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CINDERELLA 

Recently the new Cinderella movie graced the cinema screen and Sandy Powell had the most important job (in my opinion) as costume designer. The costumes were definitely not a disappointment even with the hard job of competing with Disney's classic animation. Cinderella's main dress stayed the iconic blue however was even more breath taking than the original. The dress begins with a vaguely 19th century corset, with the skirt built on top of a crinoline which a wire collapsible cage. This cage is extremely big holding up the voluminous skirt.  Frills were added to the edges of the petticoats as Powell wanted frills to be seen everywhere!

It is clear that the costume illustrations are almost as beautiful as the actual costumes!

My favourite costumes are the step mothers and her evil daughters. I love the colours used for the step mother especially the sinister yellow/green a perfect contrast to the sickly floral's used for the ugly sisters costumes shown below. It is as if the costumes are made to look as pretty as possible but the personalities of the girls mean that the costumes are ugly and sickly. 

The fabric manipulation throughout the film is absolutely amazing and is very inspiring as I am currently completing an embellishment module at university which includes fabric manipulation as a topic. This element is particularly inspiring on the step mothers costume above. Embellishment is a key element used throughout,  making the costumes even more aesthetically pleasing. Below is some detailed gold embroidery on one of the costumes which I also love! Embroidery seemed to be a main decorative technique shown on the costumes throughout, mainly the male costumes.