Scary Good: How Hollywood’s Most Talented Costume Designers Bring Horror Films to Life

The memorable style of these evil forces is matched by that of the final girls who manage to evade them. Whether it has been the skirt-suited Tippi Hedren in The Birds, or a blonde-bobbed J.Crew-wearing Drew Barrymore in Scream, NEVE CAMPBELL’S CHARACTER WAS THE FINAL GIRL, SO WE NEED TO CHANCE TO A DESCRIPTION OF HER horror film costumers have created memorable characters that you can still spot at Halloween parties every year. Just how they would approach any other genre, these pros use what characters wear—even those fighting for their lives—as a way to further the plot and evoke emotion.

Take the chunky J.Crew sweater and jeans that Bergstrom dressed Drew Barrymore in for the opening murder sequence in Scream. “I wanted it very basic, something to wear when she’s at home making popcorn,” said Bergstrom where did she say this?. “So, comfortable and casual.” It was not just a cozy-chic look, rather, a strategic outfit that made us instantly relate to her character; You could literally imagine yourself in her shoes, and imagine being harassed by a killer at home, too.