17 Times Movie Producers May Have Missed Costume Mistakes, But Fan Didn't

Jessica Wilson
Apr 03, 2023
Apr 03, 2023

One of the most fascinating, vibrant factors in a movie can be costume design. Whether it is in a fashion-forward biopic or a grim historical drama, fashion commonly shines. Unfortunately, regardless of the movie's budget, even the most talented costume designers can make mistakes with their designs.
For example, they could select boots or dresses that do not relate to the historical era that the movie depicts. Sometimes, a character is dressed in a jacket style that will not be invented a century later. Other times, an actor forgets to remove his modern-day Rolex before filming a scene set in the Wild West.
Whatever the reason, we decided to find out the mistakes that costume designers in some of our favorite movies and TV shows had made. Check them out!
Do you frequently find errors in movies? If you know of any other costume mistakes you noticed right away the first time you watched your favorite movie, please let us know!

#1 At one point, Lizzie wears rubber Wellington boots in the movie Pride & Prejudice.

Source: © Pride & Prejudice / Universal Pictures and co-producers

The events take place in 1835, while rubber boots were not available until 1853.

#2 Daenerys’ hair

Source: © Game of Thrones / HBO and co-producers

In one scene from Game of Thrones's eighth season, we see Daenerys with braided hair, but in the next shot, this hairstyle appears to be different. Perhaps the Mother of Dragons possesses some sort of magic that allows her to change her hairstyles in the blink of an eye.

#3 In some Harry Potter scenes, we can see weird bumps on the actors’ backs.

Source: © Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban / Warner Bros. and co-producers

These small battery packs are unintentionally inserted into the frame.

#4 In the movie Amadeus, we can see Constanza wearing a beautiful corset in one of the scenes.

Source: © Amadeus / The Saul Zaentz Company and co-producers

While the film is set in the 18th century, this type of strapless corset did not appear until 200 years later, in the 1980s. Women wore corsets that shaped their torsos into a conical shape and had shoulder straps during Mozart's time. They were also unadorned to maintain a neat silhouette under tightly fitted dresses.

#5 In the movie Braveheart, Princess Isabelle wears metal belts.

Source: © Braveheart / Icon Productions and co-producers

The film is set in 1280, but women would not be seen wearing these belts until a half-century later.

#7 In the movie Death on the Nile, Gal Gadot’s character wears a necklace with a yellow “Tiffany Diamond.”

Source: © Death on the Nile / 20th Century Studios and co-producers

This gem is real and is one of the world's largest and most expensive diamonds. It was found in 1877, but it wasn't mounted into a necklace until 1957, despite the film taking place in 1937.

#9 In the movie My Girl, the main character is showing off her mood ring (the one that changes color depending on the wearer’s body temperature).

Source: © My girl / Columbia Pictures and co-producers

The film took place in 1972, but mood rings were not invented until 1975.

#8 In the movie Spencer, there is a scene where Diana breaks her necklace, and several pearls drop into her soup. But in reality, that would be impossible.

Source: © Spencer / Shoebox Films and co-producers

Unique knots are used to secure expensive pearls. If Diana had even managed to break her necklace, one pearl would have broken.

#9 In the movie The Young Victoria, closeups of the back of women’s dresses, including Victoria’s, show the seam line of a zipper.

Source: © The Young Victoria / GK Films and co-producers

Ten years after the time the movie is set, the zipper will be invented.

#10 Jacob’s tattoo

Source: © The Twilight Saga: New Moon / Temple Hill Entertainment, © The Twilight Saga: Eclipse / Temple Hill Entertainment

We can see from the saga that Jacob's tattoo on his upper arm tends to move around all the time.

#11 Many fans of Gossip Girl are still baffled about Serena’s costume at her graduation.

Source: © Gossip girl / Alloy Entertainment and co-producers

While her classmates chose to wear traditional caps, Serena decided to wear the tassel in her hair as a barrette.

#12 Wonder Woman’s armpits

In the Wonder Woman trailer, fans noticed that Gal Gadot's armpits appeared bleached. At the same time, the actress's skin was free of any other light spots. Gadot's pits were most likely digitally bleached in post-production to remove skin creases in this area in close-up.

#13 In Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Hermione was glowing in a beautiful pink dress at the ball. But according to the book, this dress should have been blue.

#14 In the movie Doors, Jim Morrison wears Ray-Ban sunglasses. However, this model wasn’t released until the 1980s while the story takes place in the 1960s.

#15 In the movie The King’s Speech, the Duchess of York wears a beautiful hat. But this type of hat won’t become fashionable until a few years later.

#16 In the series And Just Like That..., Carrie Bradshaw appears in a traditional Indian outfit which she refers to as a sari. In reality, it’s not a sari but a lehenga.

#17 Princess Diana never wore Chanel because the intertwined C’s reminded her of Charles and Camilla.

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