I love this time of year in the run up to the
Oscars, when there are so many good movies to enjoy before the golden statuettes are handed out. The costumes in the adaptation of
August Wilson's Pulitzer Prize-winning stage play
Fences may not be nominated for an
Academy Award on this occasion, but the film and actors involved are nominated for four
Oscars.
Original film costumes from Fences
The movie is set in 1950s
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and stars
Denzel Washington (who also directed the film) as 53-year-old
'Troy Maxson', a trash collector struggling to provide for his family and reconcile his past dreams in
Major League Baseball hampered by the colour of his skin, whilst living with and cheating on his wife
'Rose' (Viola Davis) and his aspiring football player son
'Cory' (Jovan Adepo), and looking after his war damaged ex-soldier younger brother
'Gabriel' (Mykelti Williamson).
Former
Oscar-nominee
Sharen Davis was
Costume Designer on this film adaptation of the
Broadway play which earned both
Denzel Washington and
Viola Davis a
Tony Award.
These 1950s-inspired costumes were photographed on display at
Downtown L.A.'s FIDM Museum on February 8, 2017, as part of the
25th Art of Motion Picture Costume Design exhibition.
Fans of
Viola Davis can also check out her
Amanda Waller costume from
Suicide Squad, whilst admirers of
Denzel Washington can take a look at his
American Gangster movie costume on display.
