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us, and they were great to be a part of." American also provided many costumes for American Primeval, designed by Virginia Johnson. "It was a huge project for us. We made a lot for that show, and I was really proud of how that looked. I would say, out of all the projects in the last five years, American Primeval is definitely at the top. I have known Virginia for years and years. We go all the way back to her doing projects for the History Channel. I was really proud of her that she got this project. I've done a lot of projects with her, but this one, I think she really knocked it out of the park and I was very proud to be a part of that." Prior to her father's passing in 2022, Foster recalls that Bayless was only really lot of their stock for the film Hershey, due to be released in 2026. Previously, American has had their historical pieces manufactured as recreations to accommodate productions and also to preserve and be able to build their stock. "I'm also proud of Killers of the Flower Moon. We made practically everything for Leonardo DiCaprio. We made items for Robert De Niro, as well as other things that [Costume Designer] Jacqueline West needed." Recent productions include Monster, The Gilded Age, Murdoch Mysteries, White House Plumbers, The Abandons, and Taylor Sheridan's 1883 and 1923. "We've always had a long history with Janie Bryant, all the way back to Deadwood. But both of those projects were really great for partially retired from the company and would come to American for many years when he was in town and work on restock and help with background fiings if he saw background actors waiting too long. When he wasn't in Los Angeles, he was in Mississippi where he was raised in a sharecropper family and brought Hollywood history to his hometown with the Luster Bayless Hollywood Movie Costume Museum. Foster tells us, "My dad had stepped away from the day-to-day operations, but he still knew exactly what was Above: American's custom-made alteration and costume repair space. Opposite: American's Menswear section. 44 SPRING 2026