After watching Todd Field’s Tár for the first time a few months ago, I have been – for want of a better word – obsessed with the style of fictional musical polymath Lydia Tár, brought to life by Cate Blanchett (who justly received an Academy Award nomination for the role). As the film’s costume designer Bina Daigeler tells me: “A significant part of Tár’s wardrobe was made in my workroom. We set up a closet for Lydia and everyday Cate and I would decide what the right costume was for each scene, depending on our feeling towards that particular situation.”
