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Emma Roberts as Chanel Oberlin. Photograph: Steve Dietl/FOX

Peradventure more than any other television set debut this fall, the much-hyped Fox series "Scream Queens" calls for a deep dive into the costumes. First of all, at that place'southward extensive sartorial potential behind the higher sorority-set up slasher comedy (think "Mean Girls" meets "Halloween") from Ryan Murphy, the visionary behind "Glee" and the "American Horror Story" anthologies. And considering that the ruling class of Kappa Kappa Tau is comprised of girls all named "Chanel," it's a no-brainer that the outfits are going to be killer. There are 5 Chanels in all, including the preeminent bowwow on campus Ms. Oberlin (Emma Roberts), number two portrayed past donut-aficionado Ariana Grande, and the 5th — yes, there's a Chanel No. 5 — is played by Abigail Breslin.

Hither's a quick synopsis: The Greek system-loathing dean, who's ominously dressed in all black and, in a genius casting move, played by horror movie icon Jamie Lee Curtis, proclaims that the Kappas must accept any woman who applies. This means that even a sartorially challenged student — like Lea Michele'due south true cat T-shirt and cervix brace-wearing Hester — may go an esteemed sister. Throw in a xx-year-erstwhile mystery, a sadistic, devil-masked slasher, bitter social commentary and costumes courtesy of Lou Eyrich, who only won her second Emmy for "American Horror Story," and you have a surefire hit. With "Scream Queens," Eyrich found the perfect opportunity to combine her by experiences, equally she'south worked closely with Murphy designing costumes for all of the William McKinley High School cliques on "Glee" and the diverse looks for all five seasons of the "American Horror Story" franchise — from the creepy Rubber Human being on "Murder House" to a squad of witches on "Coven."

In between plumbing fixtures Lady Gaga and Matt Bomer on set of the side by side "American Horror Story" installment "Hotel," the very busy Eyrich took some time out to talk over how the old Style.com (now Faddy Track) played an integral role in dressing the Chanels, the technical aspects of the blood carmine slasher devil costume and the genesis backside Lea Michele'southward very not-Rachel Berry "stoner nerd" await.

"Pleated pants are back?!" L to R: Abigail Breslin every bit Chanel number five, Whitney Meyer as Tiffany, Skyler Samuels as Grace and Keke Palmer as Zayday. Photo: Steve Dietl/Play a joke on

How did y'all use costumes to differentiate between the Kappas and the pledges?

The Kappa girls are all in pastels and, in theory, very expensive dress — although nosotros have a Television set budget, so we had to get creative. They are really put together: perfectly coiffed, nails washed, shoes matching the outfits and makeup washed pristinely. That whole polished look, which is completely unrealistic on a college campus, and high heels at all times. Their robes are each embroidered with the proper name "Chanel," and there are a lot of pearls, rhinestones and plume boa dresses. The regular Kappa pledges were supposed to exist like misfits [at first], but then we decided that we wanted the audience to really respond to them. And so we [dressed] them in regular street wearable, merely stylish, so that regular people would want to apparel like them too.

Billie Lourd as Chanel number 3, number one and number v. Photo: Steve Dietl/FOX

The Chanels look very cohesive. Where did you find for inspiration for their looks?

These girls would sentinel what'south going on on Style.com. They're upwards on what's happening on the runways so they emulate it. And then I went on Mode.com a lot and just actually researched what's happening in the style globe right now — especially for the autumn. Then because Ryan [Spud] wanted everything pastel, we had to practice our own interpretation. I definitely looked to Jeremy Scott for Moschino because he has such a fun, youthful twist on [fashion]. Definitely Chanel, too, of grade — those were the two main ones that I personally used.

You mentioned y'all had to get artistic with the Tv upkeep. Where did you discover all the pieces?

Everywhere. We would club Chanel, Gucci, Valentino, Fendi... all of the designers — whatever nosotros could observe at resale shops and online that we could afford for idiot box. And we would mix those pieces with a belt from Topshop or a skirt from Zara. Information technology was really difficult because they were in pastels. Pretty much everywhere we would go, we would stake out where we could find a pinkish pastel coat and a yellow feathered skirt. Information technology was really a treasure hunt. We made a ton of stuff besides considering there were many times nosotros wanted all the girls to be matching. So we would just make [the pieces] and each girl would have the aforementioned color, but a different silhouette.

