The Wardrobe Dept.

The Latest Costume Design News

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Rinko Kikuchi as Akane in Westworld 2x05 “Akane No Mai”

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How accurate do you need your Time Period Costumes to be?

TAG YOURSELF!

Titanic: OK BUT IF IT'S SET IN THAT TIME PERIOD THEN EVERY STITCH NEEDS TO BE FROM THAT TIME PERIOD BECAUSE OF AUTHENTICITY! IF YOU HAVE TO USE ALL YOUR BUDGET TO GO BACK IN TIME TO SNATCH SOME TIME ACCURATE PANTIES. THEN SO BE IT! BECAUSE AUTHEN👏TICI👏TEEEE!!!👏

Shakespeare in Love: Well, I really appreciate when costume designers really try to be true to the period you know? But if there's an eye liner here or obvious hair dye job there then no problem desu yo 👌

Gatsby: Hear me out, work with the silhouette but hear me out now...have the clothes made by modern fashion designers. Nobody wants to see those ratty old clothes from the museum. THEY FALLING APART! Also throw JAY-Z and Lana on the remix soundtrack cus that ol' jig non music putting me to sleep 😎

Marie Antoinette: CONVERSE!!!!! 

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“My whole idea was to do a contemporary take of Dangerous Liaisons [1988]. For one of Sarah Michelle Gellar’s outfits, we built up this corset and then put it under a Dolce & Gabbana suit so that it referenced an 18th century silhouette but it still felt contemporary. You’ll notice that the drapes in the room are the same color as the sheer dress Kathryn wears. We wanted the palette to be cohesive.” - Denise Wingate

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The hidden meanings behind the clothes in Cruel Intentions (In one sentence!)

GELLAR LOOKED SENSUAL TO COUNTERACT HER RUTHLESSNESS

PHILLIPPE WORE A LOT OF PRADA 

WITHERSPOON’S LIGHT SHADES BALANCED PHILLIPPE’S DARK 

SELMA BLAIR WAS A LITTLE RED RIDING HOOD 

THE KISS CLASHED VINTAGE NOIR AND UPPER EAST SIDE PRIM 

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“I thought the colors and the sheen on it were fantastic, and they’d look great at night in that club, with the strobing colored lights and all that. It’s got almost that metallic sort of sheen to it. We work with the lighting, with the production design as well, so it’s making sure we get the maximum impact with the clothes in that context” - Phoebe de Gaye

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BBC America “Killing Eve” Looks

Molly Goddard dress and Balenciaga Cut Out Ankle Boots

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“That sort of bubblegum pink. I mean, in the script it says she’s wearing a big poofy dress. But it’s a big opportunity for her to do a sort of very girly thing, but undercut it by putting it with boots. That came from me more. And I thought that Molly Goddard stuff was just perfect for that more insouciant, putting two fingers up, rather subversive [moment].” - Phoebe de Gaye

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The most famous female rulers of the ancient world

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A costumer restores a 1920′s flapper dress for Downton Abbey

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• Man’s Tailcoat. Place of origin: Probably England Date: 1825-1830 Medium: Wool plain weave, full finish, with silk cut velvet on twill foundation.

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The best roles of Helena Bonham Carter ~

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Monica Bellucci in Mozart in the Jungle Costume design by Catherine Riley

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“Star Wars and Power of the Costume” Exhibit at Detroit Institute of the Arts

With more than 60 original costumes from the first seven "Star Wars" films and 150-plus pieces and sketches that tell the story behind the movies, "The Power of Costume" will immerse visitors in the creative process of movie-making – through the prism of a galaxy far, far away that George Lucas imagined.

Opens May 20 and runs through Sept. 30. Visit their website for more info

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Revenge is just a different prayer. They’re all to die.

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BTS: Creating the Drone Hosts

A Drone Host is the textbook definition of a robotic creature stripped down to its essentials in the Sci Fi Drama, Westworld.

The suits were practical effects made from foam and latex by the Special Effects team.

Watch the video above for info! And head over to Vulture to read about what it was like to be the actor in one the suits.

[the-wardrobe-dept]

What It’s Like to Play One of Westworld’s ‘Inhuman’ Drone Hosts

I think people will be surprised that this wasn’t a motion-capture situation, and you were actually in this very intricately created and executed costume. Can you walk me through all of the steps it took to get it on, and how long that process lasted?

The suit was relatively easy, surprisingly, compared to other suits I’ve worn in the past. It was essentially this: I was wearing a grey undersuit like a morph suit, and someone would zip up the back. And I had a hood with a foam face of the drone on it, which would come over the top. We would then slide into the full-body suit of the Drone, and there was another piece strapped over the face. Those were all sealed, and a blank face piece would be magnetized onto the front. All in all, it was about a half-hour process.

More with actor that plays one of the Drone Host here