In this episode, we talk with Los Angeles based Costume Concept Artist, Husband, and Father of One Daughter, Phillip Boutte,Jr.  You’ve seen his work in features such as “Black Panther,” under Costume Designer Ruth E.Carter, “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood” *CD Arianne Phillips, and the Pilot for “Westworld,” *CD Trish Summerville...just to name a few;) Phillip has been instrumental in helping to create the looks for so many different characters in numerous stories. 
We dive on in with Phillip’s early days as a Child Actor, which spawned his love for film and production. Phillip attended Cal State Long Beach gaining a general BFA in Illustration with a minor in Film, and thus began the next chapter-working on the other side of the camera as an Artist, and he hasn’t stopped, adding the roles of Husband and Father along the way!

Here are a few of Phillip’s picks! Can’t wait to share the full episode with you! 

READ 📚 : “The Last Kids on Earth” by Max Brallier with Illustrations by Douglas Holgate 

WATCH 📺: Phillip and his daughter loved the “The Last Kids on Earth” series on Netflix after reading the books! 

LIVIN: “I LOVE living in Valencia. It is pretty, secluded, quiet, and not about “the business”. So I love being in my neighborhood, taking walks on our Paseos, walking past manmade lakes and feeding the ducks and turtles, and just overall taking in the peace of not being directly in the craziness of the city.”

EAT 🍴: “We honestly love having what we call “Car picnics”. We grab food, park somewhere in our neighborhood, and chow down while listening to music. Sometimes we go through an automatic carwash while eating. It’s our time and we love it.”

FAVORITE SPOT TO EAT ALONE- “Alone? What is this magical alone? Ha!”

FAMILY TRADITIONS ❄️ : “Every Christmas, we drive to Vegas to visit my mother in law. Last year was amazing because it was actually snowing and we got to get out of the car and play in it.”

IN HIS BAG: “My iPad. I love drawing on it.”

WORK: “I am lucky to have never stopped. I am working on Black Panther 2 with Marvel’s Visual Development team led by Ryan Meinerding.” 

To check out Phillip's incredible work, follow him on IG, @phil_boutte 🔥