Emmy winning costume designer from Lanarkshire landed dream job with Tim Burton

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An East Kilbride costume designer who landed a dream job working alongside Tim Burton has scooped what is believed to be the town’s first Emmy.Robin Soutar picked up the prestigious gong at a star-studded ceremony in Los Angeles last week for his design work on the set of multi-award-winning Netflix TV series Wednesday.The former Duncanrig High School pupil won the prize for Outstanding Contemporary Costumes for a Series alongside a team of designers, which included four-time Oscar-winning designer Colleen Atwood who worked with Tim Burton on Edward Scissorhands.Commenting on his “proudest moment”, Robin, 40, told Lanarkshire Live: “It was very exciting and very unexpected, just really fun to be a part of it all.The Lanarkshire Live app is available to download now.

Get all the news from your area – as well as features, entertainment, sport and the latest on Lanarkshire’s recovery from the coronavirus pandemic – straight to your fingertips, 24/7.The free download features the latest breaking news and exclusive stories, and allows you to customise your page to the sections that matter most to you.Head to the App Store and never miss a beat in Lanarkshire - iOS - Android “Being at the Emmys was very surreal, but it was just nice to be in amongst the other nominees and get to meet all the other designers from other shows.

It was just a really good vibe.“The whole day was quite overwhelming, I felt lost in the moment. Coleen has won four Oscars so just to be in her company and win an Emmy with her was my proudest moment.”Robin was recommended for his "dream job" as assistant costume designer on Wednesday while working on HBO sci-fi series The Nevers.He added: “I love Tim Burton and always have done and I really love Coleen,