Which quotation from the costume designer for the modern production o…

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The 1980 production of A Lesson from Aloes was the first Broadway show for which Susan Hilferty was credited as a costume designer. Hilferty was among the Broadway costume designers interviewed by Sara Jablon-Roberts and Eulanda A. Sanders for their study of historical accuracy in costume design. They argue that aesthetics often outweigh fidelity to the past among designers for shows with historical settings. In a paper for a theater class, a student claims that the costume design for a modern production of the musical Our Town (set in the early 1900s) exemplifies this tendency.

Which quotation from the costume designer for the modern production of Our Town would most effectively support the student's claim?

"In trying to create the period look of Our Town, I had to make some practical compromises, such as substituting cooler modern fabrics for historically accurate woolens so that the actors didn't overheat."

"For Our Town, I decided not to include the extra fabric that would have been typical of clothing in the period because it made the costumes unappealingly bulky."

"The clothing of the period of Our Town is aesthetically appealing but largely unfamiliar to today's audiences, so minor deviations from historical accuracy largely went unnoticed."

"Researching the period of Our Town required extensive consultation of historical photographs and patterns to recreate authentic silhouettes and tailoring details for every costume on stage."