The costumes for the movie directed by David Yates were created by Colleen Atwood. She is an American costume designer who has won the Oscar three times for the best costume design. The designer was challenged to create a wardrobe that would reflect the period of 1920 as well as reveal the personalities of characters through their clothing. The designer created at least 1000 costumes for this movie. She also had to take time looking for costumes for extras, searching for clothing in a '20s style from various countries of the world. In one of her interviews, Atwood shared that the most challenging part was to create the right look for the main character Newt Scamander, because it would be something people would recognize him by.