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‘Lessons in Chemistry’: How Lab Coats, a Piano Melody and Knitwear Built Brie Larson’s Character

"Lessons in Chemistry" artisans on how lab coats, a piano melody and knitwear went into building Brie Larson's Elizabeth Zott.

Thanks to a skilled team of artisans, Elizabeth’s journey as a woman who defied society’s rules is reflected in her wardrobe, makeup and the show’s music. Costume designer Mirren Gordon-Crozier takes Elizabeth from lab technician to the cooking show host of “Supper at Six,” choosing dusty, muted tones for the character when she is in scientist mode. Yet, Elizabeth’s mind was always on work, and unlike other women of the era, she wasn’t one to care much to coordinate her shoes, bags and gloves, so Gordon-Crozier piecemealed

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