

In many cases, the costume designer must revisit an early step to ensure that they remain in line with the director’s vision or to make suggestions as needed. Understand that this is not a straight-line progression. Finally, the costume is revealed in dress rehearsals and costume parades. After, the approved renderings are sent to the shop, and the designer attends fittings as needed. The process begins with a designer attending a production meeting, then presenting sketches and renderings to a design team.

Though the design process may slightly differ according to the project needs, all costume designers should be familiar with the core steps for developing the perfect look.Ĭostume design is a collaborative process. The costume design should feel natural, and there are numerous aspects to consider when bringing a character alive. That was really my biggest inspiration, just the young teenage girl trying to find herself.Creating a character’s aesthetic for a story is a complex process. Also, you see that visually through her exploring different silhouettes. And so it was really important to me that we saw this young woman who is sort of finding her powers within the story. I also find a lot of times in Hollywood, you see very one-dimensional young women as archetypes. Sometimes it's very masculine, sometimes it's very feminine, sometimes it's very androgynous. "My first meeting with Zoe, we talked about how, as a young girl, when you're discovering your body and your body's changing, and you're in high school and you're trying to figure out who you are, your closet tends to change a lot and evolves. "For, I looked at a lot of people who dress in an androgynous fashion," said Plewes. With Lily, the centre of the movie, we see her playing with gender expression through her style, which Plewes said is inspired by '90s photos of stars like Winona Ryder and Cate Blanchett with a shaved head. Lourdes, a trans witch, confidently confirms that "trans girls have their own magic, too." Tabby, as a Black witch, has a more honest dialogue around race than Rochelle did in the first film by sharing with her otherwise white coven that she wishes she had more Black friends. (l-r) Tabby (Lovie Simone), Lourdes (Zoey Luna), Lily (Cailee Spaeny), and Frankie (Gideon Adlon) deep in conversation in Columbia Pictures' THE CRAFT: LEGACY.Īs well as the four elements, our new coven's wardrobe touched on the intersectional experiences of womxnhood. And so she doesn't wear a lot of jewelry because she already has tattoos on her fingers, and I felt like that was kind of enough." When you think of air, a lot of people would go like ethereal and kind of very dreamy, but I wanted it to actually feel very chaotic with her closet. The fringe jacket at the end scene of the film is a reference to air. "Her crystal is amethyst, and there is a fair amount of white in her closet. "Frankie is air and her color is purple," Plewes continued. Lourdes is earth, so her main color was green, malachite was her crystal, and she wore a lot of plaid and velvet to represent earth." And then each girl had a crystal, so Tabby's was a sunstone. I think the first day of school, she's wearing a flame shirt, and she has flame socks on another day. She also wears a lot of copper, and there are some flame motifs within her costumes. Tabby is fire, so her main color was orange and a lot of colorblocking. "Lily's element is water, so the pearls she wears represent water, she mostly wears blue, and her crystal is aquamarine. (l-r) Lourdes (Zoey Luna), Frankie (Gideon Adlon), Lily (Cailee Spaeny) and Tabby (Lovie Simone) practice their powers in Columbia Pictures' THE CRAFT: LEGACY.
