Which quotation from an interview with a costume designer would most …

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The 2000 production of The Green Bird was the first Broadway show for which Constance Hoffman was credited as a costume designer. Hoffman was among the Broadway costume designers interviewed by Sara Jablon-Roberts and Eulanda A Sanders for their study of historical accuracy in costume design for shows with a historical setting. They found that even designers who value historical accuracy will often include contemporary design elements that don't fit with the historical period. In a research paper about theatrical costume design, a student argues that costume designers for modern productions of Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream (set in ancient Greece) sometimes include such elements unintentionally.

Which quotation from an interview with a costume designer would most effectively support the student's claim?

"I tend to pay careful attention to a character's accessories like gloves, hats, and jackets. These elements help communicate information about how this person would have fit into society at the time."

"I aim to create a clear sense of the character and the world they inhabit. Sometimes this means adhering to the historical period's style, but frequently, as in stagings of A Midsummer Night's Dream, some flexibility is required to communicate an idea to the audience."

"Costumes must always reflect the correct historical period. Too often, I've seen costumes that borrow from a wide span of periods, resulting in a production with a confusing visual style."

"In the 1980s I was costuming for a production of A Midsummer Night's Dream. Even though I focused on using the correct materials and techniques for the play's period in history, when I look back I can clearly see the influence of 1980s fashion in my designs."