Best TV Shows for costume design

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Best for costume design

Invincible Season 4

5.0 feature score

Highest scored product for this feature based on supporting review evidence.

Safest pick

Dark Winds, Season 4

5.0 feature score

Balances feature score, supporting reviews, and overall product strength.

Most evidence

Elle, Season 1

6 supporting reviews

Has the broadest review evidence for this feature.

Best overall product

Margo's Got Money Troubles

4.4 overall score

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#1 Invincible Season 4
5.0

Small costume choices land well, including praise for Tech Jacket’s updated uniform and the return of Mark’s classic yellow-and-blue look. These touches reinforce character identity without dominating the season.

Pros: finale satisfaction, continuity

Cons: plot clarity, screenplay quality

#2 Daredevil: Born Again, Season 2
5.0

Daredevil’s black suit is an immediate visual hit, with the new look receiving enthusiastic praise.

Pros: costume design, score quality

Cons: realism, plot clarity

#3 Dark Winds, Season 4
5.0

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.

Pros: costume design, directing quality

Cons: family friendliness, age appropriateness

#4 The Testaments, Season 1
5.0

The expanded color-coded wardrobe gives the younger generation a vivid identity while preserving Gilead’s social hierarchy and visual symbolism.

Pros: supporting cast performance, realism

Cons: family friendliness, sexual content level

#5 Spider-Noir, Season 1
4.8

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...

Pros: plot twists, cliffhanger effectiveness

Cons: family friendliness, age appropriateness

#6 Margo’s Got Money Troubles
4.8

The show’s bright, attention-grabbing wardrobe fits its heightened personalities and wrestling-inspired flair. One critic called the costumes impeccable, while another celebrated the retina-burning outfits.

Pros: episode structure, dialogue quality

Cons: plot twists, season finale quality

#7 Rivals, Season 2
4.5

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

Pros: score quality, critic appeal

Cons: character consistency, plot clarity

#10 Stranger Things: Tales From ’85
4.5

Costumes closely mirror the live-action second season, with recognizable outfits and small period details that reward longtime fans.

Pros: world-building, production design

Cons: plot clarity, realism

#11 Running Point, Season 2
4.4

Isla’s polished suits, boots, and monochrome looks remain part of the show’s charm. The styling is still admired, though one fan feels it is less striking than Season 1.

Pros: media scrutiny portrayal, season finale quality

Cons: cancellation satisfaction, product placement

#12 Silo, Season 3
4.4

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.

Pros: drama quality, finale satisfaction

Cons: character development, season pacing

#13 Not Suitable for Work, Season 1
4.0

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

Pros: renewal interest, bingeability

Cons: plot clarity, soundtrack quality

#14 What It Feels Like For A Girl, Season 1
3.9

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.

Pros: genre satisfaction, main cast performance

Cons: family friendliness, violence level

#15 A Woman of Substance, Season 1
3.7

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.

Pros: season finale quality, main cast performance

Cons: humor, plot clarity

#16 Calabasas Confidential, Season 1
3.5

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

Pros: world-building, costume design

Cons: family friendliness, age appropriateness

#17 Elle, Season 1
3.1

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.

Pros: cast chemistry, bingeability

Cons: episode length, episode pacing

#18 The Season (2026), Season 1
2.5

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.

Pros: world-building, cinematography

Cons: finale satisfaction, season finale quality