When director Damien Chazelle and costume designer Mary Zophres were discussing the costumes of his epic “Babylon,” they wanted to steer clear of anything audiences had already seen in films that t…
,” they wanted to steer clear of anything audiences had already seen in films that take place in the 1920s.
Zophres began to assemble photos, but nothing later than 1926. Sharing photos, listening to music and looking at paintings from the era gave her an overview of how she would approach her formal prep. The scene features a cast of hundreds, all dressed in their Roaring ’20s best. It’s the audience’s introduction to the world of “Babylon,” a lavish party with orgies, drugs and raucous entertainment. LaRoy stands out, and, as Zophres says, “red has an association with decadence.”
As for the ultra-revealing aspect of the outfit, actors from that era were going through a seismic shift. “Art was changing drastically, and I liken that to what was happening in women’s fashion,” Zophres says. “Nellie was someone who would have seen her mother or grandmother in corsets, but young women in the 1920s weren’t wearing anything at all underneath. So there’s this liberating feeling. And skirts that grazed your ankles were now grazing your knees. It was groundbreaking.
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