I loved the idea that the characters were predominantly women, says Dickson.
No doubt, crafting a unique superhero suit for Johnsons Madame Web was another enticing factor for the costumer.
I did a massive amount of research, says Dickson.
Anya Corazon (Isabela Merced), Cassandra Webb (Dakota Johnson), Julia Cornwall (Sydney Sweeney) and Mattie Franklin (Celeste O’Connor)
I wanted it to be fun and aspirational as well.
The costumer landed on a sleek, red catsuit with a thematic spider web etched onto the chest.
We did quite a difficult screen-printing process with Lycra.
Mattie Franklin (Celeste O’Connor), Cassandra Webb (Dakota Johnson), Anya Corazon (Isabela Merced), and Julia Cornwall (Sydney Sweeney)
If youre wearing your stretch suit, you could do anything.
Its the tradition of superhero suitsits all about the body.
When Dickson saw Johnson slip into the final design, she knew they had gotten the final design right.
A glimpse at Johnson’s superhero suit
She liked the simplicity of it.
Thedramatic method looksthat Johnson has been wearing for the manyMadame Webpremieres.)
A glimpse at Johnsons superhero suit
Crafting that superhero suit wasnt the only challenge Dickson was up against though.
Julia Cornwall (Sydney Sweeney)
Dakotas character is fashion indifferentand yet, amazingly fashionable, she says.
saw my vintage leather jacket, she said, Can I have that in red?
That red jacket ended up absolutely everywhere, says Dickson.
Within about a week of that first appearance, [replicas were] being sold online.)
You meet Celeste in her school uniform, but the skirts halfway up her bum, says Dickson.
Shes obviously got a private school girl attitude.
I hope they don’t think about them at all, says Dickson.
I failed if you are staring at the costumes.
