"Poor Things" costume designer Holly Waddington and makeup artist Nadia Stacey breakdown the inspiration behind the movie's most extraordinary ensembles. Photo by Atsushi Nishijima.

Thanks to its unusual approach to the Frankenstein mythos, Poor Things has achieved remarkable commercial success for a genre movie, earning $117.6 million against a $35 million budget.

Lanthimos appeared at a March 29 Q&A for the opening of his gallery exhibition showcasing work produced during the filming of "Poor Things" and "Kinds of Kindness." In just a few years since ...