The Mannequin: Post #70: Fashion on Film - A Final Bit of Potter Fun

Hopefully, most of you Potter fans out there have seen the eighth movie at least once (or better yet twice) by now. If not, then I am going to spoil one small thing that has nothing to do with the plot or the execution of it in the film other than a small bit of costuming. I am writing this post to declare Hermione Granger (or at least her costume designer) an outfit repeater. Well, not exactly a full outfit, but more specifically a sweatshirt.
After seeing Deathly Hallows: Part 2 the first time, I noticed that Hermione's pink sweatshirt/jean jacket combo looked familiar. So, I decided to do a bit of research. Turns out that Jany Temime has been the costume designer for the Potter films ever since Prisoner of Azkaban (Chamber of Secrets was designed by Lindy Hemming and Sorcerer's Stone was designed by Judianna Makovsky). Now, visually, I think this all of a sudden makes a lot of sense. While there were minimal changes in the costuming between Chamber of Secrets and Sorcerer's stone, the costumes remained light and fanciful as a whole. However, when Alfonso Cuarón came in for the third movie, the tone of the Potter films changed completely. All of a sudden, the students were more casual, the grounds of Hogwarts kept changing, and the lighting was different. Jany Temime was responsible for the initial look of their transfer to casual clothing and then kept it consistent (almost like a calling card) throughout the next five films.
Perhaps she was referencing her start on the Potter films or perhaps she simply forgot, but Jany Temime put Hermione Granger in an almost identical pink sweatshirt. Upon close inspection, the sweatshirt is technically different. The third movie had a more salmon version and the eighth had a more purplish/pink version. However, in different lighting they look almost exactly the same. The only real difference is the pull tab and the lack of hood draw strings on the Deathly Hallows sweatshirt. Still, the concept is the same and cannot be hidden by a jean jacket. Check it out.

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban