At the beginning of 2025, the world has lost one of the most important directors of today – David Lynch. His death caused a lot of regret and thoughts about the fall of the Mitz. Lynch created low-cult projects, including the Oscar-winning “Mulholland Drive”, the provocative “Blue Oxamite”, the experimental “Goomhead”, the large-scale “Dune” and, most importantly, the TV series “Twin Peaks”. All these robots were distinguished by a unique aesthetics and manner of telling stories. Lynch did not present the ready-made evidence to the eyes. Its plots have once again left no room for interpretation, and all the endings have raised new questions. That’s why the secular culture has acquired the sign “Lynchian” – to denote the wondrous, the absurd and, at times, the hypnotic.
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Costumes played a special role in Lynch’s world, as today they are deprived of references for designers and stylists. Patricia Norris and Sarah Markowitz worked on the characters' wardrobes. This series takes place in 1989 in a small town in Washington state, where they investigate the mysterious murder of schoolgirl Laurie Palmer. The famous artist from the costumes did not belong to the created typical selection of the American province, but to the creation of a special world, in which we are talking about a slightly different, symbolic sense. “David was very important that the colors and textures be consistent with the middle stuff,” said Sarah Markovits in the Los Angeles Times in 1990. “But with a head cry it was not possible to dress up everyone’s shirts and corduroy pants.”
Costumes that became my characters
The skin of the hero of “Twin Peaks” is in the style of his costumes. The clothes not only reinforced the character, but at the same time masked the true reality. Agent Dale Cooper, played by Kyle MacLachlan, always wore dark blue suits, classic sweatshirts and raincoats. His streamlined and neat appearance contrasted sharply with the butter-brown shirts and cowboy caps of the local policemen. Audrey Horne showed up at Vikonanne Sherilyn Fenn in cards and soft lights – a new innocence that never really existed. Joan Chen, in the role of Josie Packard, casually wore hutro, cashmere and seam robes. This symbolized their secrecy and detachment. “Everything is out of place for her,” Markovits explained. “It seemed like she was buying clothes from the Net and New York, but as of now, we don’t know about that.”
Twin Peaks infuses fashion
The visual code of “Twin Peaks” goes far beyond the boundaries of the series. Shortly after Halloween, we have a lot of hands with perms, important lights and maps of the back. Ale smut – tse splash on high fashion. Designers are once again embracing “Americana” in the style of David Lynch.
Jun Takahashi, with his Undercover collections, showed collections in the style of “American noir” in a motor-driven atmosphere, straight from Lynch's aesthetics. Kenzo worked from season to season, with dresses up to vintage school uniforms similar to those worn by Donna and Audrey. Raf Simons demonstrated human silhouettes that echoed the image of Dale Cooper and the style of “Lynch America.” At Khaite, Katherine Holstein created speeches with retroforms, like the images of Donnie Gayward. Gucci, in the hours of Alessandro Michele, awakened the whole philosophy of Americana-On-Acid, where the infusion of Twin Peaks was visible in every detail.
35 years ago
Today, 35 years after its premiere, “Twin Peaks” is losing one of the most important trends in fashion and pop culture. Images of characters are quoted in tiktoku, styles appear in cinema and fashion magazines, and designers look for ideas from TV series for new collections. Lights, coats and cards from the same “Lynch” world are still being sought after in vintage stores.
The “Twin Peaks” style is all about the mystical atmosphere and vintage aesthetics, without ever losing its relevance. This is the reason why the fashion of the David Lynch series still shapes the style of a generation and becomes a reference for designers around the world.
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