Deborah N. Landis recently shared her life’s work as a costume designer at the Dallas Museum of Art, but see what she had to say last year about the work of future designers, tips on how to be successful and her passion for exploring the untold stories behind her craft.

As she said in an interview for NBC’s Dallas affiliate, “…Stories are about people and people are the centerpiece of every movie, costumes are always in the foreground and always in the center of the frame. Yet, the work of a costume designer is often ‘hidden in plain sight’ and the costume designer’s work is often completely invisible.”