Author:Fawnia Soo HooPublish date:Jul 25, 2019"This movie was super juicy," says costume designer Arianne Phillips, about creating a stunning and expansive late '60s-era wardrobe for "Once Upon a Time ... in Hollywood." "There were just so many wonderful things to explore and to express, whether it was [depicted] on-screen or off-screen [in the movie]."
Phillips was one of the first to read Tarantino's completed script and used that as a jumping off point.
Margot Robbie's costumes are so important because the audience learns about Sharon mostly through her expressions, actions and her look. How did you use costume to impart her story and pay respect to the real Sharon Tate? So that was a beautiful talisman for me, Margot and Quentin to remind ourselves to honor and have reverence. We mostly learn who Sharon is through her death, but to learn about who she was as she lived was really, really wonderful. For a buddy picture about two best [male] friends, it's really nice to be able to have a strong female character.For me, yellow is a happy color and a very California color. Quentin and I both responded to it.
Cliff's Hawaiian shirt was written into the script . What was the inspiration behind creating that look?