Cate Blanchett, Rose Byrne and Uzo Aduba share how Bina Daigeler's costumes helped transform them into their characters.
More often than not, "Mrs. America" — which portrays the historical figures and socio-political groundswells behind the movement to ratify the Equal Rights Amendment in the 1970s — feels very 2020. The new series, which airs on FX on Hulu, tells the story of the feminists leading the charge, as well as that of the the group against it, led by ultra-conservative "activist housewife" Phyllis Schlafly, played by the formidable Cate Blanchett.
The "pros" — or the diverse, bi-partisan group of women pushing for equality across gender, race and sexuality, plus reproductive health rights — protested and lobbied in neutral, earthy and '70s fashion-forward hues, as well as a plethora of denim. The homogenous "antis," easily roused by Phyllis's misinformation and fear-mongering campaigns, wore a rainbow of pastels in silhouettes harking back a decade or two earlier.
"I just thought, 'I can't get it better color-wise,'" said Daigeler of the pristine knit set, which, though a similar hue, couldn't have contrasted more with Brenda's vintage, free-flowing, striped peasant dress. "One is the perfect intellectual New York couple and the other is somehow the perfect conservative Middle America couple."
The costumes for the "pros" include an "In the Mood for Love"-inspired thrifted '50s dress for "The Feminist Mystique" author and National Organization of Women co-founder, Betty Friedan — per director Amma Asante's vision — as well as signature hats for U.S.
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