David Crossman and Janty Yates, the costume designers for Gladiator ... As an example — for Paul Mescal, when he’s a gladiator in the Colosseum, he and Maximus [the main character in the ...
"By the time he gets Maximus' old armor," Crossman says ... A London-based team created about 150 gladiator costumes made up of quilted padding, "armor" crafted from leather, and varying headgear.