McGorty: A lot of them go to different archives like Disney/ ABC and Ryan has some. It’s very important to understand how the actor works.īTL: Are there some costumes from other Ryan Murphy shows that crossed over to Pose? We stumbled along through the first couple of fittings just trying to figure out who they are and you get feedback from the actor’s personalities and how they use their bodies.
We worked for months figuring out what makes each of these characters unique and their own voice through their clothing.
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Lou and I had giant binders full of inspiration. I’d never done anything like that on television and I’d worked on Ryan’s shows before that. It needed to be over-the-top for the “Royalty” scene. I don’t know how he stores so many shows in his mind all at the same time and has time to creatively talk about the costumes. He is an encyclopedia of pop culture, literature, music. What were those conversations in terms of character development on this show? Analucia McGortyīTL: You have worked with creator Ryan Murphy before. I was like, “Oh my God!” because the dream is to work on something like this. I have this amazing pilot and it’s about Paris Is Burning. She sent me an email, “Don’t do anything else or take another job. She and I worked together on the first season to develop these characters together.
McGorty tells Below The Line about where she turned to for inspiration to create some of the looks that were informed by pop culture icons from the time, film characters, famous artists, historical figures, and reveals the challenges of the fierce finale costume.īelow The Line: Take me back to the beginning when you were first approached to be the costume designer for Pose.Īnalucia McGorty: I was brought on by Lou Eyrich. Identity is the driving force in Pose, which celebrates diversity in a community that can really let their hair down and be who they are through the clothes they wear. every day that fit each of the character’s unique identities. Graduating to costume designer on Pose, she collaborated with Murphy and Eyrich to create these elaborate fantasy ballroom pieces vs.
The show which came to its finale on June 6, 2021, after three seasons was a labor of love for McGorty who was part of creator Ryan Murphy‘s universe for American Horror Story as the assistant costume designer to Lou Eyrich. Her inspirations are as diverse as the characters and communities represented on the show. Analucia McGorty, CDG, is the two-time Emmy®-nominated costume designer for 20, who dresses these bells of the ball with one-of-a-kind head-turning creations. At the center of their world is the underground ball scene, emceed by patriarch Pray Tell, played by Billy Porter, where chosen House members strut outrageous outfits befit of a designated category, for trophies and recognition of their House matriarchs. Spanning three decades from the 1970s through the 1990s, FX’s Pose follows a cast of colorful multi-cultural, multi-ethnic LGBTQ+ and gender-nonconforming characters in New York City.
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