smile |
| 1988 |
| 1988 | Maria Björnson | The Phantom of the Opera |
| 1988 | Ann Hould-Ward | Into the Woods |
| 1988 | Eiko Ishioka | M. Butterfly |
| 1988 | Tony Walton | Anything Goes |
| 1989 |
| 1989 | William Ivey Long | Lend Me a Tenor |
| 1989 | Joseph G. Aulisi | Rumors |
| 1989 | Willa Kim | Legs Diamond |

### 1990s

| Year | Designer | Production |
| 1990 |
| 1990 | Santo Loquasto | Grand Hotel |
| 1990 | Jess Goldstein | When She Danced |
| 1990 | Florence Klotz | City of Angels |
| 1990 | Robert Locke and Jennifer Arnold | The Lady in Question |
| 1991 |
| 1991 | Patricia Zipprodt | Shogun: The Musical |
| 1991 | Richard Hudson | La Bête |
| 1991 | Toni-Leslie James, Stephen Kaplin and Barbara Pollitt | Caucasian Chalk Circle |
| 1991 | Santo Loquasto | Lost in Yonkers |
| 1992 |
| 1992 | William Ivey Long | Guys and Dolls |
| 1992 | Gabriel Berry | 'Tis Pity She's a Whore |
| 1992 | Toni-Leslie James | Jelly's Last Jam |
| 1992 | William Ivey Long | Crazy for You |
| 1993 |
| 1993 | Florence Klotz | Kiss of the Spider Woman |
| 1993 | Marie-Helene Bouvet and Nathalie Thomas | Les Atrides |
| 1993 | Elizabeth Fried | Brother Truckers |
| 1993 | Melina Root | As You Like It |
| 1994 |
| 1994 | Howard Crabtree | Whoop-Dee-Doo! |
| 1994 | Jane Greenwood | Passion |
| 1994 | Bob Mackie | The Best Little Whorehouse Goes Public |
| 1994 | Patricia Zipprodt | My Fair Lady |
| 1995 |
| 1995 | Florence Klotz | Show Boat |
| 1995 | Judith Dolan | The Petrified Prince |
| 1995 | Jess Goldstein | Love! Valour! Compassion! |
| 1995 | Jane Greenwood | The Heiress |
| 1995 | Stephen Brimson Lewis | Indiscretions |
| 1995 | William Ivey Long | A Christmas Carol |
| 1996 |
| 1996 | Roger Kirk | The King and I |
| 1996 | Jane Greenwood | Sylvia |
| 1996 | Constance Hoffman and Julie Taymor | The Green Bird |
| 1996 | Toni-Leslie James | The Tempest |
| 1996 | Michael Krass | Entertaining Mr Sloane |
| 1996 | Angel Wendt | Rent |
| 1997 |
| 1997 | Howard Crabtree | When Pigs Fly |
| 1997 | Marina Draghici | The Skriker |
| 1997 | Michael Krass | The Rehearsal |
| 1997 | G.W. Mercier and Julie Taymor | Juan Darien |
| 1997 | Martin Pakledinaz | The Life |
| 1997 | Ann Roth | Present Laughter |
| 1998 |
| 1998 | Julie Taymor | The Lion King |
| 1998 | Argemira Affonso | Forever Tango |
| 1998 | William Ivey Long | Cabaret |
| 1998 | Santo Loquasto | Ragtime |
| 1998 | Catherine Zuber | Ivanov |
| 1998 | Catherine Zuber | Triumph of Love |
| 1999 |
| 1999 | Lez Brotherston | Matthew Bourne's Swan Lake |
| 1999 | Alvin Colt | Forbidden Broadway Cleans Up Its Act |
| 1999 | Jess Goldstein | The Mineola Twins |
| 1999 | William Ivey Long | The Mystery of Irma Vep |
| 1999 | John David Ridge | Ring Round the Moon |
| 1999 | Catherine Zuber | Twelfth Night |

