“1883” Costume Designer Janie Bryant on Elsa’s Epic Journey

The farther west her family’s pioneer caravan travels, the heavier a burden customs become, narrates Elsa (Isabel May), the heroine of 1883 on Paramount+. Observant and headstrong, she is the missing link from the series Yellowstone, a presence felt but not seen. Over the course of this ten-episode prequel, we follow her family’s journey leading to their stewardship of Montana’s biggest ranch and to Elsa’s ignominious fate. 

The Dutton’s arduous move from Tennessee begins thanks to Elsa’s father,