"The concept was always to bring out the visual vulnerability in the character and then take away the armor, both figuratively and literally."

A Long-Standing American Ideal

Pay Equity in costume design translates to being paid the same as other heads of departments such as the art department, production designer, and cinematographer.

Johnetta Boone joined “Yellowstone” in its second season, taking over for Ruth E. Carter, but the costume designer felt like she had been there all along. Boone, who got great tips from Carter, including what creator Taylor Sheridan prefers, built on what the closets the Oscar winner had started while incorporating her own additions.

"This show wasn't about brands. It was about style.  These girls have to be very unfashionable because they're nerds. But they want it to be fashionable. 'Unfashionable. Be fashionable.'"

– Salvador Perez