The Jewelry Secrets of Ryan Murphy's Ratched

In our research we noticed a simplicity in jewelry for the time In general, we took a pretty austere and delicate approach to jewelry- the exceptions being the characters of Lenore and Ingrid who wore more cocktail and eccentric jewelry LE: Besides the occasional brooch, we kept her jewelry small and unobtrusive.

' With Lenore we got to explore some of the larger statement pieces and luxe jewelry of the period to indicate her wealth and status How much of her jewelry is Tony Duquette and what are the most significant Duquette pieces she wears?L.E.: We were thrilled to get to use an original Tony Duquette necklace, worn with her "Traveling" outfit to meet Mildred Ratched We themed the colors of her ensembles to different materials and colored stones, for example if one piece had pearls, we tried to use pearls in all of her jewelry accents for that ensemble.

Given the strong aesthetic of the show was it a challenge to match jewelry to it?R.G.: Costume design can very much be a treasure hunt-getting inspired by, sourcing, and making the perfect picture and utilizing many resources and means to make it happen. . Source