Tatler: The White Lotus is coming back for season three, and yet again we're in for a luxury retreat with a side of brutal murder, social satire and a whole lot of secrets. The latest iteration of the HBO series, created and written by Mike White, will see a whole host of new characters checking into a Thai spa, including Patrick Schwarzenegger, British actress Aimee Lou Wood and BLACKPINK's singer Lalisa Manobal. The only returning member of the cast is Natasha Rothwell, who played Belinda, the spa manager, in the first series of the programme.
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I haven’t watched The White Lotus, nor do I really know anything about the show, but I was absolutely fascinated by this article. I was really amazed by the sheer quantity of costumes and the scale of the duties of the costume designer for this show. I mean, putting clothes on over 4,000 people is an absolutely colossal task, and I can’t even wrap my head around the level of organization and documentation needed in order to make that happen. While reading this, I was also intrigued by whatever is going on in the plot of this show. Again, I know nothing about it, but every plot line casually mentioned in the article (either something that happened last season or something expected to occur based on the trailer seems kind of crazy. It sounds like kind of an entertaining satirical drama and I may have to add it to the to-watch list.
The show The White Lotus has been watched by my father and he loves to talk about it. He has told me about how great of a show it is and how the costumes, atmosphere, storytelling, and plot all come together to create suspense, luxury, and intrigue. I think costuming is one of the most important parts of any performance. The clothes of a character allows the audience to see a bit more into who they are and how they wish to present themselves to one another and the public. By having incredibly intricate and high end clothes, the atmosphere of luxury and resort live will be effortless shown to the audience with incredible costumes by Alex Bovaird. She has teased some of the costumes and her process in her Instagram from shots of costumes to days in her life working on the set of The White Lotus. Overall I’m excited to hear more about this show and get my fathers and other people’s take on how they created the world of the show effectively and the story.
Alex Bovaird has done SUCH a good job at designing costumes for the White Lotus. The show follows an interesting premise: each season takes us to a new location of the titular White Lotus hotel chain (first in Hawaii, then Sicily, and in the newest season, Thailand) and introduces us to a new array of guests and hotel workers. Although they seem happy, the show explores their relationships and secrets as they slowly come to light over the course of the vacation. To achieve this, Bovaird uses a lot of pastel colors, florals, and flowy fabrics. Her vacation-fashion helps create the happy, idyllic facade that is so fun to watch break down over the course of each season. Her costumes also do a great job of setting up divides between the guests and hotel staff: while the extremely wealthy guests wear more complex colors and patterns to symbolize their wealth and power, the staff sports more simple, toned-down looks. The contrast of these costumes helps add to a lot of power struggles during the season, like the tension between season 1’s Shane Patton and Armond.
I really like how this article tried to get me excited for the new season of the show. I know my parents watch it; however, I don't think I've tuned in since season 1, but being able to see a sneak peek is really cool. I had no idea they dressed over that many people, which is kind of crazy to me because you don't even realize how many people are actually part of these productions. The article makes me even more curious about what the characters will be like, especially with details like the big black straw hat and the green sequined miniskirt. I like how the show always uses costumes to tell us something more about the characters, which is pretty common with choice in costume; however, it makes a lot of sense on this show. This article gives just enough information without spoiling anything, and now I’m even more excited for the new season. :)
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