Author Archives: Katie Sparks

Katie Sparks

About Katie Sparks

Katie Sparks has been a renowned television show costume designer for 22 years. Her credits include Just Shoot Me and Arrested Development. She received a nomination from the Costume Designers Guild for excellent costume design for Arrested Development. Katie writes, "For the last year and a half, I have been freelance writing for the Palisades Post. I loved the TV business, but writing gives me the flexibility I need to raise my daughter. Writing for the Post has been great, but I haven’t been able to use my expertise in fashion. Writing for Scrubs gives me the opportunity to write and give fashion tips! A perfect combo."
5 great scrubs ideas for off duty

5 great scrubs ideas for off duty

Mix your extra scrubs (not work scrubs, for obvious reasons!) with other clothes in your closet; you’ll be surprised what great new looks you can create!

Touched by a nurse: Patient care as sweet as lavender

Touched by a nurse: Patient care as sweet as lavender

My husband wasn’t there, so it was the nurses who chatted with me, fluffed my pillows and made me laugh…

Image: Showtime

The Nurse Jackie style guide

Each character on Nurse Jackie has his or her own style. For example, Jackie’s scrubs and entire wardrobe are the shorthand to her personality. With one look at her, you take in more information than you may realize!

Print scrubs DOs and DON’Ts

Print scrubs DOs and DON’Ts

There’s room for every type of print in your closet, and mixing and matching can be one of the most fun parts of being a nurse. Here are some quick rules of thumb this Hollywood designer would use to mix and match any nurse’s wardrobe

Scrubs summer checklist

Scrubs summer checklist

Top Hollywood costume designer Katie Sparks knows just the clothes to pick to make her stars shine. She’s dressed all sorts of great bodies in the industry, from Liza Minnelli to Portia de Rossi to Mark Harmon. Here are her top picks for summer scrubs wear.

The seasonal scrubs overhaul

The seasonal scrubs overhaul

Whether you wear a nursing uniform or not, the desire to update your wardrobe with the changing seasons is only natural.

Nurse Angie’s cartoon scrubs

Nurse Angie’s cartoon scrubs

Every time I step into my cardiologist’s office, I get a lump in the back of my throat and feel sadness hanging over me. It never helps that most of the patients in the waiting room seem to be 70 or older. But Nurse Angie is always there to greet me with a big smile.

How scrubs eased the pain

How scrubs eased the pain

We entered the emergency room not in the best of moods. Nobody realistically wants to be sitting in pain at a hospital or doctor’s office. Even if you are getting the best care and help, the reason you are there in the first place is usually not a happy one.