Each Intricate Costume on Netflix's Bridgerton Was Bespoke — Even For the Background Actors!
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Netflix's Bridgerton is coming out on Dec. 25, and the show's trailer already has us excited about the period costumes. You can think of the show as an old-timey Gossip Girl, if you will, with 19th-century love affairs, lavish costumes, and regal rivalries.
The show is helmed by Scandal producer Chris Van Dusen and Grey's Anatomy showrunner Shonda Rhimes, and is based on Julia Quinn's eight-book series. The story follows Daphne Bridgerton (Phoebe Dynevor), the eldest daughter of the powerful Bridgerton family, as she makes her debut during Regency London's social season. Costumer designer Ellen Mirojnick's past work includes The Greatest Showman and Maleficent, to name a few, and we chatted with her recently about the characters' exquisite outfits.
"The first inspirations for costumes came from the text of Chris Van Dusen, the creator of the Bridgerton series," Ellen told us. "Next, I was visually captured by the work of Genieve Figgis, a fine artist whose exciting palette immediately represented what the world of Bridgerton could be. We went on to devour research, paintings, and drawings of the Regency period in London 1813. After that, we moved onto imagery that included decades of the 18th, 19th, and 20th centuries. The world of Bridgerton was born from this mix," she revealed.
Keep scrolling to read Ellen's take on each character's style in our interview ahead.
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On the Cast
"We created our own world [based] in another time. All of the gowns were bespoke, not only for the principals but for all the background [actors] as well. All the costumes were memorable for one reason or another. It was always fun to overembellish the Featheringtons!"
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On Daphne's Style
"Daphne's style is that of a porcelain doll. She is the social season's queen bee. She is beautiful, feminine through and through, romantic, precisely adorned, and exudes simple elegance."
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On Eloise's Style
"Eloise is scholarly, intelligent and curious — she has no patience to be girly. She has a straight-forward, buttoned-up style that airs on being a bit masculine. "
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On Simon's Style
"Simon is the romantic leading man that will make you swoon — he's sexy and strong. Having traveled the world, he has developed his own independent style and not that of the [rest]."
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On Queen Charlotte's Style
"Queen Charlotte's 18th-century silhouette never changed over time. Whereas in 1813, the female silhouette was a narrow empire shape, the Queen's was at the other side of the spectrum — overskirted, a variety of silks, with hairstyles to match!"
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On Lady Danbury's Style
"Lady Danbury is an attractive, no-nonsense maternal figure with a muscular style."
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On the Featheringtons' Style
"Lady Featherington is 'bold new money.' She is purposeful and determined with her own style she perceives to be monied."
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