Physical Production
Costume Designer
Bonnie started off studying Architecture and Art History at Carleton University in Ottawa, followed by an Foundation Arts based program at Central Tech, and then graduating from a Fashion Design degree program at Ryerson University in Toronto, thus providing a diverse base to her career in Costume Design.
Coming from a mixed ethnic background of a Japanese Canadian Mom, and a Scottish and German Dad, she has drawn inspiration from all of these cultures. Born and raised in Toronto, she works in Vancouver, Toronto, and Winnipeg. She is currently based in BC.
She has designed for both television and features, ranging from love stories (AND LOVE KNOCKED, MY SECRET SANTA), to campus suspense (DANGER IN THE DORM, THE SARAH LAWRENCE CULT) and other shows based on youth culture (PROM PACT (Disney Plus), J-TEAM (Nickelodeon), ARE YOU AFRAID OF THE DARK (Nickelodeon), and WARIGAMI (CBC)
Most recently she worked on the drama The Eden Express based on the Mark Vonnegut memoir.
She believes that costume design has many facets. Creating costumes for a character based on a written depiction, director direction, and actor input, in order to help the actor with their character development and make it all believable.
