Cinderella Costume Designer on Corsets Actors Like Them. As the costume designer for Disneys new live action version of Cinderella, Sandy Powell was tasked with a great feat She had to reimagine Cinderellas iconic ball gown and glass slippers in a way that felt both new and familiar. The three time Oscar winner, who is best known for her work on Shakespeare in Love, approached the film, which is out today, with magical, flamboyant charm, and brilliant colors. She gave each character, from Lily James amiable Cinderella to Cate Blanchetts cruel stepmother, her own palette and silhouette, resulting in a fantastical collection of dresses you will not so secretly want to wear. Here, we speak with Powell about departing from the classic cartoon, how long it really takes to put on a ballgown longer than you could possibly imagine, and why she doesnt understand the drama surrounding star Lily James silhouette Advertisement Continue Reading Below. How much did you look to the animated film for guidance on the costumes Not a great deal at all. Issuu is a digital publishing platform that makes it simple to publish magazines, catalogs, newspapers, books, and more online. Easily share your publications and get. The latest news in entertainment, pop culture, celebrity gossip, movies, music, books and tv reviews. Vast collection of folktales, myths, legends, and texts pertaining to folklore, arranged by title and theme, with a focus on northern and western Europe. Watch32 Watch Movies on Watch32. Watch32 is the Biggest Library of free Full Movies. Watch 32 Movies Online. Watch Battlestar Galactica First Episode Online'>Watch Battlestar Galactica First Episode Online. Watch the latest Featured Videos on CBSNews. View more videos on CBS News, featuring the latest indepth coverage from our news team. Read reviews, watch trailers and clips, find showtimes, view celebrity photos and more on MSN Movies. No one told me that I had to, and the idea was never that were making the live action version of it. But of course I looked at the animated version just to remind myself what it was like. I dont really remember it very well I watched it once and then put it to the side. I didnt consciously think, I need to use this as reference at all. But it turned out, after Id finished, that there were similarities. But that wasnt conscious. I always loved the animated version because the skirts on the dresses were so huge. You obviously achieved that as well. Yeah, I think mine were bigger. But thats the whole point of the ball gown. Theres no point in having a ball gown in something like a fairy tale unless its big, and there are lots of layers to it. But its a different shape dress, inspired by a different period. Sandy Powell. Advertisement Continue Reading Below. How many designs did you go through before you landed on the right one for Cinderellas ball gownQuite a few, just on paper. We never got as far as making prototypes for any of the first ideas. I would rattle off different pencil drawings of different things it could be until we came to this version, which actually is the simplest of everything I was trying to do. This is the first version that ever got made. It actually looks fairly complex, though. How was the ball gown constructed It was quite conventional for a period dress. It starts with the underwear, of course, which is a corset, a vaguely 1. The skirt is built on top of a crinoline, which is awire, collapsable cage. Its very big and gives the skirt the main volume and holds it out. HVl_iQ/hqdefault.jpg' alt='Watch Elle: A Modern Cinderella Tale Online Google' title='Watch Elle: A Modern Cinderella Tale Online Google' />Cinderella Costume Designer on Corsets Actors Like Them The threetime Oscar winner on CGI heels, sartorially punishing the evil stepsisters, and the controversy. Voici Aschenputtel Cinderella 2010 Streaming, vous pouvez regarder les films complets en ligne en utilisant un ordinateur portable, iPad, iPhone, tablettes et plus. Includes cast, crew, reviews, plot summary, news articles, and quotes. Belle is a fictional character who appears in Walt Disney Pictures 30th animated feature film Beauty and the Beast 1991. Originally voiced by American actress and. And then theres the bodice and the skirt, which is made up of a lots of layerstheres three or four actual layers that went around the waist. We put frills on the edges of the petticoats and on the inside of the crinoline cage, which you dont normally do. I wanted to be able to see frills everywhere. How long did it take Lily get it the dress on I think they got it down to 2. And almost as long to get out. The longest is the lacing of the corsetthats probably about 1. It got quicker after practice. Did you think a lot about how the dress would move For me, that was the most important part, aside from the silhouette. She dances at the ball, which is obviously really important, and she runs away. I wanted it to look gorgeous as she was running away. I didnt want it to look sad and drag behind her in a heavy lump. Watch Get Cracking Streaming on this page. Hence the many layers of fine fabrics that could all move together. Advertisement Continue Reading Below. Advertisement Continue Reading Below. How did you create the glass slippers That was a challenge. I knew the glass slipper didnt really have to be worn. We were essentially designing a prop The shoes that actually appear on her feet are a visual effect. Its a version of the shoe we actually made transposed onto her foot. We were sort of doing 1. I didnt want it to be a modern shoe, like a stiletto or a low heel, like they wore in the 1. I went to a shoe museum in North Hampton and discovered a shoe from the 1. It looked incredible and impossible to walk in. I thought it would look elegant in glass. The glass had to sparkle and shine, which took me to crystal. And the only place to go for crystal was Swarovski. We approached them and asked them if they were interested in collaborating. You collaborated with Swarovski on a jewelry line based on the wicked stepmothers look, right Yes, they asked me just to design a few pieces. The jewelry that really interested me, and that I really enjoyed doing, was all for the stepmother, which was all 1. Disney. Advertisement Continue Reading Below. Watch Adventureland Online Full Movie. Where did the overall inspiration for the stepmothers costumes come from I took inspiration from old movies. For some reason I had this image in my head of Marlene Dietrich or Joan Crawford playing an intimidating character. Every costume designer says that Cate Blanchett is a dream to dress. Is that true for you as well Yes She is. She is very easy to dress. Youre halfway there if you have Cate. Disney. Advertisement Continue Reading Below. Advertisement Continue Reading Below. The wicked stepsisters dresses are visually very funny. Was that the intentionThat was the intention, really. They are the most comedic and the most cartoony. Cate need to look sophisticated and elegant and glamorous, like a fashion plate. But the girls are not ugly visibly and I wanted them to be rather vulgar and silly looking. It gave them too much decoration and too much coordination and too bright of colors. As I was doing their ball gowns I was thinking, Oh my God, these are awful. Its the worst taste Ive ever done. I think theyre actually the 1. Sandy Powell. What have you thought about the fuss thats been made about the size of Lily James waist in the advertisements for the film Advertisement Continue Reading Below. Its ridiculous. Its gotten completely out of control. Nobody makes a fuss when you see a Victorian film and the women are wearing corsets with tiny waists. Its really crazy. Watch Gone With The Wind and look at Vivian Leigh. Its because the scale of the dress accentuates it. And she does have a small waist. We didnt do anything. There are no visual effects and theres no cruelty. We dont harm the actors with corsets. There should be a disclaimer at the end of the film No actors were hurt during this production. So its not uncomfortable to be laced into a corsetIts not. It feels different. Of course it feels different from wearing a T shirtits restrictive. If the corset is made well by a proper corset maker and fit to the exact measurements of the person wearing it, there should be no pain whatsoever. You put it on, it feels tight, and eventually it loosens up and molds itself to your body. A lot of actors actually like it.