To accurately mimic Anderson's figure, James wore prosthetic breasts while filming, which made constructing the "Baywatch" swimsuit challenging for Lennox's team. "It took numerous meetings with the makeup and prosthetic team to figure out how we were going to pull off using the specific cut of the swimsuit on the prosthetic chest plate and make it look flawless," she recalls. "We also wanted to make sure the bathing suit laid on Lily's body exactly how Pam wore her suit." Double-stick tape wasn't an option due to James's spray tan and body makeup, so Lennox and her crew became "technical engineers" to get the job done.
"Bathing suits are always difficult as they like to move around and this particular cut of bathing suit leaves little to hide any sort of rigging," she says. "We really had to rely on the construction and fit of our garments . . . We had about four fittings to ensure the fit was right, and it took us keeping an eye on it the whole time and adjusting in between takes." She adds, "It took a village."
James also wears a prosthetic belly while portraying Anderson during her pregnancy, which required even more alterations. The black slitted Versace dress she wears to her Leno interview was a couture runway look that was adjusted to accommodate her belly attachments. The aforementioned silver latex dress underwent similar changes once Lennox chose to feature it in the "Barb Wire" premiere scene. "Pam was never seen wearing maternity clothes," Lennox says. "She still dressed close to how she dressed normally."