What Do Clothes Look Like in a Climate-Changed Future?
The costume designers behind the new Apple TV+ show “Extrapolations” offer a glimpse into the future of clothing in a warming world. KATIE RILEY: We knew it shouldn’t look like the Jetsons. We’re not all going to be wearing silver jumpsuits in the future. So how do you make it feel not too costume-y, while being heightened and interesting and relatable, and really driving the story?
Extrapolations’s Costume Designers Created Wardrobes for a Future Earth
Extrapolations’s costume design team—consisting of Nancy Steiner, Katie Riley, and Analucia McGorty—focused on fusing evolving fashion trends with the futuristic environment of the series and its all-star cast, which includes Meryl Streep, Kit Harington, Forest Whitaker, Edward Norton, Sienna Miller, Marion Cotillard, Gemma Chan, and Keri Russell.
Binge on Best-Dressed Travel Films
…We asked Katie Riley, costume designer for “Bel Canto,” the romantic thriller based on the Ann Patchett novel (opening this weekend), to choose four films that pair wardrobes with backdrops enticingly enough to make you buy new clothes, book a ticket or both.
7 Myths About Plus-Size Fashion Debunked
…Riley, who lives and works in New York, debunks the biggest myths about plus-size fashion and how women of all shapes and sizes should feel empowered to dress how they want.
Saks Fifth Avenue Honors Amazon Shows With Five Fashionable Windows
…“Katie takes good care of me,” Malcolm McDowell noted. “And she doesn’t like to spend money, this one. She’s very careful with her budget. I’ll say, ‘How did you get me jeans by James Perse, they’re $600!’ And she’ll say, ‘Oh, I got them on sale, 60 bucks.’ She’s brilliant.”
2018 Designing Women Highlights
…The Variety Ensemble Award was presented to the hair, makeup and costume design team from Amazon’s Mozart in the Jungle.
Behind the Scenes of Amazon’s “Mozart in the Jungle”
…For the show’s costume designer, Katie Riley, the challenge was to balance the glamorous world of the wealthy elite with the life of a working musician. “It’s about setting up all the contrasts. The key for the down-to-earth look is keeping it real — aging pieces to make them look more lived in,” she explained. And she did all of that at a rapid pace.