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Kelsey Chobotar is a Costume Designer based in Vancouver, Canada. She is passionate about the multi-faceted process of building a character; becoming an anthropologist, a researcher, an image maker, a curator.

Specializing in clothing, she creates looks that tell a story without saying a word.

Kelsey has worked with award-winning costume designers, production designers, directors, producers, and actors. Her most recent work can be seen in season 4 of NBC’s RESIDENT ALIEN and, in recent years, she has worked almost exclusively as an ACD with Emmy Award-Winning Costume Designer Cynthia Summers on various projects. These include world-building for season 1 of HBO’s Emmy-Nominated series THE LAST OF US starring Pedro Pascal; Season 1of John Wells Productions’ UNTAMED for Netflix, starring Eric Bana and Sam Neill; Apple Original feature film SWAN SONG starring Mahershala Ali; Netflix’s Outstanding Costume Design/Styling Emmy Award-Winning first season of THE BABY-SITTERS' CLUB, and seasons 2 & 3 of the Multi-Emmy-Nominated series LEMONY SNICKET’S ‘A SERIES OF UNFORTUNATE EVENTS’.

Kelsey holds a Bachelor of Arts in Film Studies from the University of British Columbia, with a special interest in technical film production and cult filmography. Her academic background and industry experience have cultivated a well-rounded and intuitive understanding of the visual medium. This, coupled with a fascination for the psychology of culture and clothing, lends her a unique perspective on character and colour that allows her to build a strong visual language for every character.

Kelsey’s aesthetic grows from a foundation of aspirational yet grounded character design, with an appreciation for unique details - punctuating her signature style and lending a distinct voice to her work on screen.

SERIES AWARDS

Winner | CAFTCAD Award (2025) - Costume Design in TV West Contemporary
Winner | LEO Award (2024) - Best Costume Design Dramatic Series
Nominee | Primetime Emmy Awards (2023) - Outstanding Contemporary Costumes for a Series

THE LAST OF US season 1 (HBO)

Winner | Daytime Emmy Awards (2021) - Outstanding Costume Design/Styling

THE BABY-SITTERS’ CLUB season 1 (NETFLIX)


Winner | CAFTCAD Award (2020) - Costume Design in TV; Sci-Fi/Fantasy

Nominee | Primetime Emmy Awards (2019) - Outstanding Sci-Fi/Fantasy Costumes

LEMONY SNICKET’S A SERIES OF UNFORTUNATE EVENTS
season 3 (NETFLIX)


Winner | CAFTCAD Award (2019) - Costume Design in TV ; Sci-Fi/Fantasy

Nominee | Primetime Emmy Awards (2018) - Outstanding Sci-Fi/Fantasy Costumes

LEMONY SNICKET’S A SERIES OF UNFORTUNATE EVENTS
season 2 (NETFLIX)