This past Thursday the nominations for the 98th Academy Awards were revealed, and with it a new set of nominees for the Academy Award for Best Costume Design. One of the five celebrated nominees this year was for Malgosia Turzanska and her costumes for the period historical drama, Hamnet. Join Joe Zee as part of Focus Features: Dressed series alongside Malgosia and film stars Jessie Buckley and Paul Mescal, as the discuss the film, which dramatizes the life of William Shakespeare and his wife Agnes Hathaway, and the influences they used to bring the world of Shakespearean England to life.
The finale to the Downton Abbey saga, appropriately titled Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale, recently debuted in theaters and with it came a cavalcade of picture perfect period costumes to match. Join Joe Zee, host of Focus Features: Dressed series, as he speaks with stars Michelle Dockery, Laura Carmichael, and costume designer Anna Robbins to chat about their outfits, the inspirations behind them, and the place they hold within the show and films legacy.
Last year, Robert Eggers' reimagining of Nosferatu, itself a retelling of the classic Dracula tale, was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Costume Design. Join Joe Zee as part of Focus Features: Dressed series as he sits down with the film's costume designer Linda Muir to talk all about the historical influences and design choices that went into making these characters clothes come alive.