What Makes Good Costume Design?

Why are some costume designs believable while others look fake? Rings of Power looks generic, while Lord of the Rings defined a genre. The Rings of Power seems like a mixed bag with it’s designs, that isn’t necessarily the fault of the designers themselves, even in small productions, a lot of different people have a say. At the moment the problem isn’t whose fault it is, we don’t know that, but the problem is there, and they could fix it if they wanted to. Help Support me on Patreon! Instagram: The Appleseed Article: 00:00-2:02 The Purpose of a Costume 2:02-7:02 Form and Function 7:02-8:43 The Devil is In the Details 8:43-10:14 Aragorn’s Costume 10:14-13:09 Historical accuracy vs Believability 13:09-14:49 A world that is real ----- -“I must Away Ere Morn“ by Gabriel Lefkowitz | Green Forge Studio -“Nowhere Land“, “Greenlands“, “Tam Lin“, “Voice of an Angel“, “Tavern Loop One“, “Vetur Frosti“, “Now We Feast“, “Wild Lands“, “Winter Night“ by Alexander Nakarada | Music promoted by Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)