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Young Nettie and Young Celie in The Color Purple, costume design by Katharine Tarkulich

Ensemble in The Color Purple, costume design by Katharine Tarkulich

Church Ladies in The Color Purple, costume design by Katharine Tarkulich

Nettie and Ensemble in church from The Color Purple, costume design by Katharine Tarkulich

Nettie, Celie, and Ensemble in church from The Color Purple, costume design by Katharine Tarkulich

Nettie, Celie, Preacher, and Ensemble in The Color Purple, costume design by Katharine Tarkulich

Pregnant Celie in The Color Purple, costume design by Katharine Tarkulich

Pa Harris, Celie, and Nettie in The Color Purple, costume design by Katharine Tarkulich

Celie in The Color Purple, costume design by Katharine Tarkulich

Church ladies, Nettie, and Celie in The Color Purple, costume design by Katharine Tarkulich

Farmhands in The Color Purple, costume design by Katharine Tarkulich

Old Mister and Nettie in The Color Purple, costume design by Katharine Tarkulich

Harpo in The Color Purple, costume design by Katharine Tarkulich

Pregnant Sofia, Celie, and Harpo in The Color Purple, costume design by Katharine Tarkulich

Sofia in The Color Purple, 1920s costume design by Katharine Tarkulich

Sofia and Sisters in The Color Purple, 1920s costume design by Katharine Tarkulich

Harpo, Squeak, and Ensemble in The Color Purple, 1920s costume design by Katharine Tarkulich

Shug Avery and Celie in The Color Purple, costume design by Katharine Tarkulich

Shug Avery and Harpo in The Color Purple, 1920s costume design by Katharine Tarkulich

Shug Avery and Ensemble in The Color Purple, 1920s costume design by Katharine Tarkulich

Africa dream sequence from The Color Purple, costume design by Katharine Tarkulich

Africa dream sequence from The Color Purple, costume design by Katharine Tarkulich

Nettie teaches in Africa dream sequence from The Color Purple, costume design by Katharine Tarkulich

Church ladies in The Color Purple, 1930s costume design by Katharine Tarkulich

Pa, Harper, Shug Avery, Sofia, Celie, Buster, Old Mister, and Squeak at Easter dinner in The Color Purple, 1930s costume design by Katharine Tarkulich

Celie and Ensemble wear Miss Celie's Pants in The Color Purple, 1940s costume design by Katharine Tarkulich

Celie, Shug Avery, and Ensemble wear Miss Celie's Pants in The Color Purple, 1940s costume design by Katharine Tarkulich

Harpo wears Miss Celie's Pants in The Color Purple, 1940s costume design by Katharine Tarkulich

Celie, Shug Avery, Nettie Harris, and Ensemble in finale of The Color Purple, costume design by Katharine Tarkulich

Other projects

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The Color Purple

Music by Brenda Russell, Allee Willis, and Stephen Bray; Book by Marsha Norman

This show spans five decades and includes an imagined scene of an African tribe, so costuming it was quite a challenge. We built all of Africa, the pants for Miss Celie's Pants, and Sofia's first two dresses.

Photos by Genevieve Fridley

© All Designs Copyright 2003-2016 Katharine Tarkulich

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