Skip to content

Top Navigation

EW.com Entertainment Weekly EW.com Entertainment Weekly
  • TV
    • TV Reviews
    • TV Reunions
    • TV Recaps
    • Fall TV
    • Animated
    • Comedy
    • Crime
    • Drama
    • Mystery
    • Reality
    • Sci-fi
    • Thriller
  • Movies
    • Movie Reviews
    • Trailers
    • Film Festivals
    • Movie Reunions
    • Movie Previews
  • Music
    • Music Reviews
  • Books
    • Book Reviews
    • Author Interviews
  • Theater
    • Theater Reviews
  • Podcasts
  • Gaming
  • Events
    • Comic-Con
  • Celebrity
  • Awards
    • Oscars
    • Emmys
    • Golden Globes
    • SAG Awards
    • Grammys
    • Tony Awards
  • Streaming

Profile Menu

Your Profile

Account

  • Join Now
  • Email Preferences
  • Newsletter
  • Manage Your Subscription this link opens in a new tab
  • Give a Gift Subscription this link opens in a new tab
  • Order Past Issues this link opens in a new tab
  • Logout
Login
Subscribe

Explore EW.com

EW.com Entertainment Weekly EW.com Entertainment Weekly
  • Explore

    Explore

    • Here are all 70 puppies competing in Puppy Bowl XVII

      Read More Next
    • The best books to keep you warm this January

      Read More Next
    • The Masked Dancer revealed: Every unmasked celebrity on season 1

      Read More Next
  • TV

    TV

    See All TV
    • TV Reviews
    • TV Reunions
    • TV Recaps
    • Fall TV
    • Animated
    • Comedy
    • Crime
    • Drama
    • Mystery
    • Reality
    • Sci-fi
    • Thriller
  • Movies

    Movies

    See All Movies
    • Movie Reviews
    • Trailers
    • Film Festivals
    • Movie Reunions
    • Movie Previews
  • Music

    Music

    See All Music
    • Music Reviews
  • Books

    Books

    See All Books
    • Book Reviews
    • Author Interviews
  • Theater

    Theater

    See All Theater
    • Theater Reviews
  • Podcasts
  • Gaming
  • Events

    Events

    See All Events
    • Comic-Con
  • Celebrity
  • Awards

    Awards

    See All Awards
    • Oscars
    • Emmys
    • Golden Globes
    • SAG Awards
    • Grammys
    • Tony Awards
  • Streaming

Profile Menu

Subscribe this link opens in a new tab
Your Profile

Account

  • Join Now
  • Email Preferences
  • Newsletter
  • Manage Your Subscription this link opens in a new tab
  • Give a Gift Subscription this link opens in a new tab
  • Order Past Issues this link opens in a new tab
  • Logout
Login
Sweepstakes

Follow Us

  1. Home Chevron Right
  2. Gallery Chevron Right
  3. Emma Watson's 'Wallflower' style

Emma Watson's 'Wallflower' style

Costume designer David Robinson on how he transformed actress into a shrinking violet for ''Perks''
By Nuzhat Naoreen
Updated September 13, 2012 at 06:00 PM EDT
Skip gallery slides
Save FB Tweet

1 of 5

Save FB Tweet
Pinterest Mail Email iphone Send Text Message

1

Credit: John Bramley

''[Emma] is tiny, so everything had to be called down,'' Robinson says of tailoring pieces like this vintage silk frock to look like it was made for the diminutive actress. Why does Sam wear such a standout dress in this scene? ''Charlie [Logan Lerman] is in love with her, so making her look sexy helps the audience see what he sees.''

1 of 5

Advertisement
Advertisement

2 of 5

Save FB Tweet
Pinterest Mail Email iphone Send Text Message

2

Credit: John Bramley

For some, this pleated kilt may conjure memories of Watson in the role that made her famous, but Robinson insists the schoolgirl look is more Twin Peaks than Harry Potter. ''Sam wears hers with a sleeveless red cashmere sweater, which is not a Hermione move,'' he says.

