Sometimes a film or television production doesn’t need a single costume but an entire set of them. Costume houses stock all kinds of uniforms to dress numerous characters that need to match – from WWII uniforms to outfit an army to period-accurate liveries. In the instance above, a set of old-fashioned diner uniforms have been reused.

These distinctive blue uniforms and matching caps first appeared on the cult classic television show Twin Peaks, which ran from 1990-1991. The costume designer for the show was Sara Markowitz (Bill and Ted’s Excellent Adventure, Boy Meets World, The Big Bang Theory). The costumes appear on screen frequently, being worn by several characters who play employees in the show’s “Double R” diner. The above photo shows Mädchen Amick as Shelly Johnson and Peggy Lipton as Norma Jennings, each wearing the uniform.

After the show ended its short run, the pieces went into the stock of a costume house to be rented out to other productions. Janie Bryant, the costume designer on AMC’s Mad Men, seems to have utilized them three times for the series. The first was in the show’s 2009 third season, in an episode entitled Seven Twenty-Three, where one of the uniforms was worn by Dani Repp as a waitress at Swenson’s Bakery in Ossining, New York.

They were used again in the 2013 sixth season episode To Have and To Hold, as well as the 2014 episode Field Trip, each time worn by extras. One of the costumes was used in the 2014 season of Girl Meets World, where Cheryl Texiera wore it as Katy Hart.

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