Anne Hathaway’s Own Alaïa Heels Have a Cameo in “The Idea of You”
When it comes to television and film, costume designer Jacqueline Demeterio is the queen of contemporary cool. The last time we spoke with her, she was busy perfecting quiet luxury looks for Emma Roberts and Kim Kardashian in Delicate, the most recent season of American Horror Story. For her latest project, Demeterio dressed Anne Hathaway in Chloé, Gabriela Hearst, and vintage Chanel in The Idea of You.
It would be easy, you might think, to costume a contemporary rom-com with a performer of Hathaway’s caliber by throwing every designer thread the Devil Wears Prada star’s way. But as we learned from chatting with Demeterio, a lot of careful thought and intention went into every piece she selected for the film. Clothes here aren’t an afterthought or mere props—they’re alive with texture and character, the result of a careful collaboration between costume designer and actor.
In the spirit of “finding the character through clothes,” as Demeterio puts it, Hathaway even brought a pair of her own Alaïa heels into the mix for Solène (which reminds us of how Jennifer Aniston has used some of her personal wardrobe on The Morning Show). Read on for our conversation—including more behind-the-scenes scoops from the talented costume designer.
This is your third time working with Anne Hathaway! Is she super involved in her costuming, or does she defer to you, or both?
It’s definitely a mix of both. It’s our third time working together and we know each other really well. I love her, and I think she loves me! So that makes it easy for us. She is so into finding the character through clothes. For her character, Solène, we had our first fitting at Bergdorf Goodman in New York and actually selected two looks from that fitting. The first dress her character wears when we meet her is Chloé, and we tried that on at Bergdorf. And also the red Gabriela Hearst suit she wears at the end.
What was the most challenging aspect of costuming The Idea of You?
I think it was getting the band right. We could have taken it in so many directions—is it going to be more of a pop look and more glam, or more rock? Are they all wearing the same thing? After speaking to [director] Michael Showalter about them, it was more about that effortless, casual sense of cool. It’s about not trying so hard. Figuring out the band wasn’t tricky, but it was something we had to think about. Once I listened to the music, that helped, too.
How did you land on this exact vibe for the band?
Nick Galitzine and I both wanted this band to really be its own thing, so it was never based off anybody in particular. There were the obvious Harry Styles references, but it was also inspired by Matty Healy of the 1975, and Paul Klein of LANY. We needed it to look organic on Nick and on his body and with the way he carries himself.
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