Time-period films are filled with award-nominated moments ingrained into our brains, aside from the monologue, the costumes of the movies can also put us in awe of the details. Think of Kathryn Newton's red leather moto jacket from the 2020 body-switch comedy-horror ‘Freaky’. Or Odette’s orange dress in Hulu’s film, ‘The Supremes At Earl’s All You Can Eat.’
When getting started on a film, costume designer Whitney Anne Adams (Happy Death Day 2U, Freaky, and The Supremes At Earl’s All You Can Eat), focuses on enriching the narrative of the characters in ‘The Supremes At Earl’s All You Can Eat.’
“‘What looks good on that actor's skin? What looks good on their body?’” she explains. “I started picking colors that worked for their characters like Odette has an earth tone palette, very fiery and bright, but she's also the foundational group member— so telling a color story that way.” Adams, who said the ‘60s is the decade she resonates with more that is present in the film because of the bright patterns and colors, but Adams makes sure to choose the right ones for the characters, she adds Odette’s orange dress is originally designed from a vintage fabric that Adams found.
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