‘Dune: Part Two’ Costumes Were Inspired by 1950s Paris Runways and Balenciaga
07.03.2024 - 00:17
/ variety.com
Jazz Tangcay Artisans Editor Jacqueline West searched far and wide to bring the expansive world of Denis Villeneueve’s “Dune: Part Two” to life. The seasoned artisan recruited the help of locals in Budapest and jewelry makers in the Middle East to tell a visual story through costume, particularly with the female characters in the film. She also looked to the past, finding inspiration in 1920s Tiffany jewelry, Balenciaga and even the haute couture renaissance of the 1950s.
The sequel builds upon the worlds of Arrakis and Giedi Prime, but also introduces Florence Pugh as Princess Irulean, a Bene Gesserit and the daughter of the Emperor (Christopher Walken). Lea Seydoux, also playing a Bene Gesserit, appears as a mysterious woman drawn into the Harkonnen world. The addition of Pugh and Seydoux gave West a chance to expand the looks she had created in the first film.
Here she breaks down her approach and influences behind some of the key female players in “Dune: Part Two.” Princess Irulean In crafting Princess Irulan, West wanted to align with the novel. As a princess, the costume designer had some restraints with themes of modesty and simplicity. “She’s a Bene Gesserit.
She’s royal and luxurious, but she’s a nun. It’s a sisterhood, an intergalactic nunnery,” West explains. However, West was dealing with a character who she says is “extremely intelligent and she’s playing on many fronts.
She’s the voice of reason, the conscience for the Emperor.” In costuming her, West used medieval references, particularly in her headdress. West had also gone to Catholic school and recalled “how nun’s faces seemed constrained by their habits. So, I did a lot of headdresses.
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