From the prop room to the wardrobe department, there’s never a dull moment on the set of American Horror Story, especially with Ryan Murphy in charge.
“He always surprises me. Always,” award-winning costume designer Lou Eyrich said of her frequent collaborator and AHS provocateur. “He’s a visionary. I don’t think I’ll ever figure out Mr. Murphy.”
A true auteur, Murphy begins every installment of the horror franchise with a certain look in mind. Each season starts with a theme, and each theme comes with a particular design aesthetic crafted by Murphy, then executed by Eyrich.
Asylum was a gritty time capsule, with tattered and soiled hospital gowns from the ’60s, while Coven was mostly contemporary with elements of the past. Freak Show was all surreal, colorful ’40s and ’50s fashions, and then there was Hotel, the opulent fifth installment, starring Lady Gaga, which proved to be Eyrich’s most exciting and exhausting challenge to date. (Until Roanoke, that is — but we’ll get to that.)
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