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Tuesday, September 4, 2018

GLOW season 1 TV wrestling costumes on display...

In the debut season of Netflix's 1980s female wrestling dramedy, GLOW, a struggling actress and a former soap star and new mother set aside their differences (the former slept with her best friend's husband) to join a fledgling women's wrestling show organised by a washed-up Hollywood director. Alison Brie stars as faux Russian 'Zoya the Destroyer', whilst Betty Gilpin plays her all-American rival in the ring, 'Liberty Belle'.
Original female wrestling costumes from GLOW season one
GLOW season 1 costumes FIDM Museum LA
GLOW season 1 costumes
GLOW season 1 TV costumes
GLOW season 1 wrestling costumes
These fun costumes from the first season of the show about the Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling were photographed on display at Downtown L.A.'s FIDM Museum at the 12th Outstanding Art of TV Costume Design exhibition on August 21, 2018.
GLOW TV billboard
GLOW season 1 billboard
Beth Morgan is Costume Designer on the 80s-set series, with Assistant Costume Designer Alexandra Casey and Costume Supervisor Lizette Kilmer.

Liberty Belle costumes worn by Betty Gilpin
in GLOW season one
Betty Gilpin GLOW Liberty Belle season 1 wrestling costume
GLOW Liberty Belle season 1 costume
Betty Gilpin GLOW Liberty Belle season 1 costume
GLOW Liberty Belle season 1 wrestling costume
Liberty Belle GLOW season 1 costume
Liberty Belle GLOW season 1 costume
Liberty Belle GLOW season 1 costume back
Liberty Belle GLOW season 1 gold costume
Liberty Belle GLOW season 1 costume
Liberty Belle GLOW season 1 wrestling costume
Liberty Belle GLOW wrestling costume back
Betty Gilpin GLOW season 1 Liberty Belle costume
GLOW season 1 Liberty Belle wrestling boots
Betty Gilpin stars as 'Debbie Eagan' an ex-soap star actress with a new baby whose best friend, 'Ruth', cheated on with her husband. She adopts the wrestling persona of the star-spangled 'Liberty Belle' and wears these fabulous, over-the-top costumes in the ring.

Zoya the Destroyer costumes worn by Alison Brie
in GLOW season one
Alison Brie GLOW season 1 Zoya wrestling costume
Zoya GLOW season 1 wrestling costume
GLOW season 1 Zoya costume
Alison Brie GLOW season 1 Zoya costume
GLOW season 1 Zoya costume
GLOW Zoya Destroyer costume
Alison Brie GLOW season 1 Zoya Destroyer wrestling costume
Zoya the Destroyer GLOW season 1 costume
GLOW season 1 Zoya wrestling costume
GLOW season 1 Zoya wrestling costume back
GLOW season 1 Zoya costume
GLOW season 1 Zoya costume flame boots
Zoya GLOW season 1 costume
Meanwhile Alison Brie plays 'Ruth Wilder' aka the fiery Soviet 'Zoya the Destroyer', the arch-nemesis of Liberty Belle (in more ways than one).

Melrose costume worn by Jackie Tohn
in GLOW season one
Jackie Tohn GLOW melrose season 1 wrestling costume
Melrose GLOW season 1 costume
Melanie Rosen GLOW season 1 wrestling costume
GLOW season 1 Melrose costume back
Other women gathered together to pitch the female wrestling cable show include character based on racial and class stereotypes, or their actual names. This particular punky pink outfit is worn by Jackie Tohn as 'Melanie Rosen', shorted to the glamorous 'Melrose'.

Wrestling fans can also check out Mickey Rourke's costume from The Wrestler movie from 2008.

GLOW TV billboard
GLOW season 1 Emmy consideration billboard

1 comment:

  1. Thank you for sharing these amazing pictures. Such a fantastic reference for recreating that skirt of doom.

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