In HBO's new drama series "Vinyl," Bobby Cannavale plays Richie Finestra, founder and president of American Century Records and a man desperate to save his company from sale by discovering the next big thing. However, in a time about to experience the convergence of punk, New Wave and disco, the stalwarts of traditional rock 'n' roll aren't cutting it like they once did. The times they are a changing, and record labels need to change with them.

By his side his Devon (Olivia Wilde), a former actress and model that once hung with Andy Warhol's Factory scene. But that was the '60s and life has taken a decidedly different turn. Now the mother of two lives in the suburbs, longing to return to her Bohemian roots and flee the stress her husband's personal and professional crises have put on their relationship.

For both actors, the record industry backdrop of "Vinyl" provided the perfect canvas for them to create the colorful characters they bring to life on screen. Coupled with the music, also an integral character of the series, it was ultimately the attention to detail of the clothing - often referred to as the decade that style forgot - that really brought everything to life.

"I loved the big collars and clothes, it helped inform a lot of the character," Cannavale tells Headlines & Global News exclusively. "I was really fortunate to have worked on 'Boardwalk Empire' right before it, and that was the first time I had an experience with period costume, and it was all great preparation for this. I'd put these boots on every day with these big heels, it was crazy, but really helped a lot."

In real life Cannavale refers to himself as a "jeans, sneakers, T-shirt and baseball cap guy," so having throngs of extras on set all dressed accordingly only added to the authenticity. "It was really the exact same situation as on 'Boardwalk Empire' (whose producers also are behind "Vinyl")," he explains. "Where you walk on the set and there isn't like three people in the background, there's like 50 people all dressed in period clothing, it really does help you as you feel like you are working in a period theme park. It's amazing, and it all helps to have that level of production design on a show like this."

Cannavale's co-star Wilde, a new mother herself, tells Headlines & Global News it was the guys' clothes that gave her a personal satisfaction along with those caftans. "Well, I do love a man in heels because after a long day at work they were complaining," she says with a laugh.

Wilde, no stranger to red carpet fashion, felt right at home in her '70s garb for a special reason and even found herself wanting to take a few home, once piece in particular. "There was a caftan I wore in the first episode that I really tried to steal - but I didn't succeed. It was kind of orange and red, the thing was I shot the pilot four weeks after having my son, so I could only really wear caftans," she adds. "That's what they're good for. They're very sensible clothing, and I will wear a caftan any day and be very happy."

According to Wilde, the actors predominantly wore vintage clothing, and she's fine with that. "I'm a big proponent of people wearing vintage," she shares. "It's not only the most sustainable way to dress, it's really exciting to put on something that has a history and had a life. It really helped all of us get into character once we put on our costumes we were suddenly transported. It was really a lot of fun."

The series, which also stars Emmy winner Ray Romano, is produced by Academy and Emmy Award winner Martin Scorsese and Mick Jagger (yes, he of Rolling Stones fame), who also co-penned the pilot. It's a delicious drama that will not only leave you transfixed but immersed and transported to 1970s New York and all of it's bygone excesses.

"Vinyl" kicks off its 10-episode season Sunday, Feb. 14 at 9 p.m. EST on HBO.