‘Fit Check
John Glaser and ErikaOkvist explain the costume and makeup choices forBridgertons leading lady.
WhenBridgertons costume designer and hair and makeup artist started working onSeason 3, they purposefully didnt include manyEaster eggs.
If you cant quite pinpoint the shade of Penelopes dress, for example, that was intentional.
They deliberately wanted to keep viewers on their toes.
After years on the marriage market, Penelope (Nicola Coughlan) takes matters into her own hands.
I’ve got to make myself desirable.
As with all great pop-culture makeovers, her new look came with a dramatic big reveal.
Below, Glaser and Okvist discuss glow-ups, Kate and Anthonys wardrobes, and a huge Easter egg.
Her features suit that very well.
Glaser:The emerald green is a Featherington color.
By the end of [the season], shell have figured out her own elegance and look.
G:Its the same for the shape.
The show takes place in 1813.
We vary often and refine it as we go along.
If you look at her dresses, it’s hard to tell whether they’re blue or green.
They’re both blue and green.
Or they’re pinkandthey’re silver.
O:Also, those colors are the most flattering for her skin tone.
Whatever you wear reflects back up in your face.
The wig she wears in Season 1 is the same wig she wears now, in Season 3.
But it is the same wig.
It’s made of really delicate sheer fabric so that there’s easy movement between the two of them.
Theres no hindrance of a big petticoat.
We wanted it to kind of be part of her skin.
She had a glow-up moment before.
This is the [second] glow-up, the physical glow-up.
It’s the simplest dress.
It just becomes part of her body.
G:In Season 2, they wanted her to be part of theBridgertonworld.
Now that shes secure in that world, theyve gone back to India in these days.
Shes now the viscountess, so she can wear what she wants.
Actually Anthony has a small influence from India, too.
We put Indian embroidery on him.
Because clockworks were invented in the 1290s, I 3D-printed a clockwork.
[I thought],What would be suitable to have in a royals wig?
G:It’s also the queen presenting this ball, so it gives a great focal point.
This is her moment.
G:For Colin, there’s a vest he wears that has animals on it.
We used it because he’s been traveling, so it shows we know he’s been traveling.
Thats a huge Easter egg.
This interview has been edited and condensed for clarity.
