Энни Симонс, в творческой копилке которой создание костюмов для “Sweeney Todd”, обладатель известных премий, говорит о звезде "Тюдоров Джонатане Рис Майерсе : "Джонатан хорошо разбирается в одежде, и умеет носить её. Он знает, какие костюмы ему идут".
DESIGNS ON ‘DRACULA’
Set in Victorian England, “Dracula” premieres Oct. 25 and stars Jonathan Rhys Meyers as the iconic immortal who descends upon London in the guise of an American entrepreneur pushing technological advancement while slaking a thirst for revenge.
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“Dracula” leading ladies Jessica de Gouw as Mina Murray (from left), Victoria Smurfit as Lady Jayne Wetherby and Katie McGrath as Lucy Westenra.
“It was mammoth, it was absolutely unrelenting!” Annie Symons says of creating costumes for the show, which boasts a particularly large cast of extras and, naturally, gore galore. “People get killed left, right and center — you’re not making one [costume], you’re making multiples at such a speed.”
Not that Symons is afraid of history books, or blood; the British designer won an Emmy for her work on 2011’s BBC adaptation of “Great Expectations” and counts a TV version of “Sweeney Todd” among her list of credits.
In re-imagining the look of pop culture’s most enduring undead, Symons referenced fashion plates and magazines from several eras in shaping her vision. Alexander McQueen, Balenciaga, Schiaparelli, and Yves Saint Laurent are among her biggest inspirations.
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Runway Inspiration: Alexander McQueen. “I adore the theatricality and subtext of McQueen,” says “Dracula” costume designer Annie Symons.
“When you look at the 1890s, which is when the story is set, the shapes are extreme. They border on the grotesque,” Symons explains of the difficulty in filming more authentic costumes.
“So I looked at the essence of those shapes and their closest fit and it seemed to be the 1940s. I played around with scale and silhouettes, and somewhere between the two got Dracula.”
Symons insists the story’s men are as visually strong and impactful as the women, especially Rhys Meyers. “He knows a lot about clothes,” says Symons of the former “Tudors” star. “He knows what suits him and he wears it very well.”
But the show’s leading female characters, Mina Murray (Jessica de Gouw) and Lucy Westenra (Katie McGrath), are sure to widen eyes with their vibrant, billowing, ruffled gowns. (*nypost.com/2013/10/13/new-tv-dramas-dress-up-wi... )
Фан-фото Джони с недавней премьеры. Спасибо и девушкам, и Джону ))
