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‘Legally Blonde’ prequel costume designer dishes on dressing Elle Woods in nostalgia

By Nicki Gostin Published June 25, 2026, 1:47 p.m. ET

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“Elle” costume designer Sara Byblow says she leaned into “Legally Blonde” nostalgia.

“For us, it was a matter of not focusing on a designer piece,” she told Page Six exclusively at the Amazon series premiere on Tuesday night, referring to the prequel’s other costume designer, Sophie de Rakoff.

“It was more about finding things that felt true to Elle and true to that nostalgic feeling that we were trying to build out, and true to our ‘Legally Blonde’ universe,” she added.

“Elle” explores Elle Woods’ teenage years as a high school student in Seattle, before she transformed from a sorority girl obsessed with marriage into a whipsmart Harvard Law student.

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Sara Byblow says it was a “dream come true” to work as a costume designer on “Elle.” Jessica Brooks/Prime
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The series is a prequel to the 2001 movie “Legally Blonde,” starring Reese Witherspoon. ©MGM/Courtesy Everett Collection
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Byblow explained how she curated the looks for the show. Getty Images

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