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Polly Smith

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Polly Smith and Piggy

Polly Smith has worked for the Jim Henson Company since she was brought on board to create costumes for The Muppet Show in 1978 and continues to design for Sesame Street. In the years in between, she has designed costumes for many of the Muppet film and television projects produced by the Henson Company, as well as the costumes for several other children's television programs.

Smith received Emmy nominations for her designs for The Jim Henson Hour and Muppets Tonight, and has received seven Emmy Awards for her designs on Sesame Street. Smith also co-designed costumes for the TV series The StoryTeller, which won a BAFTA Award for Best Costumes in 1989, and The StoryTeller: Greek Myths, which received a BAFTA nomination for Best Costumes in 1991.

Other non-Henson television credits include Blue's Room, Jack's Big Music Show, and Bunnytown.

In addition to the work on films and television shows, until 2002 Smith oversaw the costumes for many of the Muppet commercials, photo shoots, and personal appearances, and also worked on many Muppet toy prototypes.

In 2002, Smith was chosen as one of 200 women to show their work in the exhibit Women Designers in the USA 1900-2000 at the New York City Bard Graduate Center.

Additionally, in 1977, while designing costumes for the Champlain Shakespeare Festival at the University of Vermont, Smith collaborated with two friends to create the first women's sports bra called the "Jogbra." This achievement has been recognized with a bronzed Jogbra on the wall at the University of Vermont, by inclusion in the costume collections of the Smithsonian Institution and the Metropolitan Museum of Art and, in 2022, induction into the Inventor's Hall of Fame. Smith's two partners went on to create the company which produced and marketed the bra while Smith chose instead to go off and create undergarments for puppets and animals.

Polly Smith received her BFA in Fashion Design from Moore College of Art & Design in Philadelphia. Smith was recognized as a distinguished alumna by the College in 2005.

In various interviews with Gonzo regarding his clothing, Smith (who made many of his outfits) is attributed under the alias "Pipi Sanchez."[1]

Muppet/Henson credits

Sources

  1. ↑ Tough Pigs: To Introduce Our Guest Star - Episode Five: Dave Goelz (01:06:20)
  2. ↑ included in Pangaea's Funniest Home Injuries in-show gag credits as head of wardrobe
  3. ↑ "Daytime Emmy Nominees List 3." Variety, March 11, 1999.

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