In an interview dated September 15, House of Cards costume designer, Johanna Argan, spoke about the inspirations behind Frank (Kevin Spacey) and Claire Underwood's (Robin Wright) wardrobe on the show.

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Speaking to the Baltimore Sun, Argan revealed that the style sensibilities were very much inspired by the character's Shakesperean personalities.

"Everything the Underwoods do is very Shakespearean," Argan said. "Everything they do, say and wear is very controlled and thought out."

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She also stated that everything had to be kept in line with director David Fincher's vision for the show.

"We adhere to a very strict color palette," Argan said. "Claire wears only black, gray, blue and navy. You'll never see anyone wearing red. Mr. Fincher has a very distinct style. He shoots dark against light, and that's kind of the opposite of what most people do."

Argan also revealed that a great deal of precision went into designing and tailoring Claire's clothes,

The lines of her clothing are very structured and very tailored," she said. "The best way I can describe it is that Claire's look is very finished, down to the last detail. Nothing is left to chance."

The third season of House of Cards is currently filming in Maryland, where the first and second seasons were also shot. Initially, the continuation of filming of the third season of the Netflix series was fraught with troubles over the past few weeks as the producers weren't getting permission from the State of Maryland. But the issue was finally resolved on April 25.

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