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‘Palm Royale’, ‘The Crown’ & ‘The Gilded Age’ Costume Designers On Dressing For A Higher Social Standing
Costume designers Alix Friedberg, Amy Roberts & Kasia Walicka-Maimone on designing period clothing for a higher social standing.
“The late ’60s was a very flamboyant time, and there was a lot of peacocking going on with men and women.” While there weren’t any specific styles for Friedberg to draw from, the inspiration came from how designers were experimenting with silhouette. “Like a nine-year-old girl with a lot of bows and accessories and perfectly matched shoes and bags—sort of the way you would dress a doll.” Where the other women at the country club would be elegantly styled, Friedberg had to make sure that Maxine’s attire would just slightly miss the mark. “When we started, it was the ’60s and ’70s, and she had that palette of pastels, with lilacs and peaches.” In what Roberts refers to as the “autumn of her life”, the costumes reflect her journey through the flaws in her marriage as well as the disappointment she feels with her own children’s lives and their divorces.
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