Issue № 228 · 16 August 2026 · 66 wardrobes decoded · 435 garments identified

How to dress like the characters you can't stop thinking about.

Costume designers decide who someone is long before anyone speaks. We take that apart, then go and find the pieces.

What are you
dressing as?

All aesthetics
Today's cover story

Mia Wallace

The most influential outfit ever made in-house.

A cropped white shirt, black cigarette trousers, bare feet and a blunt fringe. Four elements, thirty years of imitations.

See the pieces
№ 31 Pulp Fiction The most influential outfit ever made in-house. MiaWallace Four pieces, thirty years. 1994, Los Angeles 7 pieces Cropped White Shirt · Black Cigarette Trouser · Blunt Bob
№ 04 Stranger Things Eleven 1980s Hawkins, Indiana 4 pieces Pastel Windbreaker · Mom Jeans · Bandana № 05 Stranger Things SteveHarrington 1980s Hawkins, Indiana 4 pieces Polo Shirt · Straight Leg Denim · Members Only Jacket № 06 Bridgerton KateSharma Regency London 3 pieces Empire Waist · Jewel Tones · Puff Sleeves № 07 Bridgerton DaphneBridgerton Regency London 3 pieces Pastel Palette · Empire Waist · Floral Embroidery № 08 Killing Eve Villanelle Present-day Europe 3 pieces Statement Tulle · Bold Prints · Designer Silhouettes № 09 Barbie Barbie Barbieland 4 pieces Pink Gingham · Sequins · Matching Sets № 10 Barbie Ken Barbieland 3 pieces Double Denim · Fringe Vest · Pastel Palette № 10 John Wick JohnWick Present Day 6 pieces All Black · Tactical Suiting · Minimalist № 11 Euphoria RueBennett Present-day 4 pieces Oversized Hoodie · Basketball Shorts · Graphic Tee № 11 The Batman BruceWayne Present Day 5 pieces Gothic Minimalism · Dark Academia · Grunge Tailoring № 12 Euphoria MaddyPerez Present-day 3 pieces Bodycon Silhouette · Rhinestone Details · Cutout Design № 13 Breaking Bad WalterWhite Mid-2000s Albuquerque 4 pieces Khaki Pants · Button-Down Shirt · Windbreaker № 14 Peaky Blinders ThomasShelby 1920s Birmingham 3 pieces Three-Piece Suit · Flat Cap · Wool Overcoat № 15 Gone Girl AmyDunne Present-day Missouri 3 pieces Cashmere Sweater · Pearl Studs · Tailored Basics № 17 Gossip Girl BlairWaldorf Late-2000s Upper East Side 5 pieces Statement Headband · Prep Blazer · Plaid Skirt

It's never the whole outfit.
It's one garment.

Nobody wants the costume. They want the confidence.

So we work out which single garment was doing the work — the camp collar, the three-piece tweed, the coat that never comes off — and then we go and find it.

Every wardrobe here was written by someone who actually watched the thing. Budget and splurge sit side by side, so you decide how far you want to take it.

Written and edited by Narek Avdalyan · 16 August 2026