“He Lives . . . the Clothes”:

This chapter consists of an interview between Jacqueline Stewart and Marie France, costume designer for Prince’s films Purple Rain (1984) and Under the Cherry Moon (1986), as well as the Purple Rain tour and various music videos and photo shoots. Marie France talks about meeting and collaborating with Prince; their sometimes-clashing creative processes; designing and crafting costumes for the different needs of screen and concert stage; the relation between costume and character in the Prince universe; the confluence of art and life in Prince’s approach to clothes; the import of working with Black artists; and the origins of the iconic, princely “ruffle shirt.”