Costume designer Gypsy Taylor shared how Elizabeth Taylor was a major influence for the Anne Bonny character in Our Flag Means Death Season 2.
The Big Picture Our Flag Means Death finally returned for Season 2, bringing with it a slew of familiar faces from Season 1. This season also introduced a handful of new characters, including Minnie Driver playing the real-life Irish pirate Anne Bonny. Like other aspects of the series, Driver's portrayal of Anne Bonny meshes historical fact with fiction. As such, this gives the series some leeway to create a unique character — especially when it comes to her outfits.
During an interview with Collider's Carly Lane, Taylor shared that she included pop culture references in her designs. One especially notable one was for Anne Bonny, who wears a piece of jewelry pulled from Elizabeth Taylor in Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?. As the episode itself hinges on a similar tone as the classic film, Taylor wanted to bring a more tangible reference to the screen.
"So, I literally took the necklace that Elizabeth Taylor wears in , and she has this blouse with this beautiful print on it, and I was like, 'Okay, so what does that look like in 18th-century antique dealer?' So, we remade an 18th-century version of the necklace, we hand-printed the blouse, and did a screen print.
Gypsy Taylor Wanted to Emphasize Anne and Mary's Status Along with maintaining the Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? vibe, Taylor was also adamant that Anne and Mary wore pants as part of their costumes. She acknowledged that, generally, the time period of Our Flag Means Death would call for skirts.
New episodes of Our Flag Means Death Season 2 release weekly in pairs every Thursday. The season finale releases October 26.
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