10 Things Wes Anderson Puts In EVERY Movie

Best Example: Matching Clothing Items

As a man of impeccable taste, it should be no surprise that Wes Anderson is highly fascinated by costuming. He has always stressed the value of this art aspect and believes it is just as important as music and set design. He sees further advantages of using costume designs other than just to add to the aesthetics. For Anderson, costumes are an opportunity for audiences to learn about his characters and to help set the sardonic tone of his opus.

Often, there is a select part of clothing which links the ensemble or a certain group of characters together. In the image above, Chas Tenenbaum wears exuberant red tracksuits which match to his sons. Within the team of Steve Zissou, they wear those distinctive red hats and light blue jumpsuits. The scouts in Moonrise Kingdom naturally all wear similar outfits, most distinctively the yellow neckerchiefs. There is also a running shade of plum within the uniform scheme at The Grand Budapest Hotel. All of this is a subtle part of what makes Anderson's movies look so neat and organised.

In short, costuming in itself is a characteristic and often the extravagance of them makes for great comedy, thus adding to the whimsy of the Wes Anderson realm.