Decorating Pages

In this episode of Decorating Pages, I’m talking with costume designer Jennifer Johnson about the wild, layered costume design of Bugonia, directed by Yorgos Lanthimos and starring Emma Stone.We start with Michelle’s single, unforgettable look: a McQueen-inspired power suit, custom skirt and burgundy overcoat all chosen to telegraph power, control, and a character who always feels slightly out of step with the people around her.Jennifer and I dive into:shaving Emma Stone’s head on camera and designing the basement sequence so Michelle stays powerful, not sexualizedputting her into Teddy’s mother’s pink floral dress and how that small costume change completely shifts the emotional balancebuilding Teddy’s world from a real beekeeper’s aged, smoke-stained suit and letting that grime drive both costume and set choicescustom-making Teddy and Don’s suits with vintage fabrics so they feel like real, lived-in “dad suits” on VistaVisioncollaborating with production designer James Price on the film’s climactic council