Mark Bridges has served as costume designer for all eight of Paul Thomas Anderson’s movies, and his work outfitting Daniel Day-Lewis’ dressmaking-character in Phantom Thread is among his greatest achievements yet. According to Esquire, in order to outfit the best-dressed man in 1950s London, Bridges and Day-Lewis went London’s own Drake’s and Hilditch & Key, as well as shoemaker George Cleverley, and Vatican-outfitter Gammarelli. The most important and finishing touch, the tailoring of Day-Lewis’ suits, was performed by Anderson & Sheppard. For Bridges, Oscar-nominated for Phantom Thread and already a winner for The Artist, Anderson’s new film allowed him to luxuriate in one of fashion’s most beloved eras. “If there is such a thing as Method costume design, I do it,” Bridges told Esquire.
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