Given her ardour for stunning pink outerwear, it is unlikely that Elsbeth Tascioni (Carrie Preston) has some clothes in his closet that considerably resembles Lieutenant Columbus’ iconic, worn-out beige raincoat. However, the formidable cigar-smoking detective performed by Peter Falk serves because the agent inspiration for Elsbeth, along with her intentionally disarming wardrobe, and the way she manages to outwit the killer of the week, performed by a well-known visitor star.
“We actually need Elsbeth’s garments to be the equal of Columbus’ trench coat,” she says Daniel Lawson, The costume designer of “Elsbeth”. He has designed the lawyer-turned-investigator’s wardrobe, from Preston’s first look on “The Good Wife” in 2010 by way of the spinoff “The Good Fight” and now within the character’s lead position. Lawson is attuned to the peculiar character’s maximalist tastes and the way in which the suspects AND the cops see her.
It is Colombo’s tenacity and continued presence that Lawson attracts upon. “Even on the precinct, she comes across the nook and a few cops say, ‘Oh, come on. Here it’s once more. Look at that jacket, have a look at these pants, have a look at that hat,’” Lawson says. “His garments AND Columbo’s trench coat – the concept – the piece of sand in your swimsuit.
Similar to Columbus, who sported a tuxedo from time to time to snare a suspect, Elsbeth has already dressed up this season to attend the opera and wore Holly Golightly’s “Breakfast at Tiffany’s” costume for Halloween.
Thursday’s episode featured a black-tie celebration at an unique jewellery retailer the place Elsbeth comes nose to nose with the glamorous Vanessa Williams, star of a killer industrial centered on a theft gone unsuitable. “It’s enjoyable that every episode has its personal world and theme. It retains us on our toes and hopefully retains the viewers feeling like they’ve one thing new,” says Preston.
After the success of the primary season of “Elsbeth,” which solely had 10 episodes, CBS doubled the variety of episodes for the second season, permitting the costume division to develop extra playful trend moments. Christmas is already upon us and Valentine’s Day is on the horizon.
Here, Lawson and Preston focus on the important thing costumes from the primary 4 episodes of season two, culminating with Elsbeth’s glamorous robe alongside Williams.
