Inside the “Rocky Horror Picture Show” Costumes
William Ivey Long in his studio.
William Ivey Long in his studio.
A mood board for Dr. Frank-N-Furter.
Long’s early sketch for Dr. Frank-N-Furter and the fishnets.
Laverne Cox, wearing the latex, cobweb-inspired fishnets.
Long’s sketches for Dr. Frank-N-Furter.
Long’s mood board for Dr. Frank-N-Furter’s bathing suit costume, which was inspired by Ester Williams.
Laverne Cox in a spider web bustier and corset with latex fishnets inspired by David Bowie.
Long’s sketches for Dr. Frank-N-Furter’s bathing suit costume.
One of Long’s mood boards for “Rocky Horror.”
Laverne Cox, as Dr. Frank-N-Furter, wearing Long’s potato-print, handprint lab coat.
An original sketch of Brad and Janet’s costumes by Long for “Rocky Horror.”
Ryan McCartan as Brad and Victoria Justice as Janet in “Rocky Horror.” Janet’s white heels were a vintage find by Long from the 1970s.
Christina Milian as Magenta.
Hand-painted leather jackets by William Ivey Long for Rocky Horror. The skull was inspired by a
Jean-Michel Basquiat painting.
Reeve Carney as Rif Raff dancing to the Time Warp.