‘Minx’ Costume Designer on Crafting a 1973 Fantasy Wardrobe, From ‘Porno Watergate’ to Joan Didion
variety.comSophia Scorziello editor Designing costumes for nude models sounds a bit like an oxymoron, but Marie Schley, the costume designer on Starz’s raunchy comedy “Minx,” says otherwise: “You’d be surprised how many clothes are in a nude photo shoot.
How else are you gonna know they’re cowboys?” Created by Ellen Rapoport, “Minx” is set in the early ’70s, and follows a team trying to keep their women-targeted porn-magazine afloat (think Ms.
meets Playboy.) Originally debuting on Max in 2022, the show found a new home on Starz after Max scrapped it — its second season premiered in July.
Schley, who previously worked on “Yellowjackets,” joined “Minx’s” costume department for the sophomore season. On the surface, Schley’s duties seemed simple: make it fun, make it sexy.But there was a stark amount of character development that she needed to translate through all the jumpsuits and underwear and caftans and lamé.
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