Exclusive: Early Sketches and Costume Designs from The Alienist

From research to sketches to the screen, the process of creating a costume for a character—as intrinsic a part of their identity as any—is a meticulous, if exciting exercise. Initial sketches by costume designer Michael Kaplan, published exclusively, reveal the cut, colour and detailing of the specific costumes that were eventually worn by The Alienist’s leads Daniel Brühl, Dakota Fanning and Luke Evans, offering an insight into the painstaking work that goes in behind the scenes on the Netflix show.