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Grizelda Garza Credit: Courtesy<\/p>\nVisit Grizelda Garza at home on a lazy Sunday afternoon and, despite spending her professional life dressing movie stars, she\u2019s unlikely to be ready for the red carpet.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m a big T-shirt kind of girl,\u201d Garza told the San Antonio Report during a recent interview. \u201cI live in yoga pants. I\u2019m quick to just throw on my PJs and lounge on my couch.\u201d<\/p>\n
Despite her glamorous Hollywood career as a costume designer, Garza is just like everyone else when the weekend comes. When she\u2019s on a film set, however, she takes a less casual approach to her work.<\/p>\n
In her latest movie, \u201cThe Deputy,\u201d which hits limited theaters and VOD platforms on Friday, Sept. 25, Garza, a 2002 graduate of South San High School\u2019s West Campus, dresses actors Duke Nicholson (\u201cUs\u201d), Stephen Dorff (\u201cBlade\u201d), Tiffany Haddish (\u201cGirls Trip\u201d), Oscar nominee William H. Macy (\u201cFargo\u201d) and the rest of the cast.<\/p>\n
The film, which was shot in Natchez, Mississippi, last year, follows a young sheriff\u2019s deputy (Nicholson), whose job takes a dangerous turn when the dead body he\u2019s watching mysteriously disappears from a crime scene.<\/p>\n
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\u201cWhen I read the script, my mind just took off creatively,\u201d Garza said. \u201cI started visualizing each character.\u201d<\/p>\n
In the past, Garza has dressed everyone from \u201cDespacito\u201d singer Luis Fonsi for the romantic comedy \u201cSay a Little Prayer,\u201d which was shot in San Antonio, to Oscar-winning actor Al Pacino (\u201cScent of a Woman\u201d) for the horror movie \u201cThe Ritual.\u201d She also worked in the costume department of \u201cKillers of the Flower Moon\u201d from Oscar-winning director Martin Scorsese.<\/p>\n
For \u201cThe Deputy,\u201d a contemporary crime thriller, Garza wanted to capture a distinctly small-town look without making the film feel specifically like a Western or giving it a \u201cTexas vibe.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWe definitely leaned into that small-town look with the costumes,\u201d she said. \u201cWe wanted every costume to feel very authentic.\u201d<\/p>\n
Working with a small crew that included a costume supervisor and wardrobe stylist, Garza said the production involved plenty of overnight shoots and close collaboration with director Matt Sukkar, who was making his feature directorial debut.<\/p>\n
\u201cMatt had a vision for every character \u2014 from the thugs to the girlfriends to every role you see,\u201d she said. \u201cHe was very much involved and gave me description of what he was looking for.\u201d<\/p>\n
During pre-production, Garza also collaborated with other department heads and crew members, including production designers and propmakers. Together, they worked to ensure the film\u2019s visual elements were cohesive.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe all knew what colors we wanted,\u201d she said. \u201cWe went for tans and browns instead of blues. William loved the idea of having a western hat and cowboy boots.\u201d<\/p>\n
One of the most challenging but fun parts on \u201cThe Deputy\u201d was taking a duplicate of a costume and \u201cdistressing\u201d it, or intentionally making the garment look worn, dirty and lived-in. Garza and her team had a specialized kit filled with tools and materials for adding dirt and grass stains, as well as other signs of wear and tear, to a garment.<\/p>\n
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\u201cWe would even spray paint the costumes to look like it was covered in real mud,\u201d Garza said.<\/p>\n