www.watoday.com.au: Shorts and sneakers may be a common sight in the relaxed world of post-COVID office dressing, but you wouldn’t know it from watching an episode of Industry, where image is everything.
The hit HBO show, now in its third season, follows a group of ambitious graduates vying for success in the world of finance.
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I love how the costume design of Industry is SO rooted in the culture and geography of London. Oftentimes, shows will take place in major cities like New York or LA and make very little effort to acknowledge the culture within that city. The way you dress and conduct yourself changes completely when you move from one major city to another. Laura Smith is acutely aware of this in her designs: she talks about using costume to portray the importance of wealth and class in London society, saying “And in the UK, where Industry is set, class is, arguably, more deeply ingrained than anywhere else in the world.”. Even the way she shops is important: she buys from specific neighborhoods for characters based on their wealth, values, and proximity: for the old-money Sir Henry Muck, she pulled exclusively from the iconic E.Marinella at Burlington arcade. Industry is not just set in London, it is grounded in the city and the context that surrounds it.
What’s really fascinating about this show is how important the costumes are to the character and the world they are trying to build. As they mention in the beginning of the article, in our world today, clothing has become less and less formal, especially after the 2020 Covid pandemic, yet they are still usng clothing to represent power and image in the TV show Industry. One thing I really like is how many ties the costume design has to fashion from London. Because this is where the show takes place, it’s nice to see that costume designers understand cultural influences and how location will dictate what someone wears and the conventions of formal dress. Having little experience with costumes myself, I always like hearing more about their world and the process costume designers go through to create the wardrobe for a character or show.
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