Costume designer Dan Lawson spoke to PopCulture.com about the making of Elsbeth's Halloween episode, where Carrie Preston's character celebrates Halloweek by donning different looks as Eliza Doolittle from My Fair Lady every day.
The episode, titled "Ick, a Bod," guest stars Annaleigh Ashford as a suburban housewife and features a murder in Sleepy Hollow on Halloween night. However, Elsbeth decides to celebrate the holiday for the entire week, wearing multiple costumes inspired by the 1964 movie starring Audrey Hepburn.
The costumes were adapted from the 1956 Lerner and Loewe stage musical, which is based on George Bernard Shaw's 1913 stage play Pygmalion. Lawson ensured that every detail, from the dresses to the hats, was precise.
There was a lot that went into it — from the dresses to the hats to making sure everything was precise.
Author's summary: Dan Lawson discusses Elsbeth's Halloween episode costume design.