How Riley Keough’s ‘Daisy Jones and the Six’ Costumes Honor Grandpa Elvis Presley
usmagazine.comA subtle homage. Riley Keough plays a stylish 1970s rock star in Daisy Jones & the Six, so costume designer Denise Wingate knew she had to pay tribute to Keough’s grandfather, Elvis Presley.“I met a woman, Love Melody, who designed clothes in the ’60s and made two jumpsuits for Elvis,” Wingate told E!
News in an interview published on Monday, February 20.The costumer, who previously worked on Cruel Intentions and She’s All That, reached out to Melody to create some pieces for 33-year-old Keough’s character, Daisy Jones.“I had her make two beautiful long coats for Riley — one in a rust leather and another in patchwork denim.
I felt it was important to bring something from that period,” Wingate explained. “And I think Riley was touched.”The Zola actress is the daughter of the late Lisa Marie Presley and musician Danny Keough.
Lisa Marie, who died in January at age 54, was the daughter of Elvis and Priscilla Presley.The costume designer mentioned that it must “be tough coming from that legacy,” but Keough was able to keep her character separate from her real-life background.“Riley has her own style and she’s really managed to be her own honest, authentic self,” Wingate added. “And she brought that to the character.
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