IndieWire: There are myriad ways to build a world when it comes to television and even more strategies when it comes to building out that world at every level of the collaborative creation process. When it comes to the clothing of the characters in these worlds, costume designers from recent HBO and HBO Max series employ a number of compelling strategies to get a sense of authenticity on screen.
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Being a costume designer on a big-budget HBO show must feel like being a kid in a candy store. The HBO shows I've seen most recently are Euphoria and His Dark Materials, which have very unique styles of clothing in relation to one another, but are both fabulous. Euphoria has a mix of glam, modern street fashion, and y2k aesthetics that make for an accentuated representation of late 2010s trends, but these costumes also lean into the fantastical with the iconic glitter tears, and how Rue and Jules see themselves dressing like in imagined scenes. His Dark Materials has costumes that mix period clothing with fantasy, creating a very specific style of dress that feels familiar and nostalgic, but doesn't fit into a specific time period. These designers also have the task of creating a different style of dress for the witches and Magisterium that still make sense within the universe.
I found this article fairly interesting. I haven’t watched any of the films or shows that were mention in the article but I found that all the different process were interesting to see how they paralleled and contrasted. You can tell that most of these designers rely on research. Research is really the foundation of design and strong foundation will lead to a more educated and informed design. Most designers will try to gather as much as they can especially when working on a period piece. Although I think all of the factors of the production must be taken into account, unlike theatre you know that there are specific actors you designing for and it’s going to be filmed. For example the designer of the undoing knew that it would be Nicole Kidman, and what she brings to the role was important. It’s not like the cost she made for Nicole Kidman was gonna be worn by an understudy on a random Tuesday. - Evan Riley
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