Costume designer Ann Roth about The talented mister Ripley couture

Matt Damon's character, Ripley, comes to the beach, Portofino or somewhere, and he has no bathing suit. He has to borrow one. I found bright, screaming green wool bathing trunks for him. His skin cottage cheese white and everybody else is golden and beautiful. And he has to walk across the beach in this green bathing suit. I said to Matt, 'if you have the guts to wear this in this movie, you will win a million awards and kisses'. And he did. And I truly admired him for doing it because nobody could look good in those trunks.(c) Costume designer Ann Roth about her work in The Talented Mr.Ripley, 1999