If you're still looking for some costume inspiration for
Halloween, then maybe these cool looks from
Starz TV adaptation of
Neil Gaiman's best-selling 2001
American Gods book will provide some ideas. In the supernatural drama an ex-con gets draw into a fantastical holy war between old and new gods, like
'Bilquis' the
'Queen of Sheba' an old goddess of love (played by
Yetide Badaki),
'Technical Boy' the new god of technology (
Bruce Langley),
'Mr. Nancy' the old
Ghanian trickster god
'Anansi' now working as a tailor (
Orlando Jones) and
Gillian Anderson's new goddess
'Media', who channels famous celebrities like
David Bowie as the mouthpiece of the
New Gods. There are also characters like
Emily Browning's Irish 'Essie MacGowan' who believes in mythical creatures like leprechauns.
Original costumes from American Gods first season
The book may have been written over fifteen years ago, but its ideas about beliefs, religion, politics and the cultural melting pot of
America is as timely as ever.
Suttirat Anne Larlarb is
Series Costume Designer on
American Gods first season, with
Assistant Costume Designers Laura Montgomery, Brenda Broer, Sabrina Zain, Anita Bacic and
Costume Supervisor Quita Alfred.
This cool selection of fantastical costumes, plus cufflinks and rings worn the characters, were photographed on display at
Downtown L.A.'s FIDM Museum on August 23, 2017, as part of the
11th Outstanding Art of Television Costume Design exhibition.
American Gods season one TV billboard
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