Joseph A. Porro

Joseph A. Porro is a experienced costume designer who works out of Hollywood and Shanghai on film, movies, TV, shows.

About Salem

Main article: Costumes

Joseph A. Porro, who initially sought the job because he's a serious aficionado of Salem's witch hunt period, was given carte blanche to spice up the show with deliciously macabre, skin-crawling (literally), perverse costumes that include accessories such as teeth, bones, human hair and creepy-crawly insects.

Porro said he can get away with the crazy accessories and modern reflective fabrics such as black patent leather and vinyl — as long as he keeps the period silhouette: full skirts, nipped high waists and puffy shoulders. ^[1]

Joseph Porro said the inspiration for many of the costumes came from paintings and photographs from that period, the late 1600’s. “Then our producers wanted us to have a little fun with the stuff, make it a little sexier, a little more fashionable for modern audiences,” he said, adding that “They may not be the most comfortable outfits, but they are helping the actors get into character.”^[2]