Actor Idris Elba added more variety to his filmography when he was cast as the tormented detective John Luther in the TV series Luther . Everything about Elba’s character was thoroughly planned and crafted, including his sense of fashion. Why John Luther’s clothes were important in ‘Luther’ according to Idris Elba A lot of thought went into Luther’s wardrobe in the titular show.
Elba is often seen in the BBC series wearing a brown unassuming trench coat, which has become a staple of the character. It was a design that Elba first came up for the character when he began to envision Luther in his head. “It started with a silhouette of what we wanted Luther to look like,” Elba told GQ not too long ago.
“We knew he wasn’t a suit guy, so the coat just felt natural. Detectives have iconic coats like Columbo or Inspector Gadget and I thought it was something we could reinvent a little bit. I felt from the script that Luther was like a character from Gotham City so we were going for that sort of sensibility.
” Speaking with Groucho Reviews , The Wire alum once again touched on the importance of Luther’s wardrobe throughout the series. He likened the detective’s style to a superhero costume. “The meetings that you have with the costume designer are just as important as the meetings you have with the director and the writer,” Elba said.
“Because you are putting this character’s aesthetics together. And it’s important; it’s very important to me. And in .
