{"id":329151,"date":"2026-05-04T19:05:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-04T13:35:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/?p=329151"},"modified":"2026-05-04T19:05:00","modified_gmt":"2026-05-04T13:35:00","slug":"welcome-to-derry-costume-designer-on-pennywises-red-outfit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/index.php\/2026\/05\/04\/welcome-to-derry-costume-designer-on-pennywises-red-outfit\/","title":{"rendered":"Welcome to Derry’ Costume Designer on Pennywise’s Red Outfit"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\n\t\u201cIt: Welcome to Derry\u201d costume designer Luis Sequeira had previously created the wet, bloody search for \u201cCarrie,\u201d so he already understood what it might take to recreate it for Stephen King\u2019s killer demon clown.<\/p>\n

\n\tOr no less than he thought he did. Having worked on the film \u201cIt: Chapter Two,\u201d he was already accustomed to the universe.<\/p>\n

\n\tWithin the season finale of \u201cWelcome to Derry,\u201d Pennywise (Bill Skarsg\u00e5rd) is seen hibernating in human stays, soaking in blood. The unnerving image, nonetheless, is of him emerging in all his bloody glory in a red outfit. To retain that visual storytelling element, Sequeira needed to indicate wear, tear, and patina. \u201cFor those who literally wet something, you lose that patina. It\u2019s just dark,\u201d he told Variety.<\/em><\/p>\n

\n\tHere, he breaks down the method behind the red outfit look, and creating Periwinkle\u2019s clown look and inserting easter eggs that nod to Pennywise\u2019s universe.<\/p>\n

\n\tPennywise\u2019s Red Outfit<\/strong><\/p>\n

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\n\tStep one involved extensive experimenting and camera testing with the show\u2019s key textile artist, Alex Goldman. \u201cIt was attempting to determine what version of Pennywise we were going to begin with, and whether it was going to be the classic gray color and work from there, or whether we were going to maneuver right into a red color.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tThe method became a side hustle because the pair worked with various color samples, but they kept running into problems. \u201cEvery part that was done was being lost.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tIn the long run, they decided to go along with red because the backdrop of the costume. The method involved stenciling all of the pattern pieces, pre-staining them, and adding dragon skin silicone, a robust and stretchy mold material, which was painted with glue gel to provide it that wet look. \u201cIt\u2019s a quick-curing product, and we needed to be very fast.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tIn total, Pennywise\u2019s red costume was made up of 135 pattern pieces. \u201cIt\u2019s stitched down in stripes, and every stripe is a separate component,\u201d Sequeira says. The flexibleness was improved after Skarsg\u00e5rd mentioned that, while playing the character within the movies, the costume lacked flexibility. Since Pennywise needed to be physically energetic, Sequeira introduced an underlying stretch component so Skarsg\u00e5rd could extend his arms and perform extreme poses. \u201cThere\u2019s a little bit give for comfort,\u201d Sequeira adds.<\/p>\n

\n\tPeriwinkle the Clown<\/strong><\/p>\n

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\n\tSequeira was also fascinated by the character of Periwinkle. In episode 6, it\u2019s revealed that Ingrid Kersh (Madeline Stowe) is the one who has been stalking Lilly Bainbridge (Clara Stack) and her friends as her alter ego, \u201cPeriwinkle the Clown.\u201d All Ingrid\/Periwinkle wants is to be reunited together with her father, Bob Grey, aka the unique Pennywise the Dancing Clown.<\/p>\n

\n\tHe checked out how the character had a longing aspect. The character appears as a toddler, Ingrid and Periwinkle. When Ingrid\/Pennywise is a toddler, Sequeira used silk, a material that was tied to the \u201cPennywise universe.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tIn a single scene, where Periwinkle is within the shadows, showrunner Andy Muschietti and Sequeira talked about how they wanted viewers to think it was Pennywise. Sequeira says, \u201cWe added this whole belted element to provide us that silhouette that was not a part of the childhood costume.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tSequeira sprinkled in a little bit easter egg elements into her outfits through different timelines that nodded to Pennywise. \u201cIt was gray, and we added a little bit little bit of red.\u201d<\/p>\n

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