<P> Anderson became interested in the fashion industry after reading about designer Cristóbal Balenciaga . The story is loosely modeled on the British fashion designer Charles James . </P> <P> Principal photography began in late January 2017 in Lythe, United Kingdom, with a number of other locations in the North York Moors National Park also featuring, including Robin Hood's Bay and Staithes . </P> <P> Filming also took place in 2017 at Owlpen Manor in the Cotswolds and in the London neighborhood of Fitzrovia, in Fitzroy Square, and Grafton Mews . Woodcock drives a maroon Bristol 405 in the film . </P> <P> It was reported in June 2017 that Anderson would be serving as his own cinematographer on the film as Robert Elswit was unavailable during production . However, Anderson refuted the claim in November, stating that there is no official credit for the cinematography and that it was a "collaborative effort". Anderson and his lighting collaborator, Michael Bauman, pushed their 35mm film stock and filled the frame with haze in order to "dirty up" the image; according to Bauman, "One of the first things (Paul) said was,' Look, this cannot look like The Crown .' That was a big thing . When people think of a period movie it becomes this beautifully polished, amazingly photographed--I mean, The Crown looks beautiful--but super clean, gorgeous light, and he was clear it couldn't look like that ." </P>

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