Outlander Wardrobe and language

[terry dresbach]

Terry,

My understanding is that the colour scheme favoured at the time was much more vibrant, drawing upon bright reds and greens. Can you explain the artistic or practical reasons behind choosing a muted colour scheme characterized by greys and browns?

Certainly. We wanted to steer away from the clan tartans of the Victorian era. It just starts getting very complicated in a LOT of ways, too numerous to go into. The very first time we had all of our Highlanders walk on set, someone said, "they look like they just grew up out of the ground". scotland herself is a character in the show, and we wanted to honor her, and tell her tale and the tale of the people who so intimately lived on the land. Ron also wanted the only red in the show, to be on the Redcoats, the invaders of the land and its people.