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Costume Designer Arianne Phillips on How Madonna Inspired ‘I Want Your Sex,’ and Finding Olivia Wilde’s Frustrated Artist Look for ‘The Invite’
Costume designer Arianne Phillips has discussed her collaborations with Olivia Wilde on two new films, "The Invite" and Gregg Araki's "I Want Your Sex," building on their earlier work together on "Don't Worry Darling." Phillips praised Wilde's fearlessness both as a director and as a performer, noting her willingness to take creative risks with her body and image on screen, while also highlighting how Wilde balances a strong personal vision with openness to her collaborators' ideas.
For "The Invite," a script by Will McCormick and Rashida Jones set over a single evening, Phillips deliberately limited the cast's costume changes and avoided pre-empting audience impressions of characters played by Penélope Cruz and Edward Norton, instead letting the dialogue and performances reveal them. Wilde stars opposite Seth Rogen as a married couple whose relationship is under strain when they host their neighbours for dinner. In "I Want Your Sex," Wilde plays Erika Tracy, a sexually confident artist opposite Cooper Hoffman's younger character Elliot, with Phillips citing Madonna as an inspiration for the film's styling and describing Wilde's fearless approach to portraying the role.
In short
- Costume designer Arianne Phillips details work with Olivia Wilde on two films.
- "The Invite" features Wilde, Seth Rogen, Penélope Cruz and Edward Norton.
- Madonna inspired styling for Wilde's role in "I Want Your Sex."
Explained simply
Arianne Phillips is a costume designer who works with actors and directors to shape how characters look on screen. She has collaborated with Olivia Wilde before, including on Don’t Worry Darling, and has now designed costumes for two films in which Wilde acts.
The Invite centres on a married couple, played by Wilde and Seth Rogen, hosting their neighbours for dinner as their relationship faces strain. I Want Your Sex, directed by Gregg Araki, pairs Wilde as artist Erika Tracy with Cooper Hoffman as a younger man; Phillips has said Madonna helped inspire its styling.
Costumes can signal details about a character, but they are only one part of how a film tells its story. Phillips has described taking different approaches to the two films, while Wilde’s work as both actor and director brings her creative choices into the collaboration.
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