It’s been a lot of fun to go back in time for Hallmark’s new streaming series Hope Valley: 1874, a spinoff of When Calls the Heart that premiered on the 2026 TV schedule in March. The crew has worked hard to make the two series accurate to the time periods they’re set in, which presented a unique challenge for costume designer Barbara Gregusova. She explained to CinemaBlend why creating the prequel’s looks was so hard, and it’s honestly not an issue I’d even considered before.
Barbara Gregusova created the wardrobes for characters not just on Hope Valley: 1874, but for most of When Calls the Heart’s 100+ episodes, and while there were no wild corset issues on the spinoff, Gregusova told me what was more difficult when it came to tackling the right look (other than the foggy, muddy weather):
