Costume nerds... It is time. This week on The Art of Costume Podcast, we brave the windswept Yorkshire moors for Emerald Fennell’s Wuthering Heights, starring Margot Robbie and Jacob Elordi.

First, Spencer and Elizabeth call to order the gathering of costume nerds to discuss the debate regarding period films and costume accuracy. Then our hosts dive headfirst into this passionate, chaotic, and beautifully toxic love story, unpacking Heathcliff and Catherine’s destructive devotion, the moody atmosphere, and, of course, the stunning costumes designed by Jacqueline Durran.

It’s stormy, it’s dramatic, it’s a little unhinged—and we absolutely have thoughts.

In this episode of The Costume House with Spencer Williams, the doors open wide for a true legend of costume design—Jenny Beavan.

The conversation begins with The Choral, Jenny’s latest collaboration with director Nicholas Hytner, where she discusses crafting costumes that balance character, history, and emotional precision. But when you sit down with an icon, the conversation doesn’t stop there. Spencer and Jenny also reflect on her extraordinary career, revisiting some of her most beloved and influential work including the Mad Max films, Cruella, A Room with a View, Ever After: A Cinderella Story, and more.

Thoughtful, funny, and deeply inspiring, this episode is both a masterclass in costume storytelling and a celebration of a designer whose work continues to shape how we see film, character, and style.

This week on The Art of Costume Podcast, we’re whisked away to 19th-century Russian high society, where passion simmers, trains loom ominously, and the costumes are absolutely doing the most. Join Spencer and Elizabeth as they step into the lavish, theatrical world of Anna Karenina.Our hosts break down Jacqueline Durran’s breathtaking costume design—from unstoppable veils and meticulously styled hair to the bold visual choices that blur the line between stage and screen. Along the way, they discuss Aaron Taylor-Johnson’s scene-stealing turn, a not-so-chic Banana Republic collaboration, and how every costume helps chart Anna’s emotional descent into scandal, desire, and societal ruin.