Costume Designer Betsy Heimann interview

This is an area that does not get much attention but is an important aspect of the movie. It is about the iconic look of the costumes in Reservoir Dogs. The outfit tells their back story and reveals the character.

http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2016/09/01/how-those-reservoir-dogs-became-fashion-plates.html

"We had ten grand for the entire wardrobe budget,” Heimann recalls. “We knew these characters had probably just gotten out of jail. They wouldn’t have any money. So I said to Quentin, ‘Everybody can afford to go to a thrift store. And no one could describe them if they’re all wearing this uniform of black suit, white shirt, and skinny black tie. Quentin never said he wanted black suits. He just showed me French gangster movies and a bunch of disjointed images from his head. We weren’t going for style. We were going for character."