Yellowstone Is Over. The Wardrobe Johnetta Boone Created Will Outlive It. [Video]

Costume designer Johnetta Boone is all about accuracy. Her work on the hit TV show Yellowstone demonstrates a deep familiarity with the ins and outs of ranch life and an extensive knowledge of Western fashion. Having done horseback riding in Virginia and Maryland as a teen, the designer came onto the project already fluent in the visual language of the show—an advantage she says allowed her “a bit of freedom” in crafting the look of the series that creator Taylor Sheridan once called “The Godfatherin Montana.” Her styling process involved working closely with local artisans, Indigenous tribes, and real-life cowboys to create a verisimilitude that can only be achieved through building relationships with the real communities that populate this fictional story. Boone credits the Oscar-winning costume designer Ruth E. Carter, who styled the series’ first season, with “setting the fantastic groundwork” that allowed Boone to further expand the vast world of …