Powder blue latex. Crystal-set red flames. A floor-length cape. The custom Vex wrestling look built for Nicole Kidman in the new Apple TV+ series.
When Apple TV+ called for a wrestling costume worthy of Nicole Kidman, the brief was clear: it had to read from the back row of the arena and still look hand-built up close. Latex was the answer. Vex was the studio.
The finished piece is a powder blue latex bodysuit with structured red flame appliqué, crystal-set trim, mesh window cutouts at the bust and abdomen, and a corset-laced back. Paired with a floor-length powder blue cape and matching pigtail bows, it’s costume design that doesn’t shrink under stadium lights.
Wrestling costumes have to perform. They have to take a body slam, take the lights, and take a close-up — in the same shot.
Latex is the only material that does all three. It moves with the athlete, holds its shape under stage lighting, and reads as sculpture on a 4K monitor. Every panel of Nicole’s look was hand-cut and assembled in our California studio — the same way we have been building latex for 26 years.
This isn’t a rented costume or a quick rush job. The Vex team patterned, cut, glued, and finished every component over weeks of studio work. Below is the build, step by step, photographed in our California atelier.
Every panel of the bodysuit is hand-cut from 0.45mm latex sourced from England. The powder blue is fitted to the body with ivory side panels for the silhouette and tension that wrestling movement demands.
The signature flame motif — across the shoulders, the bust frame, and the abdomen window — is hand-cut in red latex and applied piece by piece. Each flame point is placed individually so the lines stay sharp on a moving body.
The back of the bodysuit was constructed with a cream and red panel, an internal zipper closure, and a functional ivory corset lacing — built so the costume holds Nicole’s line under physical movement without compromising the front silhouette.
Once the latex was finished, every red flame line was set with crystal stones by hand. This is the step that makes the look read “wrestling diva” instead of “catsuit” — the controlled sparkle that only happens when each stone is placed individually.
The cape is its own garment — powder blue latex with an ivory inner trim, finished long enough to drag through a tunnel entrance. It is built to move with the wearer and photograph clean from any angle.
Cameras are unforgiving. Latex is the rare material that reads richer the closer the lens gets.
Powder blue latex catches highlights the way satin can’t. Crystal-set trim throws light without looking cheap. And the fit — built from a custom pattern, not pulled off a rack — is what lets a costume hold its shape through stunt work, wide shots, and macro detail.
Talent: Nicole Kidman
Production: Margo’s Got Money Troubles — Apple TV+
Custom Wrestling Costume: Vex Clothing — handmade in California
Bodysuit, Cape, Choker, Pigtail Bows: Custom build in 0.45mm English latex
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