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SE Well, she also came with ideas. I want to say a masculine-feminin- ity, both sides of her character would play against Ladybug. She was inspired by the photography of Josef Koudelka in the fi fties, sixties and seventies. The idea was that her father was Ramani and that she was wearing a coat inspired by him, or maybe even was his. GF What about Prince Joey King and her schoolgirl look SE Japan has such a long, artful aesthetic history. There was so much to dig into. I felt lucky to work within that lexicon. In the original material, she was in boarding school. We took a traditional uniform and made it chic. She is the wolf in sheep's clothing, yet there's something powerful about her silhouette. GF And The Elder Hiroyuki Sanada SE His work is incredible. That was amazing because he knew how a kendo jacket was supposed to feel on his neck, exactly how high up it should be raised, and how wide the border should be. He has a deep understanding of traditional Japanese dress. We started with those more classic elements, and made them modern. GF Kimura is played by Andrew Koji. He has a uiet sort of charisma. SE Andrew was our fi rst fi tting. He's one of those actors that has retained his wonder from childhood, and that is really amazing to access. His fi tting was very visceral. He was intensely focused on the clothing. Kimura is more Japanese-inspired workwear. We used fabrics that show how he was a bit war-torn and beaten. Kimura has a little bit more weight, so even the boots needed to feel right. GF This is an action movie, so let's talk about distressing, and how many multiples did you have SE Endless. We had to have many multiples because not only did everyone just have one costume that they wear every day, but the cos- tume had to be in diff erent states of disrepair. Also, you always have a curveball thrown at you. "Oh, we're cutting a hole in that now are we" Then all the stunt guys. So really I had endless multiples and the ability to make more if we needed. That was one reason we decided to build rather than buy, so we would have that exibility. Also, David Leitch loves aging, and he's very artful. Whenever people are getting gory, you're defi nitely giving him his own blood bottle. oto on ictures rad itt as adug oe ing as rince iroui anada as e Eder Aaron aoronson as angerine andra uoc as Maria eete uet rain "Jap su a l g, tful a c h ry. T e w• • mu dig • . I fe lt lu- y w€ k ƒ „ • … t † xic . " we" Then all the stunt guys. So really I had endless multiples and the ability to make more if we needed. That was one reason 31