FABULOUS FROCKS

Costume designer Kasia Walicka-Maimone had a team of 60 making clothes inspired by the stunning looks of 1880s New York. ‘We compiled a library of thousands of images both from that period and the decades before and after,’ says Kasia. ‘While you want historical accuracy, it’s always important to focus on the character. There’s a certain level of modernity in Bertha’s world and older classic values in Agnes’s world.’