Actor
SOPHIE DE RAKOFF
FROM FILM TO TELEVISION, SHE HAS USED CLOTHES TO BRING SOME OF THE SCREEN’S MOST MEMORABLE CHARACTERS TO LIFE.
Costume designer Sophie De Rakoff has created some of film and television’s most recognizable wardrobes, from Legally Blonde to The Morning Show. A longtime Lafayette 148 collaborator who also styled the Uniform campaign, she brings the same character-driven approach to every wardrobe: clothes as a way to reveal identity, rather than define it.
“EVEN THOUGH A UNIFORM IS ABOUT THE IDEA OF BEING EN MASSE, EVERYONE CREATES THEIR OWN INDIVIDUAL UNIFORM.”
The clothes are never the starting point. “The design begins with the script.” From there, she finds the details that reveal character, building each wardrobe in collaboration with actors, directors and writers. “It’s not about the clothes. It’s about the storytelling, the collaboration, the narrative.”
Her own uniform is equally considered. De Rakoff has long returned to menswear and tailoring, drawn to the idea of “taking something that belongs to one person and interpreting it for another.” Her wardrobe balances boyish with feminine, intention with function.
THE UNIFORM, PERSONALIZED
“A white shirt allows a blank canvas that you can project onto what you want.”
Organic Cotton Poplin Oversized Shirt
Modernist Jasper Pendant Necklace
Responsible Stretch Wool Trouser Skirt