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Cynthia Ann Summers is a Claudia.
Would you really expect anything else from the costume designer of the latest iteration ofThe Baby-Sitters Club?
Maybe there was some Dawn earlier in my life, she allowed.
But definitely, at this point, Im a Claudia my own version of a Claudia.
and follows the girls through the summer after seventh grade.
(Well,almostto the present day.
Theres no COVID in Stoneybrook.)
Read on for Summerss breakdown of dressing a new generation of babysitters.
And its not standard fare, obviously.
Its crazy tops that shell put with these pants that are mismatched, but everything she puts together works.
She has a great eye.
(Her bun was part of the whole thing too, Summers added.
The vision board for Claudias aesthetic was kind of amazing, Summers said.
It was built around an illustration from one of the book covers, magazine tear-outs, and Japanese-American art.
So keep an eye out for some interesting socks and for Claudias red fluffy kitten-heel slippers.
to a BSC meeting in which Claudia is wearing pants in that iconic Cher Horowitz yellow plaid.
Kristy Thomas
Played by:Sophie Grace
The look:A forever tomboy.
Theres a lot of details that speak to the original Kristy.
It was important to Summers that Kristy not get swallowed up by giant, oversize sweatshirts though.
Its not really about style for her.
Its about functionality for Kristy … Shes no muss, no fuss.
Shes in this pale sky blue, which has a really beautiful criss-cross back to it.
Its simple but a little more body-revealing than her character would probably ever do.
It was a real and joyous moment for all of us.
Shes still wearing pigtails and knee socks and pinafores!
Even her rolly backpack.
Its just, like,seriously?
Because her dad was dressing her like a toddler.
She hasnt changed since her mom passed away, and her dad cant move on, Summers said.
And the growth from there had to be something thats believable.
If she turned into a Claudia or Stacey, her dad would clearly never let her out the door.
But the biggest change for Mary Anne is her hair.
I think thats brilliant because, as we know, Black girls hair is everything, Summers said.
Its just gorgeous and beautiful.
Stacey is from New York City, and she will never not talk about being from New York City.
She was the clearest for me: She needs to look like an out-of-towner, Summers said.
It was all about clean lines: a motorcycle jacket, a tighter jean, great boots.
And shes in the mind-set of: Im Stacey, and I dress as Stacey, Summers said.
She never really changes her New York style.
She shops at vintage shops, wears tighter jeans and a camo bomber jacket, Summers said.
And: She has the best sneaker collection in the world.
Shes just drawn bigger, and that was intentional from production as well.
She brings that West Coast politics, the environmental politics, to the situation.
