Grey's Anatomy Worked Hard To Make Sure Its Doctors Looked Real, 'Rough And Ready'

The cast and crew of "Grey's Anatomy" have worked overtime to make sure the doctors inside their world seem real. As costume designer Mimi Melgaard told Entertainment Weekly, "I wanted the character and the story to come out. We never wanted that, so we kind of developed this Seattle look, which was a muted color palette. I kept thinking that the show was going to go into syndication, so I wanted the clothes to look timeless." Makeup director Normal Leavitt explained, "Peter Horton wanted everybody to look, like, rough and ready, to try to keep them looking real.