{"id":721,"date":"2026-08-01T15:18:20","date_gmt":"2026-08-01T15:18:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/adsandthings.com\/winews\/2026\/08\/01\/joey-king-and-maisie-williams-tease-how-practical-magic-2-costume-designer-honored-the-original-films-whimsical-looks\/"},"modified":"2026-08-01T15:18:20","modified_gmt":"2026-08-01T15:18:20","slug":"joey-king-and-maisie-williams-tease-how-practical-magic-2-costume-designer-honored-the-original-films-whimsical-looks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/adsandthings.com\/winews\/2026\/08\/01\/joey-king-and-maisie-williams-tease-how-practical-magic-2-costume-designer-honored-the-original-films-whimsical-looks\/","title":{"rendered":"Joey King and Maisie Williams Tease How \u201cPractical Magic 2 \u201dCostume Designer Honored the Original Film\u2019s \u2018Whimsical\u2019 Looks"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The two join Nicole Kidman and Sandra Bullock in the sequel to the spooky 1998 cult classic <\/p>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/people.com\/thmb\/UP-6BiiSw3DTF_RHJNjy6u9ekVk=\/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():format(jpeg)\/joey-king-maisie-williams-sandra-bullock-nicole-kidman-practical-magic-072926-8047bd3fd9c942a2841bd48048504a19.jpg\" alt=\"Joey King and Maisie Williams at Teen Vogue Fest 2026; Sandra Bullock and Nicole Kidman in \u2018Practical Magic\u2019Credit: Valerie Terranova\/Getty; Warner Bros\/Getty\" title=\"Joey King and Maisie Williams; 1998 Sandra Bullock and Nicole Kidman star in the new movie \" \/><figcaption><i>Joey King and Maisie Williams at Teen Vogue Fest 2026; Sandra Bullock and Nicole Kidman in \u2018Practical Magic\u2019<br \/>Credit: Valerie Terranova\/Getty; Warner Bros\/Getty<\/i><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3>NEED TO KNOW<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Joey King and Maisie Williams appeared at <em>Teen Vogue<\/em> Fest in New York City on July 25, where they talked about filming <em>Practical Magic 2<\/em><\/li>\n<li>The actresses, who plays sisters and daughters to Sandra Bullock\u2019s character, Sally Owens, teased what fans can expect of the costumes<\/li>\n<li>The sequel\u2019s wardrobe was designed by Alexandra Byrne<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>A new chapter of <em>Practical Magic<\/em> is about to unfold.<\/p>\n<p>Come Sept. 11, the 1998 film will get a sequel with stars <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/tag\/nicole-kidman\/\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"internalLink\" data-ordinal=\"1\">Nicole Kidman<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/tag\/sandra-bullock\/\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"internalLink\" data-ordinal=\"2\">Sandra Bullock<\/a> reprising their roles as the witchy Owens sisters, in addition to Joey King, 26, and Maisie Williams, 29, joining the franchise as siblings. And while further details are yet to be revealed \u2014 save for the <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/practical-magic-2-trailer-sandra-bullock-and-nicole-kidman-set-out-to-break-a-generational-curse-12005914\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"internalLink\" data-ordinal=\"3\">glimpses featured in the trailer<\/a> that dropped in June \u2014 fans can expect to get that nostalgic feeling that captured their hearts the first time around.<\/p>\n<p>King and Williams, who appeared on a panel hosted by <em>Vogue<\/em>\u2019s Chloe Malle during <em>Teen Vogue <\/em>Fest on July 25, shared how the costumes in <em>Practical Magic 2 <\/em>nod to the past.<\/p>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/people.com\/thmb\/AIEzfhXF3Iy_TyWLHK75-lFGOkU=\/fit-in\/1280x960\/trax-joey-king-4d5381344b704866aad18381bc1c0d1e.jpg\" alt=\"Joey King, Chloe Malle and Maisie Williams at Teen Vogue FestCredit: Valerie Terranova\/Getty\" title=\"Joey King poses with two others at a Teen Vogue event\" \/><figcaption><i>Joey King, Chloe Malle and Maisie Williams at Teen Vogue Fest<br \/>Credit: Valerie Terranova\/Getty<\/i><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s heavily influenced by \u201890s fashion,\u201d said King, who plays Kylie, daughter to Bullock\u2019s Sally Owens. \u201cThere are a lot of custom pieces in this movie that are just so amazing. There\u2019s a lot of lace, a lot of ethereal, whimsical colors.