‘Agatha All Along’ Costume Designer Shares the Untold Origin of Rio’s Magical Flowers and the Fitting Room Moment That Inspired Them
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‘Agatha All Along’ is the latest MCU series and a sequel to ‘WandaVision.’ Set about three years after ‘WandaVision,’ it dives deeper into Scarlet Witch’s world of magic and the occult.
The show is full of symbolism and references to real-world magic, with nearly every set and costume piece holding hidden meanings.
The show’s costume designer, Daniel Selon, recently shared insights on several costume pieces. He explained the fascinating backstory of Wiccan’s cape and its ties to Wanda and Vision, and now he’s revealing more about the wardrobe of the show’s most mysterious and powerful character, Rio Vidal, aka Lady Death.
As the original green witch, Rio has a deep connection to the earth and everything biological, which is reflected in her scenes and clothing. When not in her dark black attire, she’s often seen interacting with flowers or wearing her green suit.
Selon recently took to Instagram to share the story behind her flowers with his fans:
Rio’s flowers were born out of a costume fitting, where a crowded design led to the flower being turned into a prop. This sparked the idea that Rio could bloom flowers at will, with each handmade flower representing different challenges in the story, including the eerie “Death Flower.”
Here’s the story behind Rio’s flowers.
In the original concept artwork for The Green Witch, a flower blooms from her chest where the jacket closes. During the fitting with Aubrey, it became clear that it was all too congested around the neckline and keeping the jacket closed all the time felt claustrophobic.
So we popped it off and Aubrey held it in her hand while we fit the rest of the garment. She began to play with it, twirl it around in her fingers, chew on it and used it to gesture. It had become (very naturally) a prop! So right there in the fitting room we hatched the idea that Rio would bloom flowers whenever she wanted.
Jac loved the idea and so my brilliant specialty costume fabricators @ainstrains and @bluebrookz hand crafted and painted fantasy flowers that correlated to the color of each trial on the road.
My personal favorite is The Death Flower, reserved for the moments when Lady Death offers you a beautiful orchid and a one way trip to across the river Styx.
The details behind the show are just as captivating as the show itself, with the costumes telling their own unique story, all thanks to the talented Selon!
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