‘Daisy Jones & The Six’ Costume Designer Reveals How The Show Honoured Star Riley Keough’s Grandfather, Elvis Presley
etcanada.comThe debut of Prime Video’s upcoming “Daisy Jones & The Six” is right around the corner, and in advance of the highly anticipated musical miniseries, based on the bestseller by Taylor Jenkins Reid, costume designer Denise Wingate spoke with People about the significance of the characters’ clothing choices.
In the series, Riley Keough stars as the titular Daisy Jones, lead singer in a rock band that goes from obscurity to stardom in the 1970s.
Given Keough’s family heritage — her grandfather is none other than the late Elvis Presley — Wingate felt it was appropriate that some of the fashions in the show pay tribute to the King of Rock ‘n Roll. READ MORE: Riley Keough Skips ‘Daisy Jones & The Six’ Event Amid Trust Dispute With Grandmother Priscilla Presley According to Wingate, she purchased two coats on Etsy that she felt were reminiscent of Presley’s iconic style.
As Wingate noted, she and Keough “didn’t talk about her family that much or her lineage — I was very respectful of her private life — but I did find this woman named Love Melody who made rock and roll clothes in the ’70s.
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