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The actress also reflected on her favorite costume in the original, which was designed by Judianna Makovsky. \u201cThe fashion is so iconic in the first movie. And I mean, how sexy [do] Sandy and Nicole look&#8230;? Sandy [as Sally] running down the street [to Faith Hill\u2019s \u2018This Kiss\u2019] in those boots and those shorts. I feel like our brilliant costume designer [Oscar winner Alexandra Byrne] took a lot of care in making sure that this movie had some really special fashion moments for everybody.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Williams, who plays Sally\u2019s other daughter Antonia, added that viewers should expect her outfits to lean more trendy with a vintage flair. \u201cI think that Kylie and Antonia have very different styles. For Antonia, it feels&#8230;the silhouettes are very \u201850s in quite a classic way, but it\u2019s modern day.\u201d<\/p>\n\n<p>With the two actresses dressed in Alessandra Rich and Marni at the N.Y.C. event, Malle asked if they were tempted to method dress their way through the upcoming press tour. \u201cWe\u2019ve been taking a lot of inspiration from the late \u201890s and Sandra and Nicole\u2019s red carpet looks at that time,\u201d shared Williams, who wore a Marni polka-dot top, white lace pencil skirt and black heels. \u201cA little witchy, but also just a little <em>Practical Magic<\/em>, that era.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Never miss a story \u2014 sign up for <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/people-news-daily-newsletter-sign-up-8692701\">PEOPLE\u2019s free daily newsletter<\/a> to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.<\/p>\n<p>Backstage, the duo chatted with PEOPLE about the weight of stepping into the beloved franchise and introducing their own flair to the Owens\u2019 universe. King said, \u201cAs fans of the original film ourselves, I feel like when you love something as much as we already love <em>Practical Magic<\/em>, there\u2019s just massive responsibility of joining the team and wanting to do it justice.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Williams said that Kidman and Bullock were huge support systems throughout filming. \u201cSandra just texted us both straight away and was like, \u2018Welcome, anything you need.\u2019 And that just made us feel so chill.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey are the best duo ever,\u201d added King, who worked with Kidman on <em>Family Affair<\/em>. \u201cI\u2019m so in awe of her. She\u2019s the nicest person ever. Sandy just took us under her wing as her daughters. It is really special to have this post-movie bond with her that we have.\u201d<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The two join Nicole Kidman and Sandra Bullock in the sequel to the spooky 1998 cult classic Joey King and Maisie Williams at Teen Vogue Fest 2026; Sandra Bullock and Nicole Kidman in \u2018Practical Magic\u2019Credit: Valerie Terranova\/Getty; Warner Bros\/Getty NEED TO KNOW Joey King and Maisie Williams appeared at Teen Vogue Fest in New York [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"rop_custom_images_group":[],"rop_custom_messages_group":[],"rop_publish_now":"initial","rop_publish_now_accounts":[],"rop_publish_now_history":[],"rop_publish_now_status":"pending","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-721","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-everything-else"],"wpmagazine_modules_lite_featured_media_urls":{"thumbnail":"","cvmm-medium":"","cvmm-medium-plus":"","cvmm-portrait":"","cvmm-medium-square":"","cvmm-large":"","cvmm-small":"","full":""},"categories_names":{"1":{"name":"Everything Else","link":"https:\/\/adsandthings.com\/winews\/category\/everything-else\/"}},"tags_names":[],"comments_number":"0","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/adsandthings.com\/winews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/721","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/adsandthings.com\/winews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/adsandthings.com\/winews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adsandthings.com\/winews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adsandthings.com\/winews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=721"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/adsandthings.com\/winews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/721\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/adsandthings.com\/winews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=721"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adsandthings.com\/winews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=721"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adsandthings.com\/winews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=721"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}