Deirdra Govan

Deirdra Govan

(She/Her)
Costume Designer
Deirdra Govan Designs

Deirdra Govan is a dynamic and accredited multi-hyphenate creator, with a carefully crafted body of work that spans over 20 years within film & television industry. Her work is an intriguing combination of visual storytelling in the intersections of design, activism, cultural representation and social impact.

Full Bio
Deirdra Elizabeth Govan is an accomplished multi-hyphenate costume and production designer with a carefully crafted body of work spanning over 20+ years within film & television, fashion & beauty, and the architecture & interior design industries.

Her work is an intriguing combination of visual storytelling with a distinctive point of view; at the intersections of surrealism, class, race, gender and socio-economic politics.

Her ethos is about creating & telling stories of substance with style. She believes that design can positively impact society for the greater good, and can help to support positive change in world for the better, and in fact, it just might possibly save it.

A true barrier breaker, Deirdra is also the first woman of color to serve as Vice-President for the I.A.T.S.E union, United
Scenic Artist, Local 829, which is just celebrated its 125th year anniversary. She is also a member of the the Costume Designers Guild, Local 892.
She splits her time between New York and Los Angeles.

Professional Credits
- "I'M A VIRGO" (Amazon Studios)
- "DEVOTION" (Sony Pictures)
- "HARLEM" SEASON 1 & 2 (Amazon Studios)
- "THE L WORD: GENERATION Q"
- "SORRY TO BOTHER YOU"
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