Biography
Richard La Motte is an American costume designer and production designer. Born on 27 July 1943 in Los Angeles, California, he trained at the Art Center College of Design in Pasadena and took film courses at UCLA and USC. He began working in the costume department in 1966 after service in the US Marine Corps.
La Motte received costume design credits on films including The Return of a Man Called Horse (1976), The Island of Dr. Moreau (1977), The Goonies (1985), Rambo III (1988) and Gods and Generals (2003). He worked as a military or technical advisor on The Last of the Mohicans (1992) and The Mask of Zorro (1998). He has also served as costume supervisor or advisor on other productions such as Reds (1981) and The Pacific (2010).
In 2001 he published the book Costume Design 101, drawing on his decades of experience in the industry. He retired from film work around 2006.
