![]() ![]() The costumer contrasted Anna’s black ball gown with a similar ensemble worn by the character later in the film, to chart her inner transformation. In Wright’s bold reinterpretation of the scene, the other dancers in the room temporarily freeze in the background as the illicit whirling waltz plays out in the fore. One costume worth mentioning is the black tulle gown that the free-thinking, married heroine wears while sharing an impassioned dance with Count Vronsky (Aaron Taylor-Johnson) at a ball. ” Durran reimagined the ensembles originally described by Tolstoy in the book with whimsical touches, such as asymmetrical, Balenciaga-inspired bodices, $2 million worth of Chanel diamond and pearl accessories, and veils so beautiful that Wright instructed Knightley to keep them pulled over her face in certain scenes. And I looked at 1870s paintings and photographs and pictures of existing garments and I tried to make it an amalgam of these. ![]() Durran says that she “looked at lots of pictures of 50s couture, particularly French couture. ![]() Costumes in “Anna Karenina” (2012) This movie marks the third time costume designer Jacqueline Durran has teamed up with director Joe Wright and actress Keira Knightley (their previous projects were “Pride and Prejudice” and “Atonement”) In the movie Jacqueline mixed 1950s couture with Russian aristocracy’s fashion. ![]()
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