The Intention Behind Alice's Colour-Coded Dresses in "Don't Worry Darling"

While shopping with Bunny and Gigi, Alice wears a blue satin dress splashed with brown florals that is consistent with the rest of her '50s-inspired silhouettes. "Like colour and silhouette, I tend to use prints to help set the time period of the film, as well as create and underscore an energy and vibrancy," Phillips says. The look is styled with a pair of drop earrings, which is also reflective of the period, as Phillips notes that women in the '50s and '60s always wore earrings — particularly in graphic shapes.

While doing house work, we see Alice in this black-and-white graphic print, belted A-line dress. She ties back her hair with a thick headband, knotted into a bow at the top to better showcase her pearl earrings. "I happen to love pearls for this period since they are quiet and also classic. Being a neutral colour, they are also not reflective," Phillips explains of the stylistic choice to feature pearls predominately throughout the film.

Jack brings home a strapless peach party dress for Alice to wear the night he is honoured, and she begins to spiral. During the conversation between Bunny and Alice in the mirrored bathroom, we see their jewels amplified. "For the party scene, I had the distinct good fortune to work with Bulgari, and was able to borrow some of their one-of-a-kind archival high jewellery from the 1950s and '60s," Phillips says. "I was thrilled with the outcome, there is nothing like real gems."

Alice's bright, floral sheath is another classic '50s shape, worn upon her arrival home after her treatment. Meanwhile, Jack's darker outfit is a sharp contrast, which should not go unnoticed. "I was very happy with the tailoring on Jack's suits. I think they ended up looking very good on film," Phillips says.

"I was very pleased with the outcome of the black dress Alice wears in the desert and the way it was photographed," Phillips says of the A-line, knee-length day dress Alice wears to venture off onto open land. She pairs it with a classic, '50s-shaped leather purse, ballet flats, and drop earrings during the dream-like sequence.