Kristen Stewart makes a quick costume change on Savannah set of Lizzie Borden biopic with Chloe Sevigny

By Sameer Suri For Dailymail.com

Published: 00:50 EST, 18 November 2016 | Updated: 00:50 EST, 18 November 2016

On Wednesday, Kristen Stewart slipped into costume after costume for her filming day in Savannah, Georgia.

She was in the midst of principal photography for a biopic of the infamous Lizzie Borden, who in 1893 was acquitted of slaughtering her father and stepmother.

Chloë Sevigny, also spotted on set, has taken the leading role, whilst the 26-year-old will play the family's Irish maid Bridget Sullivan.

Hard at work: Kristen Stewart was spotted on Wednesday filming a Lizzie Borden biopic in period costume in Savannah, Georgia

One of Stewart's costumes saw her in a long brown skirt with burgundy stripes that fell to her ankles and had its waist settle halfway up her midriff.

Her beige top appeared to be made of satin and was heavily ruffled about the neck. Over the outfit was a dark brown jacket with a Chelsea collar. 

The Twilight star's hair had been messily gathered up into a bun behind her head, and black shoes completed the look.

Leisure time: Between takes, the 26-year-old lost her hat and popped on a pair of sunglasses

Getting down: She knelt at one point whilst looking at her phone near a parked car

Between takes, she popped on a pair of black sunglasses and checked her phone, standing amid the cars scattered about the area.

When she was filming, however, she added a bowler hat with a tilted brim to the look and buttoned up her jacket entirely.

Her hair was in a similar do when she was wearing another outfit with a Chelsea collar, though this time it was white.

New look: That day saw her in another costume, this one charcoal and white

Who's who: She's playing the Borden family's maid Bridget Sullivan, who in 1893 testified in court when Lizzie Borden was accused of murdering her father and stepmother with a hatchet

Keeping her options open: Whilst wearing her costume shoes, she also held a pair of comfortable-looking white trainers

Though her cuffs and apron were also white, the rest of the outfit was a charcoal dress that cinched about her enviably flat midriff.

A third outfit that day was peach, and also featured a pleated dress that cascaded to the ground, dragging a bit as its wearer walked.

Her jacket was similar to the first one, and also buttoned up to the top, but it had a cutaway collar rather than a Chelsea one.

Formality: Her third costume for the day was peach and elegantly arranged

Half-dressed: When she walked about for a bit with parts of costume removed, her arm tattoo of part of Picasso's Guernica was visible

Tune-up: Between takes, a makeup artist spruced up the Twilight star's face

Between takes, she was seen slipping out of a more comfortable pair of white trainers and into the shoes she'd be wearing onscreen.

She'd arrived on set in a much more casual outfit. The trainers matched a white jumper that would've bared a bit of stomach if not for the white T-shirt underneath.

Tight zaffre jeans emphasised her toned legs and were folded up a bit at the hem, revealing her white socks. 

The woman behind the magic: On the film's IMDb page, the costume designer is credited as Natalie O'Brien

On the currently untitled film's IMDb page, the costume designer is credited as Natalie O'Brien, who's worked on such TV programmes as Blue and The Bold And The Beautiful.

The outfit O'Brien had put together for Sevigny was equally striking, including a heavy blue and white faded tartan coat chucked casually over her shoulders. 

A blue and white pinstriped shirt had every button undone except its top one, revealing a white top beneath it.

Something a little more comfortable: Stewart was also spotted in the street clothes she'd worn when she arrived on set

That top was tucked into a heavily pleated white dress, and the 41-year-old's curly hair was gathered into a sloppily arranged updo.

A pair of sunglasses with green, round lenses and a gold-coloured frame were perched on the American Horror Story actress' face.

Another of her outfits was a frilly pale blue gown, though with the same jacket thrown on top of it. 

Leading lady: Chloë Sevigny is heading up the cast as the accused woman herself

In August 1892, Abby and Andrew Borden were butchered with a hatchet in their Falls River, Massachussetts home. 

Lizzie, then 32 years old, was charged with the crime and went to trial the following June in what became a nationwide media frenzy.

Sullivan, whom the family reportedly used to call 'Maggie,' was one of the witnesses called, and her testimony's often credited with helping secure Lizzie's acquittal.

Though Lizzie was legally off the hook, nobody else has subsequently been charged with the murders, and the case remains cold to this day.

Backstory: In August 1892, Andrew and Abby Borden were slaughtered with a hatchet in their Falls River, Massachusetts home

Media sensation: Andrew's daughter's resultant trial was covered ravenously by the press, and though she was ultimately acquitted in 1893, no one else has been subsequently charged and the case remains cold

 

 

 

 

 

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