320 new military uniforms with more than 15,000 buttons. Over 200,000 yards of thread in dozens of colors used to make costumes. Over 2,600 pairs of shoes and boots in stock to use on Supporting Artists. On average, 50 workers per day in the costumes department – 65 on busy days! And 400-450 wigs.
Behind the Scenes
Issy Meikle and Joey Phillips documented the fleeing of Ticonderoga. It seems like it was a stressful time.
Fort Ticonderoga
Fort Ticonderoga is located at the confluence of Lake Champlain and Lake George. The name Ticonderoga derives from the Iroquois word tekontaró:ken, meaning “between two waters” or “where the waters meet,” the inspiration for the title of this episode.
Tracey Deer on Sam
Sam has to cycle through so many emotions as Jamie this episode and I loved every single one. Read what Tracey Deer (Director of Episodes 705 and 706) had to say about working with Sam.
Walter’s Leg
Showing the stages of Walter’s leg wound and subsequent amputation was harder than it might seem! Read what Hair and Makeup Designer Ann McEwan had to say about the collaborative effort.
Costumes
As for the costume team, their biggest project this season was researching the varying uniforms of the Revolutionary War. Thankfully, the British army was highly established and thus very well documented. The costume team was able to lean on reference books (some which listed every regiment in America during the period) and had appointments with curators at the National Army Museum and the Maritime Museum to consult on details. While there was originally leeway in British uniforms (as seen in earlier seasons), they were fully and rigidly regulated in 1768. For instance, officers had to wear a gorget when on duty and there were strict rules about how often foot soldiers had to clean their uniforms.
Things were less rigid on the American side, even in hairstyle. Said Hair and Makeup Designer Ann McEwan, “Men cut their hair. It was layered… It was nice to show the easiness of the Americans vs. the structure of the Redcoats… The Americans are much freer.”
Kilted Roger is back! Said Costume Designer Trisha Biggar, “It was nice seeing Roger back where he loved being, involved with history, culture and teaching. We wanted to keep him dynamic but not out of place in rural Scotland… it was great he was able to embrace a kilt again.”
Bit of Gaelic
Here’s your language lesson of the day! Jemmy gets a scolding for calling his teacher “a haggard old goat-breathed daughter of a witch.”
The Gaelic translation of this is “Cailleach chrogsach nighean banabhuidsich le anail gobhair.”
“The Swan Song”
Our Gaelic consultant, Gillebride MacMillan, composed the melody for “The Swan Song” that Roger teaches the students at his Gaelic class.
Production
As you can imagine, creating Outlander is a HUGE enterprise! Here’s what it took to craft some of the looks in Season 7, by the numbers.
