‘The Sandman’: Gwendoline Christie’s Lucifer Costumes by Giles Deacon - Netflix Tudum

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Gwendoline Christie is a glamorous and ominous Satan, whether she’s clad in punkish black leather and vinyl or a flowing gown, white as a Japanese funeral robe.
Courtesy Giles Deacon
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“Gwendoline provided me with great insight into her vision of the character from a sense of action, poise and what her Lucifer was about and was about to undertake,” says fashion designer Giles Deacon.
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Neil Gaiman provided Giles Deacon instructions on the fluid androgyny of his fallen angel and “threw in a touch of louche Bowie-ness in the mix,” the fashion designer says.
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Giles Deacon was inspired by artists who’ve dealt with the supernatural, dreams and Satan.
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Giles Deacon was inspired by Tim Curry’s take on Satan  in the movie Legend.
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Fashion designer Giles Deacon created Gwendoline Christie’s entire wardrobe with artful sketches, quick line drawings that trace her silhouette with an imaginative expertise.
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Giles Deacon fell in love with the Sandman after seeing the cover of Sandman, which had a sensibility of his favorite record covers the proto Gothic record label label 4AD.
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“Gustave Doré’s engravings and drawings such as Demon and Angel and The Fall of Lucifer, from Paradise Lost by John Milton, proved to be an incredible point to start developing ideas from,” says Giles Deacon.
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Dave McKean’s fantastical cover art was manipulated into a printed bodysuit.
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Gwendoline Christie tries on a printed bodysuit of David McKean’s artwork.