'Feud' costumes: Lou Eyrich on creating the fashionable looks of the glam divas

Jessica Lange as Joan Crawford

One of the most stylish shows on television, Feud, comes to an end on Sunday, and along with it some of the best retro glam fashion moments to grace the small screen since Mad Men, thanks to costume designer Lou Eyrich.

Created by Emmy winner Ryan Murphy and starring Jessica Lange and Susan Sarandon as one-time Oscar winner Joan Crawford and two-time Oscar winner Bette Davis, respectively, the FX show revolves around the premise that the two Hollywood divas were long-bickering rivals who reluctantly teamed up in the twilight of their careers to make the 1962 horror film What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?, which proved to be a surprise hit, deepening their rift. One episode dramatizes the 1963 Oscars at which Davis was nominated for Baby Jane but Crawford, who was not, still managed to upstage her.

We caught up with Eyrich on the eve of the finale to chat about the fabulous looks in the show, which took place between 1963 and 1978; how she created Crawford's 1963 Oscars gown; where she sourced Davis' Bakelite bracelets and Hedda Hopper’s fabulous hats; and why on earth everyone was wearing fur in Los Angeles.

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Old Hollywood Glamour revisited through the costumes in 'Feud: Bette and Joan'

Susan Sarandon and Jessican Lange as Bette and Joan

After exploring feminism and race in last year's award-winning "The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story," prolific hit-maker Ryan Murphy continues with a deep dive into sexism and ageism, Hollywood-style, in "Feud: Bette and Joan." The eight-episode series, premiering on March 5, focuses on the intense real-life rivalry between two major Hollywood icons, Bette Davis and Joan Crawford — portrayed by two of today's biggest Hollywood icons, Susan Sarandon and Jessica Lange, respectively — when they co-starred in the 1962 classic creepy thriller, "Whatever Happened to Baby Jane."

The series explores a later stage in the actresses' careers, which occured during the dawn of '60s second wave feminism, meaning the anthology delves into societal topics that are especially relevant to a post-2016-election America. And the period costumes, by longtime Murphy collaborator and three-time Emmy-winning costume designer Lou Eyrich help depict the glamorous Hollywood era (and grittier offscreen life) along the way. 

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