I love period dramas and period costumes but you're right, they are easier to design because you can do so much research into the fashion of the past - the construction is the challenge. Kurland did such an amazing job creating individual looks for everyone - like, you couldn't put Eames in Arthur's clothes and Arthur couldn't slip into Fischer's - and its a shame that he's been overlooked for more showier period and fantasy costumes.

Yeah, Cobb looks so American and yet it's such a subtle thing; you can't easily look at the individual pieces and point out what makes them American but you still get this overwhelming impression of his American-ness.

Ha, that NY Mag article was so flip - they really put the hard yards in with the research by asking their friends about fashion trends! She looks like an art student to me too.

Thanks for the great comment, I appreciate it!