
The exhaustive research Glicker did for this project was especially fun. But it was vigorous too and the costume designer dove into it very intentionally. “[The characters] are so well known and I feel like on one hand, you have to nail every detail so accurately that relates to the part of their lives that are known, both in the presentation of the story and for your understanding of the physical world that it was, then on the other hand there’s this huge responsibility to go into the story and find a lot of examples in the research of details that weren’t known. And it’s not just behind the scene stuff, but it’s stuff that really reflected the nuances of the world that they lived in and the world that was a little bit more private,” he explained.
Glicker loved dressing these iconic characters. Each one was a joy to dress. There were many especially memorable moments. “To actually be in the room with Paul Dano as Brian Wilson and with the Wrecking Crew who were all real playing musicians was amazing. Even within the Wrecking Crew, I got to design the characters, which was an unbelievable pleasure,” he said. The character of Melinda was also exciting, because she was someone who used clothes in a way that was empowering and glamourous. “I loved working with Elizabeth Banks to create Melinda because there was this wonderful tension of this glamorous career woman and the amount of time she devotes to her presentation is a powerful indicator of her character.”