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On August 16, 2016, in an interview with Entertainment Weekly, costume designer Janie Bryant spoke of crafting Pennywise's form-fitting suit and the inspirations to which it drew upon - involving a number of bygone times – among them the Medieval, Renaissance, Elizabethan, and Victorian eras.[98] Bryant explained that the costume incorporates all these otherworldly past lives, while highlighting the point that Pennywise is a clown from a different time.[99] In designing Pennywise's costume, Bryant included a Fortuny pleating, which gives the costume an almost a crepe-like effect,[100] to which Bryant remarked, "It's a different technique than what the Elizabethans would do. It's more organic, it's more sheer. It has a whimsical, floppy quality to it. It's not a direct translation of a ruff or a whisk, which were two of the collars popular during the Elizabethan period."[101]
Bryant played with multiple eras as a way of reflecting Pennywise's immortality and added a "doll-like quality to the costume."[101][102] She furthered this by stating "The pants being short, the high waistline of the jacket, and the fit of the costume is a very important element. It gives the character a child-like quality."[101][103] Bryant spoke of the two puffs off the shoulder, sleeves and again on the bloomers, with her desire to create an "organic, gourd or pumpkin kind of effect", which includes the peplum at the waist, the flared, skirt-like fabric blossoming from below his doublet.[101][104] She explains, "It helps exaggerate certain parts of the body. The costume is very nipped in the waist and with the peplum and bloomers it has an expansive silhouette."[101] The main color of his costume is a dusky gray, but with a few splashes of colour.[101] She concludes the interview by stating, "The pompoms are orange, and then with the trim around the cuffs and the ankles, it’s basically a ball fringe that's a combination of orange, red, and cinnamon. It's almost like Pennywise fades into his environment. But there are accents to pull out the definition of the gray silk."[105]
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