Canonero received her first major screen credits for designing costumes for Kubrick's dystopian classic
A Clockwork Orange (1971), based on
Anthony Burgess'
novel of the same name. She created an instantly recognizable character's wardrobe that perfectly captures the film's discourse on class, money, and power through provoking aesthetics, which has since become an enduring inspiration for fashion icons and designers. Kubrick and Canonero continued their collaboration on the epic period drama
Barry Lyndon (1975), based on the
1844 novel by
William Makepeace Thackeray about social ladder in
Georgian era Britain. She and Swedish costume designer
Ulla-Britt Söderlund examined original 18th-century attire at London's
Victoria and Albert Museum and copied patterns from the collection to produce authentic-looking film garments. In their designs, the pair also drew inspiration from the period-defining art, including portraits by
Thomas Gainsborough and
Joshua Reynolds, as well as paintings by
Jean Siméon Chardin and
William Hogarth, among others. They also sourced vintage fabrics, laces, and clothing from auction houses and private collections. By combining crafted film pieces with original clothing, the designers achieved unrivaled for the period drama authenticity sought by the director. Beside her well-established screen career, Canonero is known for creating costumes for stage. She frequently collaborated with director
Otto Schenk on his numerous opera productions. Those include
Il trittico (
Vienna State Opera, 1979),
As You Like It (
Salzburg Festival, 1980),
Die Fledermaus (Vienna State Opera, 1980),
Andrea Chénier (Vienna State Opera, 1981), and
Arabella (
Metropolitan Opera, 1983). Canonero provided the costumes and set design for
Roman Polanski's 1999 production of
Peter Shaffer's
Amadeus at Milan's
Teatro Manzoni. She also worked with director
Luc Bondy on such productions as
Tosca (Metropolitan Opera, 2009) and
Helena (
Burgtheater, 2010). On television, Canonero designed costumes for crime drama series
Miami Vice in the 1980s. In 2001, Canonero received the Career Achievement Award in Film from the
Costume Designers Guild. She won her third Oscar for
Sofia Coppola's
Marie Antoinette (2006). and
Tilda Swinton in
The Grand Budapest Hotel, designed by Canonero. Canonero received her fourth Academy Award for
The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014), directed by
Wes Anderson. This marked her third collaboration with the director, as they had previously worked together on
The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou (2004) and
The Darjeeling Limited (2007). In 2020, Canonero designed costumes for 200 singers inspired by styles from the 15th century to 1950 for the backdrop of the
Louis Vuitton automn-winter 2020 runway. == Personal life ==