In a recent interview the head costume designer for House of Cards revealed what inspired the wardrobe for the show and how they conceptualised the dressing of the top bosses at Capitol Hill to the journalists in the Netflix show.

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Speaking to the Washington Post, the show's costume designer, Tom Broecker, went into quite some detail about the sartorial workings behind-the-scenes.

Particulalry addressing a question about the first lady Claire (Robin Wright), Broecker revealed that her style was refelective of her atypicality to the political world.

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"This person doesn't fit into the worlds of Washington - she's not on the Hill and she's not in the newspaper/blogging world," he said. "She's kind of a floater. And because she has her own money and because she runs a nonprofit, we styled her more in a New York way than a Washington way."

So, the designer's vision for Claire was guided by other first ladies who did not have a political or journalistic background and their individualistic style distinguished them. Broecker revealed that Michelle Obama, Tony Blair's wife, and Carla Bruni were inspirations.

"Michelle Obama isn't afraid to show her great arms, so I thought, 'Let's use that.' And Tony Blair's wife wears some really interesting designers - so I borrowed that from her," he said. "And we looked to European women, too, like the former first lady of France [Carla Bruni]."

He also spoke about the lack of bright colors in Claire's wardrobe.

"Yes, there's a lot of color and a lot of concern about what the photos are going to look like on the news. [Political spouses] are very accessorized - they are, actually, accessories to their husbands," he said. "I wanted Claire to be different. Claire and Frank have an interesting relationship, and I wanted to make her the female equivalent of her husband, her own person."

The third season of House of Cards is currently filming in Maryland, where the first and second seasons were also shot. Initially, the continuation of filming of the third season of the Netflix series was fraught with troubles over the past few weeks as the producers weren't getting permission from the State of Maryland. But the issue was finally resolved on April 25.

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