![]() ![]() ![]() “There were other times where I had been asked to build certain costumes and create looks for a certain sequence, and then we were very excited about it and moving forward and building the costumes, and then it went away. “There would be changes that would come in very last minute sometimes,” she said. Heidi went on to reveal that she'd even created entire outfits for scenes that were then tossed aside. “There was a lot to react to, for sure,” she recalled of Season 2’s ever-changing production. In fact, Sam was reportedly making changes to the script even up until the day before they shot the finale, fueling rumors that offscreen disputes had resulted in certain cast members’ scenes being cut from the show.įor Heidi, adapting to Sam's creative process was similar to a game of baseball, with her at bat trying to hit every curveball and predict his next move. Tasked with the job of finding a signature style for someone who lacks any kind of core identity, Heidi said she was stumped when it came to trying to map out Cassie’s wardrobe way back in Season 1.īack in 2020, when production on Season 2 was halted by the pandemic, Sam reportedly used the time off to almost completely rewrite the script, which - according to the show’s lead star, Zendaya - wound up with the majority of the original storylines getting cut. In search of adoration, she’d completely lost sight of who she was, prompting an overarching sense that Cassie was never really dressed as herself. “So, that’s a lot of fun.”Īnd as the show progressed, it became increasingly clear to viewers that Cassie’s entire identity was built upon her desperate need for approval, particularly from Nate. “I think as the costume designer, there are these opportunities to work with story and to come up with ideas and pitch ideas to the director/showrunner that influence the tone in a way that isn’t necessarily on the page,” Heidi recalled of her role in helping orchestrate Cassie and Maddy’s showdown. Of course, Sam was on board and wound up writing it into the script while Heidi got to work on some matching outfits to convey the awkwardness. In her first meeting with Zendaya, she learned the star kept all her late grandfather’s clothing in memory of him, according to the book.Heidi explained that she’d had the idea for this scene herself and decided to pitch it to Sam Levinson, the show’s notoriously independent writer. “It’s so important, as a costume designer, to listen to your actors and to respond to any notes they give … (They) made me better all the time.” “For the nature of the subject matter and story, it seemed only natural to me, at times, to be curious about what an actor wanted to bring in collaborating with me for the costumes,” Bivens said. “To be able to use restraint in creative choices and to understand when a character needs to be … more pedestrian and not necessarily be grabbing the audience’s attention with the way they look is equally as relevant as creating costumes that are exciting,” Bivens said.īivens takes inspiration from the show’s actors, utilizing some of their personal items and experiences as parts of their characters’ wardrobes. ![]() Setting the parameters for the psychology of each character “has so much to do with being able to … sit with the characters in your mind and think through each scene and what their motivation is,” Bivens said.Ĭal (back row) and Nate (front center) pose for a family photo. In “Euphoria,” clothes are more plot devices and psychological profiles than they are props. “You don’t get everything from the same place, and you build it over time.” This process is the “method way of building a closet, which is how people build their closets in real life,” she wrote in the book. “Some of the best ideas that I worked into the costumes came from real people that I saw while I was out shopping or walking around in New York or Los Angeles,” Bivens explained. Kat's graphic eyeliner View full post on Instagram Get ready to see a lot of Kat looks from season two, because Davy and actress Barbie Ferreira got really into the minute details of Kat’s. I need it.'" Eddy Chen/HBOĪnd she says she frequently finds inspiration from people in the real world. "I showed up at her house one day while I was prepping, and she was wearing (them). "The workwear pants and silk '70s vintage disco top came from my very dear friend and talented stylist Amanda Merten," Bivens wrote in her book. ![]()
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