Theres a new sheriff in theOutlandercostume department!
They had done the first season and I did seasons 2 and 3.
There was quite a big change in the look of the characters.
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They wanted that when I took over.
This has been slightly different.
Its a continuity of their lives carrying on.
I certainly wanted to keep some aspects, some touches from season 4.
Was it scary to take over for Terry Dresbach?It was interesting to take over!
Terry did a fabulous job.
Her costumes were beautiful and very diverse over the lives of the characters.
I think Ive done enough.
Costumes dont scare me in that way.
Its obviously challenging because every job is challenging.
I wasnt coming into this job as a stranger.
Have you designed for 18th-century Scotland before?I havent!
So thats nice too.
Lots of time has past.
Things evolve, looks change and evolve.
The Frasers are in one place for a longer period of time.
So there is the possibility of them building a wardrobe.
For quite a long time, because of the story, their clothes were quite limited.
They did recycle a lot.
Fabrics were so expensive and traveled the world quite readily.
Anything that came into Europe from the Far East made its way to the colonies.
So what about Claires wardrobe this year?
There are people with lots of diverse skills, and at that point people shared their skills.
Claire also has the ability to sew.
And Marsali is an expert seamstress.
There are lots of possibilities of new things being made.
How did you choose your colors?I wanted quite natural colors.
Its nice that in the colonies, its lightened.
The fabrics are lighter.
Lets talk about Brees wedding dress!In the book its talked about as being a blue dress.
We discussed whether we would go forward with that.
So I did her dress in a buttermilk cream and then wanted to introduce touches of Scotland.
We embroidered in Scottish thistles bands around the hem and the bodice.
And then we made some three-dimensional thistles to put down the front to fasten the bodice.
It was really nice.
And how do you explain where she got this dress?She made it!
She got the fabric from Aunt Jocastas wardrobe.
In season 4 when Brianna was at River Run, there was talk of Aunt Jocastas closet.
Claire did the needlework.
EW has lots of content planned for the fifth season ofOutlander.
And you dont have to tune in live to catch it!
Outlander… On Demand!can be foundon the SiriusXM app every Monday starting Feb. 17.
Just search the name of the show.
And verify to follow@lynettericeon Twitter for all the latest news from Frasers Ridge.
Season 5 ofOutlanderpremieres this Sunday on Starz.
