Designing The Gilded Age | The Gilded Age | HBO

The cast and crew discuss the intricately designed costumes and recreating the New York City streets and homes from the late 1800s.

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[tannerstubbe]

Kaisa, the costume designer for this show, deserves every possible award and praise. The care put into even the extras is unmatched. The subtleties in the costume designed between the main characters give each a true identity and personality. She's just incredible.

[TheRealSubourbonMermaid]

I knew from the very beginning that I would love this show, but I had no idea I'd become enamored with the characters so quickly. George and Bertha are the epitome of the term "relationship goals", and I hope in the next season we get a glimpse of what their courtship was like.

[dorenah]

The show is like visual eye candy - the costumes, the scenery, the hair - every detail is recognized and appreciated!

[evermistyblu]

This series is MAGNIFICENT!!! Brilliant!!! So very well produced, written, directed and pleasing to the human eye. I love it!!! I’m literally OBSESSED and have been doing research on the period. Great job, HBO!!!

[YodaPagoda]

I subscribed to HBO Max for this show, and my money was well spent, as seen with this production. I was unfamiliar with this time period, and it has been marvelous to get acquainted with this time in the United States. I am so grateful that we're getting a second season, so these sumptuous sets won't have to be dismantled, and am curious about taking a trip to Newport to view the marvelous "cottages" we've gotten to see!

[WilliamsPinch]

1. We need Peggy in a ball gown.🗣
2. The costumes here blows Bridgerton out of the water!

[SProdLLC]

Incredible series. Brilliant writing filled with metaphors, wit, humor and creativity. The creative minds behind the show put some much efforts in respecting the viewer’s intelligence and mostly deliver solid and complex performances with ease. Chapeau bas!!!

[lalagonegaga]

Peggy and Mrs Chamberlain are BRINGING IT fashion-wise.

[chuckandmax]

I just love this show, it’s so perfectly well done. I’ll be so sad to have to wait for season 2, my Monday nights have been such a thrill. As a theater design and costume designer, this production has everything that it could have to make me drool. I wish I was working on this production, in any capacity. The costumes are so beautiful and the colors are so rich, Bertha does have some magnificent gowns, but everyone is dressed to the nines and only the servants are ever seen wearing the same outfit. I love how the women make wearing a bustle look so graceful and they flow in a light aired fashion which is not how I imagined them from looking at period designs. The scenery is out of this world and I just am amazed at every shot.
The most significant part of this series has to be the storyline, it tells a story of a time in American history that has basically been lost. There’s a rich and vivid story of Black Americans that really needed to be seen, and I appreciate the way the storyline melds together fact and fiction and characters that cross in and out of each other’s storyline so flawlessly. These characters are well thought out fully developed and you really get to know their feelings and emotions. I can’t wait for more of the Gilded Age as it is truly a delight and has taken my mind off of current issues.

[RockAddicted]

The attention to detail is impeccable, from costumes to set design. Love this show.

[amberjohnsonlogan]

This show is wonderful- watched it with my 85 year old mother and we had the best time drinking it in. Thank you for showing us what it means to create dramatic art- the skill and work shine with every second.

[Zapp]

Some of the outfits are incredible and to think many of them are shown on screen for just a few seconds when it probably took days or weeks to create.

[bernadettebailey]

I love the scene when Marian first arrives! Her hair was disheveled! Then Peggy climbs out of the carriage with her hair and hat too disheveled! The look on Bannister’s and Jack’s faces are priceless! Marian lied about the ferry ride being so rough! And she didn’t even know Peggy’s name! They both still looked beautiful!

[finestkindmedicinal]

There isn't a single small role in this series...I love it all

[AsabiG]

I would love to see an episode solely devoted to the Scott family and their world.

[MeMyselfAndUs]

6:00 Learning how the production designers create the visual effects is the most fascinating for me, as in this example of the street facades.

[mindfulskills]

This is a GORGEOUS drama that has the potential to be everything that Downton Abbey was. It could definitely go through many seasons as the decades pass and children grow up. Fellowes and his team have produced another smash hit!

[Elmerphant]

Stunning visuals. But even more impressively done are the amazing plot points and characters. You become hooked instantly and tune in every week to join the ride. Season one is over now and I can't wait for Season

[tiagoalcobia]

The dresses are one of the best things of this show!!

[ГульнораКасимходжаева]

Marian's all dresses were so graceful, stylish and beautiful!