Variety Artisans: Behind the Seams: How ‘The Gilded Age’ Costume Designer Kasia Walicka-Maimone Crafted the Old vs. New Money Styles of 1880s New York
variety.comJack Dunn For costume designer Kasia Walicka-Maimone, working on “The Gilded Age” was a “fantastic” history lesson on the beginnings of contemporary fashion.
As she researched the styles of late 19th-century New York through paintings and photographs, she deeply appreciated the complex colors and modern design trends that defined high society during the 1880s. “A lot of the times, I’m being asked if I modernized it too much.
I was like, ‘It’s all there. You just have to pull it out and look for it,'” Maimone said. “[The designs come from] sketches and color palettes from that period with color combinations that are pretty shocking.” As part of Variety’s Behind the Seams, Maimone opened the doors to her costume studio in Greenpoint, N.Y.
to discuss how she crafted the fiercely intricate wardrobe of “The Gilded Age.” The HBO historical drama tells the classic story of old vs.
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