Think of the story of Frankenstein and Mary Shelley’s terrifying monster immediately comes to mind. Yet in the director Guillermo del Toro’s new film adaptation of the novel, it’s the vivid dresses worn by the actress Mia Goth – who plays both the love interest Elizabeth Lavenza and the late mother of the monster’s creator, Victor Frankenstein – that steal every scene. The Emmy-nominated costume designer Kate Hawley is the mastermind behind the outfits, and for her, designing the costumes and selecting the accompanying Tiffany & Co jewellery for Guillermo’s "big passion project" has been a dream come true.

Kate first met the director 15 years ago, in her native New Zealand, through The Lord of the Rings producer and director Peter Jackson, and went on to work with Guillermo on his hi

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