theatlanticaprincess:Costume designer Sandy Powell drew inspiration from the 19th century and the 19
theatlanticaprincess:Costume designer Sandy Powell drew inspiration from the 19th century and the 1950s to reimagine the looks of characters from the classic cartoon for director Kenneth Branagh’s remake.“I wanted the costumes to be bold and have an explosion of color as if it were a picture book,” says Powell, 54, a three-time Oscar winner. “But at the same time, I wanted the clothes to be true to each character and believable.” In a fairy tale movie, as you might imagine, “believable” can be stretched. Powell’s work on Cinderella included an twelve-layer ball gown, a single dress that took more than 550 hours to make, and eight pairs of shoes made of Swarovski crystal—none of which were ever worn by Cinderella herself.When it came time to dress Cinderella (Lily James from Downton Abbey) for her magical wedding to the Prince (Game of Thrones alum Richard Madden), Powell says it was crucial that the happily-ever-after gown be unlike the showstopping, blue gown she wears to the ball. “Creating the wedding dress was a challenge. Rather than try to make something even better than the ball gown, I had to do something completely different and simple,” she says. “I wanted the whole effect to be ephemeral and fine, so we went with an extreme-lined shape bodice with a long train.” (Passage and exclusive photos from x) -- source link