fashion and appearance

His visually sumptuous musicals like 'The Umbrellas of Cherbourg' celebrate fashion and appearance as central expressions of emotion and identity through elaborate costume design and color symbolism.

His films obsessively explore identity through vibrant costumes, makeup, and visual transformation, treating fashion as a form of self-reinvention and emotional authenticity in works like 'Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown.'

His films meticulously examine how clothing, grooming, and physical appearance shape desire, class, and power dynamics, most notably in 'Call Me By Your Name' and 'Suspiria.'