The Jets and the Sharks, the rival gangs at the center of Steven Spielberg’s remake of “West Side Story” (in theaters now), battle over turf and bragging rights in a rapidly gentrifying sliver of 1…
” , battle over turf and bragging rights in a rapidly gentrifying sliver of 1950s Manhattan. Their conflict is fueled in part by racism and tribalism, as well as a mounting sense of economic insecurity. At times, tensions explode in knife fights and slugfests . Their differences are also illustrated by the clothes they wear when attending dances or squaring off at rumbles.Paul Tazewell
“I wanted to show the contrast between the down-and-out Caucasian community, where they have a lot of home troubles, and the somewhat destitute Latinx community, which is much more aspirational and holding jobs and have this desire to make their lives better,” says Tazewell. Tazewell studied old clothing catalogs from Sears Roebuck to make sure that his designs were period-accurate, and also looked at photographs of New York gang life that were taken by Bruce Davidson during the decade in which the film is set. It was all part of his mandate from Spielberg and screenwriter Tony Kushner to “create a world that is as naturalistic as possible given the genre of the film.
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