Vicki Russell

Vicki Russell is a renowned costume designer, born and raised near Portobello Market in swinging London. Her passion for costume design ignited at age 18, assisting her mother, the esteemed costume designer Shirley Russell, and her father, director Ken Russell, on film sets. Vicki later took over her mother’s iconic costumiers, The Last Picture Frock, specialising in period costumes for film and television.

Her diverse portfolio includes work on commercials for major brands, feature films and music videos. Career highlights and projects include:

Lead Award for editorial photographs of John Malkovich.

TV Commercials: Coca-Cola, American Express, Bacardi, Pantene, Stella Artois, Amazon, British Airways, Virgin Atlantic, L’Oréal, Pepsi, Cartier, Mercedes,De Longhi, EY, Simple, Twix, Sainsburys, TalkTalk, Carmax, Estée Lauder, Westfield, Maltesers, Lindor , Uber eats, EE, & Walkers.

Feature films: Cashback, Gothic, Mums List, Colour me Kubrick , Keeping Mum, Elgar, The Broken.

Music videos / Editorial: Amy Winehouse, A-HA, Elton John, Kate Bush, Lily Allen, Bryan Adams, Paul McCartney,  Don Henley, Razorlight, Terry Hall, Johnny Hates Jazz, & Little Dragon.

Theatre: Good Canary – John Malkovich, Oliver – Rowan Atkinson. Portobello Panto – Anna Chancellor.

TV: Murdertown, Destination X, In the footsteps of Killers, The secret life of Arnold Bax, The mystery of Dr.Martinu.