Witherspoon asked Arianne Phillips, a costume designer and stylist who has worked with Madonna and on movies like “Kingsman: The Golden Circle” and the Tom Ford-directed “Nocturnal Animals,” to design the pins last month, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
“Reese asked me to come to the actors’ group, and told me they were going to be wearing black and would I consider creating a pin for the nominees and male presenters,” Phillips told The Hollywood Reporter. “We were up against the holidays, but I said I could do it, and the first person I called was my partner-in-crime, Michael Schmidt.” (Schmidt is a designer who has worked with Rihanna, Cher and Lady Gaga, among many others). Together, the two of them designed the pin and had 500 versions of it produced withing two weeks.
Phillips posted a photo of herself wearing the pin to Instagram, with the caption, “let’s all toast & post in solidarity with women on the red carpet and everywhere standing up for change.”
Time’s Up includes a legal defense fund, backed by donations from members, that is intended to help less privileged women pursue action against those who violate them; a working group developing ideas for legislation; and a drive to push studios and talent agencies to have a more even balance of men and women in their employment.
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