Isis Mussenden

**Isis Mussenden** is an American costume designer who worked on season 1 of *The Wheel of Time*.

On January 11, 2022, Mussenden confirmed in an interview that she would not be returning for season 2. Sharon Gilham became costume designer for season 2.

## General overview

Mussenden is a prolific costume designer with credits back through the 1980s. Mussenden has worked as costume designer on a number of fantasy projects, such as Disney's *The Lion, The Witch, and the Wardrobe* (2005) and it's sequels *Prince Caspian* (2008) and *The Voyage of the Dawn Treader* (2010). She designed costumes for the animated film *Shrek* (2001) and its sequel *Shrek 2* (2004) and *Puss in Boots* (2011). Additional high-profile films she's worked on include *The Wolverine* (2013) and *American Psycho* (2000).

Mussenden was not aware of *The Wheel of Time* before joining the production. She credits research consultant Sarah Nakamura for helping her understand the series and the various cultural influences.

## Credits

* *The Wheel of Time*
	+ Season 1 - Costume designer

* Other
	+ *Inside the Wheel of Time*, episode 5 - Special guest
	+ Bringing the Wheel of Time Costumes to Life: Parts 1 and 2
	+ JordanCon 2022 - Panelist

## Quotes

> These are not just a bunch of princesses swanning around in pretty dresses. These are women doing jobs. They're taking care of governance, they're taking care of healing.
>
> Isis Mussenden on designing the outfits for the Aes Sedai, August 18, 2021

> **Question 10**What was your favorite costume to design and why?**Isis Mussenden**Well that's impossible. It's *The Wheel of Time*, there were a million fabulous costumes that I enjoyed designing and I loved it because this is what I do. Specifically, you know, Moiraine of course, and the five heroes, they took a lot of thought and trial and error to get to that place for them for this particular first season, which we're really excited about. Working with the leather workers, Rob Goodwin, and the bolero, her armor, for Moiraine, was a real challenge and really satisfying at the end of the day because it really changed who she was, it changed who Rosamund Pike was, which is what's important. I love doing the armies, I love Valda's army with like 26 pieces in that skirt. We printed fabric, we made armor. I love Agelmar and Amalisa's armor, that was also a couple of my favorite pieces. Siuan in the hall. So there are many pieces. Why? Because it was a great project to work on.— JordanCon 2022

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## External links

* Isis Mussenden at the Internet Movie Database
* Isis Mussenden on Wikipedia
* Official website:  isismussenden.com
* Interview, *Below the Line*: Wheel of Time Costume Designer Isis Mussenden on Dressing the Cast of Amazon’s Epic Fantasy Series by Ian Spelling, January 11, 2022.

## References

1. ↑ *Below The Line*, Wheel of Time Costume Designer Isis Mussenden on Dressing the Cast of Amazon’s Epic Fantasy Series by Ian Spelling. (Screenshot.) January 11, 2022.
2. ↑ *WoT Series* reported on Twitter on July 1, 2021.
3. ↑ Video interview with *Gold Derby*, November 13, 2021.
4. ↑ *Entertainment Weekly*, August 18, 2021.