{"id":54727,"date":"2022-04-22T21:41:49","date_gmt":"2022-04-22T21:41:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/us\/?post_type=articles&p=54727"},"modified":"2022-04-22T21:45:04","modified_gmt":"2022-04-22T21:45:04","slug":"the-first-lady-fashion-history","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/us\/articles\/the-first-lady-fashion-history\/","title":{"rendered":"How Gillian Anderson, Michelle Pfeiffer and Viola Davis Transformed into First Ladies"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Credit: Instagram\/@thefirstlady_sho<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Portraying former first ladies Eleanor Roosevelt, Betty Ford and Michelle Obama in the new Showtime series The First Lady<\/a>,\u00a0<\/em>actresses Gillian Anderson<\/a>, Michelle Pfeiffer<\/a>\u00a0and Viola Davis chronicle the tales of some of the most pivotal women in American history amid their fortuitous tenures in the White House.<\/p>\n

With their differing timelines intertwining thematically, The First Lady<\/span><\/em> dives deep into each former first lady\u2019s political contributions, family lives and historical impact. Recreating nearly identical looks from their counterparts, the same costume designer responsible for the fashion in HBO’s The Undoing<\/em> and 2014’s Serena<\/em>, <\/span>Signe Sejlund, brings the most memorable ensembles from these former first ladies to our screens.<\/p>\n

In an interview Sejlund did with the TV network on Instagram<\/a>, the costume designer said, \u201cThis show is so extremely big. This is a historic document, and it\u2019s not a documentary,\u201d she says. \u201cEach one of them so interesting. There are certain looks of all these first ladies that are so iconic that you have to match it.\u201d<\/p>\n

According to the New York Times<\/em><\/a>, each actress made approximately 75 costume changes throughout the series. With Carol Rasheed as the makeup department head, each actress had her own personal artist tending to their transformational needs.<\/p>\n

Rasheed told Harper’s Bazaar<\/em><\/a>, \u201cIt was just a makeup artist\u2019s dream, to be honest with you. I am so ecstatic about the opportunity that I got with this, to be able to bring this team on and be able to help tell the story through the lens of makeup artists.\u201d<\/p>\n

Having premiered Sunday 17, new episodes of the historical drama will be dropping every week. We can\u2019t wait to watch the compelling journeys of the triumphant trio of women unfold on screens.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Gillian Anderson as Eleanor Roosevelt<\/h2>\n
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10\/4\/1928-New York, NY- Photo shows Mrs. F.D. Roosevelt, wife of the Democratic Gubenatorial candidate at her desk, preparing campaign matter for her husband. Mrs. Roosevelt was hostess today at a tea at Democratic headquarters, given for newspapermen.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Eleanor Roosevelt served as first lady from 1933 to 1945, making her the longest-presiding first lady in United States history. During her husband (played by Kiefer Sutherland) President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s four terms, Mrs. Roosevelt was considered a strident diplomat and activist, credited for her staunch championing of women’s rights and standing against segregation.<\/p>\n

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