Best TV Shows for costume design

#1

Costume design gets a direct rave for the L.A. episodes, especially the flare pants, button-up blouses, and Chee’s styling. The clothes help sell the city-bound 1970s shift.

#2

Costumes are praised for selling the period world and for working alongside sets, hair, makeup, and color choices. Reviewers especially like how the wardrobe supports both the black-and-white and full-color...

#3

Big hair, crushed velvet, bright florals, and deliberately tacky fashion make the 1980s setting vivid, funny, and instantly recognizable.

#4

Elegant costumes reinforce the show’s luxurious, theatrical approach to crime and romance.

#5

The period costuming and makeup are praised as part of the show’s surprisingly polished craft, helping each historical sketch look more complete.

#6

Costume design is only lightly discussed, but one review groups the costumes with the writing, acting, and lighting as part of what makes the season memorable.

#7

Costuming stands out most clearly through the fashion-world storyline. The pomegranate Dolce & Gabbana suit is treated as a striking visual win.

#8

Costuming adds fun and personality, especially around the Fallen Divas and noughties culture. One critic, however, felt the Y2K styling looked a little too polished and rose-tinted.

#9

Costumes are often a major selling point, with lavish gowns, wigs, and period frocks helping define the show’s escapist appeal. A minority found some clothes too new or costume-box obvious.

#10

Clothes and styling add to the rich-kid glamour, giving the show a polished influencer look even when the substance is criticized.

#11

Costumes are memorable but contested. Minetree’s pink wardrobe draws affection, while the 1995 grunge and teen clothes are often called anachronistic or overly broad.

#12

Costumes do not fully sell the ultra-wealthy fantasy for everyone. One critic specifically felt the wardrobe looked surprisingly chintzy for a show built around elite wealth.