Lea Michele, who but can't escape doggie sweaters, as Hester. Photo: Steve Dietl/Pull a fast one on

Where did you observe inspiration for Lea Michele as the awkward pledge, Hester?

At the beginning of "Glee," Lea Michele played a nerd, and then nosotros wanted to brand certain she... was a different graphic symbol. And then we started with high-waisted baggy jeans and big high top sneakers; and so nosotros found T-shirts with true cat designs on them and all of her jackets were from thrift stores. The nylon rails jackets and the puppy coats, those were all found at goodwills or thrift stores in New Orleans. And then the other look we did was a "stoner nerd" — old floral peasant skirts with Physician Martens and an former ground forces jacket. And so you throw that neck brace on it and it's a whole other level. Nosotros did her hair long and parted down the middle, so it merely gave us that smashing nerdy stoner look.

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Left to correct: Grace, Zayday, Hester (puppies!), Breezy Eslin as Jennifer, Jeanna Han as Sam and Tiffany. Photo: Steve Dietl/Play a trick on

What about the inspiration backside Skyler Samuels' pledge character, Grace? She looks like she could have been one of the Kappa sisters.

We had several fittings on her trying to find who Grace was — nosotros made her a little scrap nerdier at first, just Ryan wanted her more stylized. Information technology was a fine line because she's and so pretty. How practise we non make her look similar the Kappa girls? And so we gave her more of that "street" style: She's not quite matching just looks cute anyhow, similar the little shirt with pineapple embroidery under a printed sweater, a suede skirt, cool boots and then a hat. Almost of her hats came from Goorin Bros.

"You did WHAT to the donut?" L to R: Ariana Grande as Chanel number two, Chanel number 1, v and three. Photograph: Steve Dietl/FOX

What was it similar dressing Ariana Grande as Chanel Number Two?

She was adorable and she was game for annihilation — that was really fun, also. I had very little time with her because she was so decorated with her tour. She flew in, we fit her the solar day earlier she worked and she went, 'Oh, I dearest everything!' She had a great stylist that worked with me; her inspiration was pretty much like the Chanels, but because her hair is dark, we fabricated her a little bit more sassy.

Jamie Lee Curtis as Cathy Munsch. Photograph: Steve Dietl/Pull a fast one on

What was your inspiration behind dressing Jamie Lee Curtis as Dean Cathy Munsch?

We're all in beloved with Jamie Lee Curtis, she's awesome. Ryan wanted her all in black to only look very administrative and cool, but he did non want her to look frumpy or too masculine. We tried to give her that hip tailored look, to simply play against the typical role of dean of a college. Then nosotros used Rag & Bone, Band of Outsiders and a lot of The Row.

Nick Jonas as Boone, Chanel number one and Glen Powell every bit a frat guy who of course is named Chad. Photo: Steve Dietl/FOX

What about the frat boys in the Dickie Dollar Scholars, including Nick Jonas, who plays Boone?

Once more, Ryan wanted them very "fraternity chic" — then stylized — and fifty-fifty and then he wanted a lot of pastels, so that all of the popular people on campus wear pastels. He also wanted them to have old-school cardigan sweaters, ties and sweater vests with colored moccasins. It was very put together, and again, not based in reality at all.

How did you create the devil slasher costume?

I worked with special effects artist David Anderson who's done a lot of stuff with the states on "American Horror Story." He actually did the mask and the chest plate and nosotros did everything [else]: the boots, the cape, the undergarments and the gloves. We worked closely together to make the costume very slick and you really couldn't tell who was under it. We congenital muscle pads into it, and then it could be a man or it could be a woman.

Photograph: Lou Eyrich

Follow Lou Eyrich on Twitter @bigloula and Instagram @eyrich_lou. "Scream Queens" premieres on Tuesday, Sept. 22 at 8 p.thou. Eastern/7 p.m. Cardinal.

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