Oscars 2013: Costume design nominees

Daniel Day-Lewis in "Lincoln." Costumes by Joanna Johnston.

"The president, he did like shawls -- a lot of men wore shawls at that time," Johnston said. She left it to Day-Lewis on when he would wear the shawl -- and acceded to his opinion when he deemed one shawl that Johnston designed as too immodest.

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