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Take a look at some of this awesome stuff from UK brand, Kokon to Zai. And then someone please tell me why there hasn’t yet been a KTZ/Jeantrix collaboration. Maybe it’s just me but I feel like that would be an epic combination, right there.
Elizabeth Taylor in Cleopatra (1963)
Renie Conley, the costume designer for Taylor’s beautiful-but period-inaccurate gowns, won the 1963 Academy Award for Best Costume Design. The costume designer opted to create gowns that would emphasise the actress’ beauty and sexuality rather than historical accuracy to further emphasise her role as the legendary seductress, Cleopatra.
Cage skirts by Lauren Rossi. It’s circus meets meets lolita meets victorian meets couture work of art. Cage skirts…
Outfits from the Irish/Canadian TV series, “The Tudors” create by Michael Hirst, and inspired by the life of Henry the VIII and his wives.
The costumes were designed by Joan Bergin, who wanted a more unique and “sexy” approach to period drama costume designing. She wanted the audience to be able to relate with the costumes, hence the incorporation of modern elements into 16th century outfits. One example of this is her elimination of wig-wearing, which would have been commonly worn by men in that time.
This has been met by mixed opinions by viewers and costume designers alike. It revolves around a very fundamental dilemma that most costume designers are faced with; Historical accuracy and duty to inform vs. Modern sensibility and audience awareness.
Xiuli Gao as Queen Bao from the 2008 Lavazza Calendar
“The 16th edition of the Lavazza Calendar, is dedicated to important, aristocratic and determined women, women who feel like queens - in other words, all women. It shows an enchanted and precious world in which queens are surrounded by jewellery, silk, velvet and freely roaming animals proudly reign.” -Lavazza’s official website.
John Galliano cracks open the time machine for a theatrical collection inspired by Charlie Chaplin’s Little Tramp. Exploring quirky proportions that are at times ill-fitted, Galliano charms with a theme that cannot contain his signature allure. (thefashionisto.com)
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