### 2000s

| Year | Designer | Production |
| 2000 |
| 2000 | Martin Pakledinaz | Kiss Me, Kate |
| 2000 | Jonathan Bixby and Gregory Gale | The Country Club |
| 2000 | Boyd Graham | The Big Bang |
| 2000 | William Ivey Long | The Music Man |
| 2000 | Martin Pakledinaz | The Wild Party |
| 2000 | Kevin Pollard | Shockheaded Peter |
| 2001 |
| 2001 | William Ivey Long | The Producers |
| 2001 | Linda Cho | Princess Turandot |
| 2001 | Roger Kirk | 42nd Street |
| 2001 | Bob Mackie | Pete 'n' Keely |
| 2001 | Chris March, Dana Peter Porras and Richard Sanchez | Christmas with the Crawfords |
| 2001 | Anthony Powell | The Adventures of Tom Sawyer |
| 2002 |
| 2002 | Isaac Mizrahi | The Women |
| 2002 | Jenny Beavan | Private Lives |
| 2002 | Bob Crowley | Sweet Smell of Success |
| 2002 | Susan Hilferty | Into the Woods |
| 2002 | Dick Magnanti | Reefer Madness |
| 2002 | Martin Pakledinaz | Thoroughly Modern Millie |
| 2003 |
| 2003 | William Ivey Long | Hairspray |
| 2003 | Michael Bottari and Ronald Case | Shanghai Moon |
| 2003 | Jess Goldstein | Enchanted April |
| 2003 | Eiko Ishioka | Cirque du Soleil: Varekai |
| 2003 | Catherine Martin and Angus Strathie | La Bohème |
| 2003 | Catherine Zuber | Dinner at Eight |
| 2004 |
| 2004 | Susan Hilferty | Wicked |
| 2004 | Jess Goldstein | Henry IV |
| 2004 | Jenny Mannis | Animal Farm |
| 2004 | Robert A. Prior and Lisa Leighton | Ramayana 2K3 |
| 2004 | Mark Thompson | Bombay Dreams |
| 2004 | Catherine Zuber | Intimate Apparel |
| 2005 |
| 2005 | Tim Hatley | Monty Python's Spamalot |
| 2005 | Lez Brotherston | Play Without Words |
| 2005 | William Ivey Long | La Cage aux Folles |
| 2005 | Jeff Mahshie | Hurlyburly |
| 2005 | Anthony Ward | Chitty Chitty Bang Bang |
| 2005 | Catherine Zuber | The Light in the Piazza |
| 2006 |
| 2006 | Gregg Barnes | The Drowsy Chaperone |
| 2006 | Eric Becker | Abigail's Party |
| 2006 | Gregory Gale | The Wedding Singer |
| 2006 | William Ivey Long | Grey Gardens |
| 2006 | Jacques Reynaud | Peer Gynt |
| 2006 | Anita Yavich | The Wooden Breeks |
| 2007 |
| 2007 | Catherine Zuber | The Coast of Utopia |
| 2007 | Mara Blumenfeld | Lookingglass Alice |
| 2007 | Judith Dolan | LoveMusik |
| 2007 | William Ivey Long | Curtains |
| 2007 | Santo Loquasto | Suddenly, Last Summer |
| 2007 | Robert Morgan | Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas! |
| 2008 |
| 2008 | Katrina Lindsay | Les Liaisons Dangereuses |
| 2008 | Mara Blumenfeld | The Glorious Ones |
| 2008 | Michael Bottari, Ronald Case and Jessica Jahn | Die, Mommie, Die! |
| 2008 | Ann Hould-Ward | A Catered Affair |
| 2008 | Ana Kuzmanic | August: Osage County |
| 2008 | William Ivey Long | Young Frankenstein |
| 2009 |
| 2009 | Tim Hatley | Shrek the Musical |
| 2009 | Rob Howell | The Norman Conquests |
| 2009 | William Ivey Long | 9 to 5 |
| 2009 | Michael McDonald | Hair |
| 2009 | Martin Pakledinaz | Blithe Spirit |
| 2009 | Carrie Robbins | Irving Berlin's White Christmas |

### 2010s

| Year | Designer | Production |
| 2010 |
| 2010 | Matthew Wright | La Cage aux Folles |
| 2010 | Antonia Ford-Roberts and Bob Flanagan | The Emperor Jones |
| 2010 | Clint Ramos | So Help Me God! |
| 2010 | Bobby Frederick Tilley II | Lizzie Borden |
| 2010 | David Zinn | In the Next Room |
| 2011 |
| 2011 | Tim Chappel and Lizzy Gardiner | Priscilla, Queen of the Desert |
| 2011 | Desmond Heeley | The Importance of Being Earnest |
| 2011 | Ann Hould-Ward | A Free Man of Color |
| 2011 | Martin Pakledinaz | Anything Goes |
| 2011 | Ann Roth | The Book of Mormon |
| 2011 | Paloma Young | Peter and the Starcatcher |
| 2012 |
| 2012 | Gregg Barnes | Follies |
| 2012 | ESosa | By the Way, Meet Vera Stark |
| 2012 | William Ivey Long | Lucky Guy |
| 2012 | Jessica Pabst | She Kills Monsters |
| 2012 | Martin Pakledinaz | Nice Work If You Can Get It |
| 2012 | Catherine Zuber | Death Takes a Holiday |
| 2013 |
| 2013 | William Ivey Long | Rodgers + Hammerstein's Cinderella |
| 2013 | Amy Clark and Martin Pakledinaz | Chaplin |
| 2013 | Dominique Lemieux | Pippin |
| 2013 | Chris March | Chris March's The Butt-Cracker Suite! A Trailer Park Ballet |
| 2013 | Loren Shaw | Restoration Comedy |
| 2013 | Paloma Young | Natasha, Pierre and the Great Comet of 1812 |
| 2014 |
| 2014 | William Ivey Long | Bullets Over Broadway |
| 2014 | Constance Hoffman | A Midsummer Night's Dream |
| 2014 | Zane Pihlstrom | Nutcracker Rouge |
| 2014 | Loren Shaw | The Mysteries |
| 2014 | Jenny Tiramani | Twelfth Night |
| 2014 | David C. Woolard | The Heir Apparent |
| 2015 |
| 2015 | Catherine Zuber | Gigi |
| 2015 | Bob Crowley | An American in Paris |
| 2015 | Bob Crowley | The Audience |
| 2015 | Christopher Oram | Wolf Hall Parts One & Two |
| 2015 | Paul Tazewell | Hamilton |
| 2015 | Andrea Varga | The Fatal Weakness |