Sunday, September 30, 2018

Carnivorous Carnival costumes from A Series of Unfortunate Events season 2 on display...

In Netflix's adaptation of Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events, Neil Patrick Harris plays the devious and greedy 'Count Olaf', a master of disguise out to steal the inheritance of the three orphaned young 'Baudelaire' children, 'Violet', 'Klaus' and 'Sunny'. In the second season the characters venture to the Caligari Carnival, a creepy circus filled with freaks, fortune tellers and performers, from the ninth book in the series of thirteen, 'The Carnivorous Carnival'. The Count disguises himself as a ringmaster, whilst Violet (Malina Weismann) and Klaus (Louis Hynes) pretend to be the conjoined 'Beverly' and 'Elliot' to blend in.

Original TV costumes from A Series of Unfortunate Events season 2
Unfortunate Events season 2 Carnivorous Carnival costumes
Unfortunate Events season 2 Beverly Elliot conjoined costume
conjoined costume Unfortunate Events season 2
Madame Lulu Unfortunate Events season 2 costume
Madame Lulu Unfortunate Events season 2 costume
Sara Rue Unfortunate Events Madame Lulu costume
Unfortunate Events season 2 Carnivorous Carnival costumes
Count Olaf Unfortunate Events Carnivorous Carnival costume
Olaf Unfortunate Events Ringmaster costume
Count Olaf Unfortunate Events Ringleader costume
Neil Patrick Harris Unfortunate Events Count Olaf costume
Neil Patrick Harris Unfortunate Events Olaf costume
Unfortunate Events Count Olaf ringmaster boots
Lucy Punch Unfortunate Events Esmé Squalor carnival costume
Unfortunate Events Esmé Squalor carnival costume
Unfortunate Events Esmé Squalor costume
Esmé Squalor Unfortunate Events carnival boots
A Series of Unfortunate Events Carnivorous Carnival costumes
A Series of Unfortunate Events season 2 costumes
Cynthia Summers was nominated for an Emmy for Outstanding Fantasy/Sci-Fi Costume Design for for her work on the second season of the show with the help of Assistant Costume Designers Phoebe Parsons and Kelsey Chobotar, plus Costume Supervisors Lorelei Burk and Courtney McKenzie.

These fantastical Carnivorous Carnival costumes were photographed on display at Downtown LA.'s FIDM Museum on August 21, 2018.

Ringleader costumes traditionally come in reds and golds, not primarily white which makes Count Olaf's fabulous outfit stand out even more, but for a more classic look be sure to check out Hugh Jackman's P. T. Barnum costume from The Greatest Showman as a comparison.

I really love these circus costumes and think they make for great Halloween inspiration if you were looking for something a bit creepy this year.

A Series of Unfortunate Events season 2 billboard
A Series of Unfortunate Events season 2 billboard

Saturday, September 29, 2018

Emmy-nominated Westworld season 2 TV costumes on display...

In the second season of HBO's television adaptation of Michael Crichton's Westworld movie from 1973, we learn that there are far more than just Western-themed amusement parks for the super-rich to enjoy, there was The Raj and Shogun World. In search of her daughter, sentient Host 'Maeve Millay' (played by Thandie Newton) ventures into this Edo period feudal Japanese-inspired world and discovers that the story narratives and characters are uncannily similar with her own Wild West habitat. There she meets her doppelgänger the geisha 'Akane' (Rinko Kikuchi) and one of her dancers, 'Sakura' (Kiki Sukezane), threatened by a powerful and deranged Shogun.

Original costumes from Westworld season 2
Shogun World costumes Westworld season 2
Westworld season 2 Sakura costume
Westworld season 2 Sakura costume
Westworld season 2 costumes
Masaru Shinozuka Westworld season 2 Shogun costume
Westworld season 2 Shogun costume
Westworld season 2 Shogun costume
Thandie Newton Westworld season 2 Maeve costume
Thandie Newton Westworld season 2 Maeve costume
Westworld season 2 Maeve Shogun World costume
Shogun World costumes Westworld season 2
Rinko Kikuchi Westworld season 2 Akane costume
Westworld season 2 Akane costume
Westworld season 2 Shogun World costumes
Hiroyuki Sanada Westworld season 2 Musashi costume
Westworld season 2 Shogun World costumes
Westworld season 2 Musashi costume
Westworld season 2 costumes
This sophomore season wardrobe for the episode 'Akane no Mai' received an Emmy nomination for Outstanding Sci-Fi/Fantasy Series Costumes for Costume Designer Sharen Davis and Costume Supervisors Charlene Amateau, Jodie Stern and Sandy Kenyon.

These outfits were photographed at the FIDM Museum in Downtown L.A. on August 21, 2018, and fans of the show can also enjoy these Emmy-nominated Westworld costumes from the first season.

For more Japanese historical-inspired costumes you can also take a look at these Silence movie costumes and this 47 Ronin movie costume.

Westworld season 2 billboard
Westworld season 2 billboard

Thursday, September 27, 2018

Emmy-winning costumes from The Crown season 2 on display...

Congratulations to The Crown for winning the Emmy award for Outstanding Period Costumes in the historical drama's second season for Costume Designer Jane Petrie, Assistant Costume Designer Emily Newby and Basia Kuznar and Costume Supervisor Gaby Spanswick.

Costumes from The Crown season 2
Crown season 2 costumes
Crown season 2 costumes
Crown season 2 costumes
The Crown season 2 costumes
The Crown season 2 costumes
This wonderful collection of garments from Netflix's lavish drama about 'Queen Elizabeth II' and the British Royal Family were photographed on display at Downtown L.A.'s FIDM Museum on August 21, 2018.

The Crown season 2 billboard
Crown season 2 Emmy nominee billboard
Claire Foy also won the Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series Emmy for her role as Her Royal Majesty in this sophomore season (the last in which she'll star, as Olivia Colman will play an older Queen in the third season) which highlighted her marital problems with her husband 'Phillip', tackled the Suez Crisis and saw U.S. 'President JFK' and his wife 'Jackie Kennedy' visit the U.K. on a state visit.

Costumes worn by Claire Foy as Queen Elizabeth II
in The Crown
Claire Foy Crown Queen Elizabeth II gown
Claire Foy Crown Queen Elizabeth II gown
Claire Foy Crown Queen Elizabeth II costume
Claire Foy Crown Queen Elizabeth II season 2 costume
Crown Queen Elizabeth II season 2 costume
Claire Foy Crown Queen Elizabeth II costume
If you like these regal outfits, you can also see more season two costumes from The Crown that were exhibited at The Paley Media Center in Beverly Hills this summer.

Costumes worn by Vanessa Kirby as Princess Margaret
in The Crown
Vanessa Kirby Crown Princess Margaret wedding gown
Crown season 2 Princess Margaret wedding dress
Princess Margaret Crown season 2 wedding gown
Princess Margaret Crown wedding gown
Vanessa Kirby Crown Princess Margaret costume
The second season of The Crown explored the passionate romance and marriage of Emmy-nominated Vanessa Kirby's 'Princess Margaret' to photographer 'Antony Armstrong-Jones'.

Costumes worn by Jodi Balfour as Jackie Kennedy
in The Crown
Jodi Balfour Crown Jackie Kennedy costume
Crown season 2 Jackie Kennedy gown
In the 'Dear Mrs. Kennedy' episode Jodi Balfour played the glamorous American First Lady.

Fans of the show can also enjoy these costumes from the first season of The Crown on display which also won an Emmy for Costume Design last year.

The Crown season 2 billboard
Crown season 2 billboard