Costumes for Baz Luhrmann’s movie were designed by Catherine Martin and Angus Strathie. The costumes were inspired by the actual place called Moulin Rouge. In the interview for Vogue, costume designer Martin shared that she visited the Costume Institute at the Met to see the collections from that period. Even though the costumes remained historically precise, the designers made sure that they also remained modern and eye-catching for today’s viewers. It was also revealed that designers had an agreement not to use anything that would not belong to that period of time.