clothesonfilm.com: Jacqueline Durran is celebrated for her costumes having been three times nominated for the Best Costume Design Academy Award; first in 2005 for Pride and Prejudice, again in 2007 for Atonement, and now 2013 for Anna Karenina in which she is both Oscar and BAFTA nominated. Starring Keira Knightley, who wore Durran’s emerald green 30’s-style dress to widespread acclaim in Atonement, Durran’s face-framing furs, extravagantly veiled hats and watered silk gowns beautifully accentuate Knightley’s tragic Anna. Clothes on Film contributor Karin E. Baker spoke to Durran about gathering the many details that went into creating the opulent look for this latest interpretation of Tolstoy’s novel.
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Wow I really had no idea just how much money could potentially be spent on costumes for film production. Even if Chanel did provide the jewelry used for a deal, the amount of work required on the costumes and hats must have been extravagant. I find it intriguing that the designer and director chose to add a 50's flare to nineteenth century Russia. I think it's a great idea because it poses the challenge of picking apart which pieces were from which era while still holding some truth to the time of Anna. The film was period, yet stylized, which I find fascinating.
2 millin in Channel! I'm sorry still processing. 2 million in channel. That's insane.But extremely worth it. The costumes are absolutely stunning. I completely understand using real jewels and real fur. Sometimes there is just no way to fake that luxury. Of course it didn't hurt that they were already friends with the people from channel, because it's probably unlikely that any show would have a 2 million dollar budget just for jewelry. (or course I could be wrong) but borrowing jewelry seems like a much better option then buying it all ( and having it be fake). As for the dresses themselves, I don't really know what parts of them were time period accurate, but in the scheme of things it doesn't particularly matter, they looked the part and that's what matters.
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