Definitely taking the spirit of the anime, but it becomes something else when you actually work with the person,” she adds.Įagle-eyed fans should take note of “secret” references Holland incorporated to reflect Spike’s fighting style that suggests “affinity with water and fluidity.” The costume team jeweler made silver buttons for the jacket’s side fastening with the Kanji symbol for water. “There's a massaging and fine-tuning that you do. So the height of the pocket was altered to suit the angle of his elbow so he could stand in that way.” To accommodate the framing of the shot Holland rounded the tip of Spike’s popped collar so it didn’t fill the screen. “It's really important you get as much into it as you can so that it embodies the character.” Even elements such as how Cho stood as Spike had a design impact, "John instigated there's a way that Spike stands - this hand in his pocket. “The actor has to wear that thing every day for a long period of time,” says Holland. The shape and proportions are significant because not only does Spike rarely change out of this suit but it is an action-heavy role. Japanese designers like Yohji Yamamoto and Comme des Garçons provided inspiration and Holland describes the final look as “a double-breasted suit and it's got this beautifully tailored little twist at the back of where the lapel disappears.” In an early meeting with Cho, they discussed finding a way into the tailoring and getting the right proportions of the unusual lapel concept. The single lapel, boxy silhouette, and skinny long legs all stood out to her in the animation, but she also had to translate this for a real person. “I knew it needed to have a strong style to it and be well-tailored,” Holland says about her approach to Spike’s signature blue jacket. Here, Holland takes IGN through the major players and moments from Cowboy Bebop’s first season including hidden details, influences, and Easter eggs to look out for. That was when I realized it's precious,” she recalls.
“All of us had somebody who said that to us. "Oh my God, they're doing live-action?! Don't fuck it up!" was the reaction Holland was met with and she was not alone in experiencing this enthusiasm. While the Cowboy Bebop universe was an unknown entity to Holland, this wasn’t the case when she asked “Does anyone know Cowboy Bebop?” to the younger members of her family and their friends. Speaking from Auckland, New Zealand, the designer is no stranger to genre and her credits include Xena: Princess Warrior, Legend of the Seeker, and The Shannara Chronicles. After reading the script, Holland watched the anime series, and “everything fell into place” regarding her vision for the series. “I had never seen the anime, I was completely unfamiliar,” costume designer Jane Holland explains over Zoom about the Netflix live-action remake and its origins.
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