2 of 5

3 of 5

Save FB Tweet
Pinterest Mail Email iphone Send Text Message

3

Credit: John Bramley

Robinson used Wallflower writer-director Stephen Chbosky's own letterman jacket as the model for the ones seen on the film's characters. ''Sam wears it throughout the movie, says Robinson. ''[It] hearkens back to her earlier high school career, when she was aspiring to be the popular girl.''

3 of 5

Advertisement
Continued on next slide.
Advertisement

4 of 5

Save FB Tweet
Pinterest Mail Email iphone Send Text Message

4

Credit: John Bramley

''The other characters are much more pinky and strange when it comes to their attire. Sam is cool, but she doesn't want to stand out,'' Robinson says of the thinking behind the character's wardrobe. ''The book and the script were very specific about her.''

4 of 5

Advertisement

5 of 5

Save FB Tweet
Pinterest Mail Email iphone Send Text Message

5

Credit: John Bramley

''The story is set in 1991, but [we] wanted to take the edges off that,'' says Robinson, who had a no shoulder pads rule for Sam. ''A good deal of the costumes came from thrift stores in Pittsburgh, but they're also very classic.''

5 of 5

Replay gallery

Share the Gallery

Pinterest Facebook

Up Next

By Nuzhat Naoreen

Share the Gallery

Pinterest Facebook
Trending Videos
Advertisement
Skip slide summaries

Everything in This Slideshow

Advertisement

View All

1 of 5 1
2 of 5 2
3 of 5 3
4 of 5 4
5 of 5 5

Share options

Pinterest Mail Email iphone Send Text Message
EW.com Entertainment Weekly

Magazines & More

Learn More

  • Subscribe this link opens in a new tab
  • Content Licensing this link opens in a new tab
  • Sitemap

Connect

Follow Us
Subscribe to Our Newsletter
Other Meredith Sites

Other Meredith Sites

  • 4 Your Health this link opens in a new tab
  • Allrecipes this link opens in a new tab
  • All People Quilt this link opens in a new tab
  • Better Homes & Gardens this link opens in a new tab
  • Bizrate Insights this link opens in a new tab
  • Bizrate Surveys this link opens in a new tab
  • Cooking Light this link opens in a new tab
  • Daily Paws this link opens in a new tab
  • EatingWell this link opens in a new tab
  • Eat This, Not That this link opens in a new tab
  • Food & Wine this link opens in a new tab
  • Health this link opens in a new tab
  • Hello Giggles this link opens in a new tab
  • Instyle this link opens in a new tab
  • Martha Stewart this link opens in a new tab
  • Midwest Living this link opens in a new tab
  • More this link opens in a new tab
  • MyRecipes this link opens in a new tab
  • MyWedding this link opens in a new tab
  • My Food and Family this link opens in a new tab
  • MyLife this link opens in a new tab
  • Parenting this link opens in a new tab
  • Parents this link opens in a new tab
  • People this link opens in a new tab
  • People en EspaƱol this link opens in a new tab
  • Rachael Ray Magazine this link opens in a new tab
  • Real Simple this link opens in a new tab
  • Ser Padres this link opens in a new tab
  • Shape this link opens in a new tab
  • Siempre Mujer this link opens in a new tab
  • Southern Living this link opens in a new tab
  • SwearBy this link opens in a new tab
  • Travel & Leisure this link opens in a new tab
© Copyright 2021 Meredith Corporation. Entertainment Weekly is a registered trademark of Meredith Corporation All Rights Reserved. Entertainment Weekly may receive compensation for some links to products and services on this website. Offers may be subject to change without notice. Privacy Policythis link opens in a new tab Terms of Servicethis link opens in a new tab Ad Choicesthis link opens in a new tab California Do Not Sellthis link opens a modal window Web Accessibilitythis link opens in a new tab
© Copyright . All rights reserved. Printed from https://ew.com

View image

Emma Watson's 'Wallflower' style
this link is to an external site that may or may not meet accessibility guidelines.