Costume Designer John Dunn On His Contrasting Approaches To Stylized Historical Series ‘Dickinson’ And ‘Hunters’
Matt Grobar Assistant Editor, AwardslineWith Apple TV+ comedy Dickinson and Amazon’s Hunters, costume designer John Dunn seized the opportunity to examine weighty historical figures and momentous periods in time through a playful lens, striving in each case to contribute to a nuanced tonal space.Created by Alena Smith, the former title unfurls the coming-of-age story of Emily Dickinson (Hailee Steinfeld), an iconic American poet who boldly explored the constraints of society, gender and family, within her New England town, while fighting for her voice to be heard.Known for his work on series including Boardwalk Empire, Vinyl and Mad Men, Dunn found Dickinson compelling, given what it revealed about its historical subject, while examining