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Set us as preferred If a wedding invitation omits the dress code, one golden rule remains: Don’t outshine the bride.But attending this (hopefully) joyful occasion doesn’t mean eschewing style.

From the Regency England of “Bridgerton” and 1880s New York on “The Gilded Age” to Georgia’s Sea Islands in the 1990s in “Love Story: John F.Kennedy Jr.

& Carolyn Bessette” and contemporary Las Vegas on “Hacks,” all of these shows boast well-dressed congregations.The Envelope spoke to the costuming teams behind these Emmy-nominated series about toast-worthy guest attire.“The Gilded Age” pulls inspiration from New York City’s 19th century elite, with Gladys Russell’s reluctant betrothal to an English duke nodding to socialite Consuelo Vanderbilt’s lavish nuptials a decade later.

“We have different timelines,” Kasia Walicka Maimone says.“But my job is to grasp the feeling of that event, to reflect that feeling, and the glamour.”When Bertha’s down-to-earth sister, Monica, threatens to ruin the overall aesthetic with a dowdy frock, some light sabotage leads Monica to accept Bertha’s previously worn Season 1 gown.

“She would fit within the tonality, forms and standards of the society; what would be required for the wedding,” says Walicka Maimone.Decking out background actors on the HBO period drama is months in the making, with in-house milliners tasked with constructing eye-catching headwear.Fabrics with sheen or brocade thread add luminescence in the darkened church setting, says Walicka Maimone: “Only so much lighting can come from the windows.

We need to lift the palette and create the sparkle.”The scale of the operation continues with the wardrobe crew beginning at 2 a.m.on shooting days.

“It takes about five hours for the background to go through hair, makeup and wardrobe,�...