Costume Designer Bridgerton Costumes

Assisted by a team of more than 200 artisans the unflappable costume designer nailed 7 500 costumes and the biggest project of her career.
Costume designer bridgerton costumes. In costume designer ellen mirojnick s 30 year career she s never worked on a bigger or more ambitious project than bridgerton from the very first reading of the show s outline she and her co designers john glaser and john norster knew their task was going to be on a grand scale both in scope and look but mirojnick and glaser had worked with shondaland previously on the period. We had to create a costume house that was making mens and womens clothing inside and out from underwear to shoes there was nothing out there that we could use. The costume team came to 238 people.
In the end there were about 7 500 pieces from hats to shawls to overcoats that made up the estimated 5 000 costumes that went before the camera. Bridgerton s costume designer on what it took to create netflix s regency romp by radhika seth 30 december 2020 this latest period drama sensation is a frothy fantasy full of embellished ball gowns extravagant jewellery and feathered headdresses. Mirojnick and her team did design regency era clothing but it was with a modern twist such as bright colors and lavish embellishments that would not have been typical of the era.
Bridgerton features 7 500 glorious costume pieces costume designer ellen mirojnick opens up about the grand endeavor of bringing the netflix series to life. Costume designer ellen mirojnick talks us through her favorite looks. 7 500 pieces 238 team members and 5 months of prep.
It was like a bridgerton city of elves working continuously and they were brilliant. While the costumes on bridgerton are breath taking they aren t necessarily historically accurate. For phoebe dynevor who plays daphne bridgerton alone there were 104 costumes.
With a large ensemble cast it s impressive to hear that mirojnick created specific costumes for each of the principal players from daphne bridgerton to penelope featherington. As any society swan knows a memorable outfit is key to leaving a strong impression and costume designer ellen mirojnick ensured that the characters of bridgerton would stand out in the.