‘The Great’ Costume Designer Faced Unexpected Challenges With Peter’s Wardrobe During Tragic Season 3 Scenes
variety.comJazz Tangcay Artisans Editor “The Great” costume designer Sharon Long faced one of her biggest challenges in the show’s third season: Creating outfits that would work as well underwater as they would on land.
And among those, one in particular stood out. “The swimsuit,” Long says, referring to the outfit worn by Belinda Bromilow in the eighth episode, titled “Peter and the Wolf.” The third season of the Hulu series begins with Catherine (Elle Fanning) and Peter(Nicholas Hoult) in love.
As adventures of a lavish, grand and decadent royal court continue to play out and themes of feminism and power weave through, Long opted for richer fabrics to show Catherine’s sense of empowerment.
In earlier seasons, Catherine wore blues and subtle colors, but her costumes evolved into a pink palette. Once Peter dies, Long put Fanning in his clothes. “I put her in Peter’s massive coat.
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