‘Hidden Figures’ Cast Suffered in ‘Constricting’ Underwear and Tights

The form-flattering women’s silhouettes of the 1960s — achieved through undergarments and hosiery that tuck, conceal and enhance the body — create an elegant appearance, but they’re best left in the past. “I just hate doing period movies because you have to wear the period underwear, and it’s very constricting,” moaned the biopic’s Oscar-nominated star Octavia Spencer on Wednesday at Alfre Woodard’s annual Sistah’s Soiree at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel in Beverly Hills, Calif. Octavia Spencer in “Hidden Figures.” Spencer earned a Best Supporting Actress Academy Award nomination for her role as a NASA scientist amid racial and gender equality tensions in the ’60s-set “Hidden Figures.” “In ‘The Help’ we had to wear it, in ‘The Shape of Water’ I had to wear it,” she continued, “I had to wear it in ‘Hidden Figures.’ After I do my next couple that are period movies, I’m going to be done with it — it’s a lot.” Taraji P. Henson (left) and Janelle Monae star in “Hidden Figures.” Starring alongside Taraji P. Henson and Janelle Monae, the actress donned the throwback wares teamed with kitten heels and slingback pumps to bring to the big screen the real-life story of Katherine G. Johnson, Dorothy Vaughan and Mary Jackson. Though the

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