Further proof just in that Oscar-winning costume designer Jenny Beavan is our favourite woman who gives zero fucks. In an interview with the Guardian, Beavan opened up about the furore surrounding her recent Oscar win, describing herself as a “biker” and a “feminist”.

A quick primer for those who’ve yet to become familiar with Jenny Beavan – although given that 50 million people have viewed the Vine of her collecting her Oscar, that number is rapidly dwindling. Beavan is the winner of two Oscars (she’s been nominated for a further eight), a Tony award and a Bafta; she’s worked on films as diverse as The King’s Speech and Mad Max: Fury Road; and she’s also that rare creature within the film industry – a woman utterly at home in her own skin. 

When collecting her Oscar for Best Costume Design in Mad Max earlier this year, Beavan sent Twitter into a collective meltdown after a Vine emerged of audience members apparently failing to clap her win while looking aghast at her appearance. Much of the subsequent controversy centred around whether or not Beavan’s outfit was to blame: the costume designer had rocked up in a custom leather vegan jacket, statement jewellery and trousers. 

In her Guardian interview Beavan expanded on her outfit choice in more depth, explaining that it was a “costume” she’d worn in homage to Mad Max. “The thing that lots of people are missing is that I was wearing a costume. A homage to Mad Max. I look ridiculous in frocks. I can’t wear heels – my back goes out and my feet get terribly sore.”

Unsurprisingly, Beavan chose her outfit carefully. It consisted of a jacket “like the Mad Max motor bike cop”, “an oily rag” like scarf, and “biker-inspired” jeans. Our favourite touch? Beavan painted just one of her nails chrome, “in honour of the metal of the film”. Why only one? Because George Miller, who’d directed Mad Max, had told her to “keep it simple”. 

Other gems gleaned from the interview include that Beavan identifies as a “feminist with a small ‘f’”, that her Peckham home is decorated with a painting made by no other than Tom Hardy, and that she’d contemplated wearing a necklace of tiny skulls to the Oscar ceremony instead. Beavan also expressed an interest in joining the recently-formed Women’s Equality Party during the interview, although it’s not clear whether she’d be joining as a political candidate or an ordinary member. If you ever did decide to run for office, Jenny – you’d definitely have our vote.