Wednesday, January 07, 2026
On ‘Heated Rivalry,’ the clothes do more than just fall to the floor
The Washington Post: The chatter around HBO’s hit hockey romance series “Heated Rivalry” has mostly been about the scenes without clothes. And deservedly so; let’s give shapely butts and thoughtful intimacy coordinators the recognition they deserve. At every opportunity, preferably.
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This article does an interesting job of showing how much can go into seemingly simple costume design. Essentially these men are all just wearing simple inoffensive clothing, but even that choice was extremely intentional. The desire for these characters to fit in is shown through those clothing choices, and as their masks break down throughout the show, they are given more liberty to start expressing themselves through their clothing. I also enjoyed how this designer spoke about how she herself was not a very big sports fan, but that does not really matter because most of costume design is about recognizing stereotypes, and then exploiting those stereotypes in order to communicate quickly to an audience what kind of people these characters are. This article, along with every single one of my friends not being able to stop talking about this show, might finally get me to give it a watch.
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