When it comes to the show’s wardrobe, it’s giving everything the pandemic didn’t: fun, glamour and anything but drab leisure looks.
Coats are a standout — and the dazzling display finished, in some instances, with fur-cuffed gloves, would make it seem fine for winter to settle in and stay a while.Deirdra E. Govan for some insight into her inspiration for creating the cast’s chic style.WWD: What was most important to you in costuming the lead characters for “Harlem”?It was important for my costume designs for the show’s characters to be aspirational, yet grounded. I wanted to go beyond the surface.
WWD: The color in the clothing is striking, even coordinating with the surrounding scenes. What were your thoughts behind this?I am a color and pattern fanatic. I’m not afraid to mix as long as there is a balance to the eye. The production designer [Javier Vara] and I have a short hand in communicating creatively, having worked together before on Tracy Oliver’s “First Wives Club” season one.
WWD: And Harlem, the place, really seems at the heart of all of that. How did it influence what you chose to dress the characters in?Harlem is a study of contrast and contradictions. Its story is constantly evolving. There is a shedding of the old and the consistent reinvention in creating the new. The various art forms of dress have historically been influenced by many crucial moments in Harlem’s history. It’s political, joyful, edgy and irreverent. Underneath beats an eclectic soul heart.
“They say if you don’t learn from the past, you’re bound to repeat it. Inherent in that expression is the assumption that repeating history is bad, something to avoid. However, here in the Harlem of today, anthropologists tell us that by learning who we were, what the city was, we might get lucky enough to repeat it.”
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