{"id":772759,"date":"2026-05-04T14:33:27","date_gmt":"2026-05-04T14:33:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/772759\/"},"modified":"2026-05-04T14:33:27","modified_gmt":"2026-05-04T14:33:27","slug":"it-welcome-to-derry-costume-designer-on-pennywises-red-outfit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/772759\/","title":{"rendered":"‘It: Welcome to Derry’ Costume Designer on Pennywise’s Red Outfit"},"content":{"rendered":"

\n\t\u201cIt: Welcome to Derry<\/a>\u201d costume designer Luis Sequeira<\/a> had previously created the wet, bloody look for \u201cCarrie,\u201d so he already understood what it would take to recreate it for Stephen King\u2019s killer demon clown.<\/p>\n

\n\tOr at least he thought he did. Having worked on the film \u201cIt: Chapter Two,\u201d he was already familiar with the universe.<\/p>\n

\n\tIn the season finale of \u201cWelcome to Derry,\u201d Pennywise (Bill Skarsg\u00e5rd) is seen hibernating in human remains, soaking in blood. The unnerving image, however, is of him emerging in all his bloody glory in a red outfit. To retain that visual storytelling element, Sequeira needed to show wear, tear, and patina. \u201cIf you literally wet something, you lose that patina. It\u2019s just dark,\u201d he told Variety.<\/p>\n

\n\tHere, he breaks down the process behind the red outfit look, and creating Periwinkle\u2019s clown look and inserting easter eggs that nod to Pennywise\u2019s universe.<\/p>\n

\n\tPennywise\u2019s Red Outfit<\/strong><\/p>\n

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\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tBrooke Palmer\/HBO<\/p>\n

\n\tThe first step involved extensive experimenting and camera testing with the show\u2019s key textile artist, Alex Goldman. \u201cIt was trying to figure out what version of Pennywise we were going to start with, and whether it was going to be the classic gray color and work from there, or whether we were going to move into a red color.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tThe process turned into a side hustle as the pair worked with various color samples, but they kept running into problems. \u201cEverything that was done was being lost.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tIn the end, they decided to go with red as the backdrop of the costume. The process involved stenciling all the pattern pieces, pre-staining them, and adding dragon skin silicone, a strong and stretchy mold material, which was painted with glue gel to give it that wet look. \u201cIt\u2019s a quick-curing product, and we had to be very fast.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tIn total, Pennywise\u2019s red costume was made up of 135 pattern pieces. \u201cIt\u2019s stitched down in stripes, and each stripe is a separate component,\u201d Sequeira says. The flexibility was improved after Skarsg\u00e5rd mentioned that, while playing the character in the films, the costume lacked flexibility. Since Pennywise needed to be physically active, Sequeira introduced an underlying stretch component so Skarsg\u00e5rd could extend his arms and perform extreme poses. \u201cThere\u2019s a little give for comfort,\u201d Sequeira adds.<\/p>\n

\n\tPeriwinkle the Clown<\/strong><\/p>\n

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\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tBrooke Palmer\/HBO<\/p>\n

\n\tSequeira was also fascinated by the character of Periwinkle. In episode 6, it\u2019s revealed that Ingrid Kersh (Madeline Stowe) is the person who has been stalking Lilly Bainbridge (Clara Stack) and her friends as her alter ego, \u201cPeriwinkle the Clown.\u201d All Ingrid\/Periwinkle wants is to be reunited with her father, Bob Grey, aka the original Pennywise the Dancing Clown.<\/p>\n

\n\tHe looked at how the character had a longing aspect. The character appears as a child, Ingrid and Periwinkle. When Ingrid\/Pennywise is a child, Sequeira used silk, a fabric that was tied to the \u201cPennywise universe.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tIn one scene, where Periwinkle is in the shadows, showrunner Andy Muschietti and Sequeira talked about how they wanted viewers to think it was Pennywise. Sequeira says, \u201cWe added this whole belted element to give us that silhouette that was not part of the childhood costume.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tSequeira sprinkled in a little easter egg elements into her outfits through the different timelines that nodded to Pennywise. \u201cIt was gray, and we added a little bit of red.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tBrooke Palmer<\/p>\n

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\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tBrooke Palmer<\/p>\n

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\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tBrooke Palmer<\/p>\n

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\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tBrooke Palmer<\/p>\n

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