They may be a fictional band, but Daisy Jones & The Six’s fans are very real, and very devoted. So when news broke that Taylor Jenkins Reid’s 2019 novel was moving from the page to the small screen, the creative team felt the pressure to get everything just right.
Like the book, the limited series adaptation of Daisy Jones & the Six, produced by Reese Witherspoon‘s Hello Sunshine, tells the story of an L.A.-based rock band in the ’70s as they rise to superstardom. The group is helmed by the wild, charismatic Daisy Jones (Riley Keough), loosely inspired by Stevie Nicks, who leads a life where chaos and glamour walk hand-in-hand. Her passion, be it for music or for people, is infectious—and a touch dangerous.
The costumes, designed by Denise Wingate, offer up the same feeling of high-octane drama and bohemian glamour. They drop us into a world where rock ‘n’ roll is both sumptuous and gritty—a sea of velvet, fur, and leather clouded by a swirl of cigarette smoke.
For Wingate, whose previous projects include Wedding Crashers, She’s All That, City of Lies, and Unhinged, the clothes and the characters in Daisy Jones are one and the same. With an approach guided by precision and careful collaboration, she curated wardrobes for each character composed of both vintage and modern pieces. Some of these pieces are nothing short of breathtaking—I am thinking, of course, of the soon-to-be iconic gold Halston cape worn by a witchy Daisy in the band’s final performance.
Glamour spoke to Wingate about her wide array of ‘70s influences, her approach to sourcing authentic vintage pieces and the role of costume in character-building.
Glamour: How did you get started on the show?
