India, Nov. 15 -- Novelist Mary Shelley's monster has never looked this fashionable. Her novel, Frankenstein, was recently adapted into a film, and released on Netflix on November 7.

The internet is fixating on something unexpected: the film's sumptuous, eerie, maximalist costume design. Actors Mia Goth and Oscar Isaac's elaborate looks featuring bird-feather headgears, voluminous ballgowns, satin robes and extremely long mesh veils in vibrant and rich shades.

A big part of the buzz comes down to Kate Hawley, the film's costume designer. Hawley is no stranger to Guillermo del Toro's visionary worlds - she's previously worked with him on films like Crimson Peak and Pacific Rim. In Frankenstein, she and her team built nearly every costume...