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The iconic outfits, though — like William’s brown suede jacket and Russell’s brown leather one — came courtesy of costume designer Betsy Heimann.Heimann, who’s been bringing the stories of characters to life through clothes for more than three decades, has worked on some of the biggest movies of the past 30 years, including Jerry Maguire and Pulp Fiction. From putting Penny Lane (Kate Hudson) in a translucent blouse to emphasize her vulnerability to creating the fur-lined coat of the century, Heimann played a huge role in making the film both period-appropriate and emotionally resonant.MTV News sat down with Heimann to get more insight into the ways she illuminated the inner worlds of the characters via their dress.MTV News: What drew you to the story? We looked at a lot of photographs of rock and roll tours from 1970 to 1973, some by friends of his, and that was our starting off point.MTV News: Were there any specific musicians or tours you looked to?Heimann: The photographs we looked at were from a Neil Young tour in 1973. Fallon brings that all to the party, and that's a turning point in the film and was also a turning point in that kind of music.MTV News: When it came to Patrick Fugit’s character, did you look at photos of Cameron Crowe, or what were your reference points for him?Heimann: I was inspired by a photograph that was taken by Joel Bernstein of somebody that was on the tour with Neil Young in 1973. I tried to put myself in the period of Almost Famous and then make it my own.MTV News: What’s the story behind Penny Lane’s coat?Heimann: The coat was inspired by a drawing by Erté, who was an artist in the 1920s and ‘30s of an opera coat. So some of what Penny was wearing had a lot of reference to the sixties.MTV News: I love the little camisole she wears that's like a crop top.Heimann: Those were big in that period. And then there were the dusty roses and the dusty purple, but the Miller family wore a lot of red, which was really the only time you saw that color in the film.MTV News: What was the meaning behind that choice?Heimann: I think it was to say that they were in their own world. It didn't really matter what the rest of the world was doing.MTV News: How does it feel to see so many people dressed up as Penny Lane for Halloween, and have such a cult following around the film?Heimann: I think it's fantastic, just a real tribute to the film and to the mood that we created, that we've created something lasting and that feels good.
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