The Handmaid's Tale Costume Designer Leslie Kavanaugh (Interview)

Join us for a deep dive into the finer details of The Handmaid's Tale's costume design, with Leslie Kavanaugh, who took on the task of creating the looks for season 5 and 6. Leslie talks the evolution of the wifely colour palette, the creation of the plums, June's Canada and Mayday garb, and Serena's New Bethlehem outfits and colour theory. Enjoy this bonus episode as you await the finale of The Handmaid's Tale. (Interview recorded on The Handmaid's Tale set in Toronto in December 2024).

Yvonne Strahovski as Serena Joy in The Handmaid's Tale episode 607.

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Eyes on Gilead is an SBS Australia production. We acknowledge the Traditional Owners of Country throughout Australia, and meet on the lands of the Cammeraygal people of the Eora nation.

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