Start by tucking a white peasant blouse into an olive green skirt, then add a pair of neutral-toned flats. It's such a lucky guess that I met him when I did in my life and have been able to collaborate with him over the years on so many different things. It's very bare bones. "Into the Woods" and "Big Eyes" are both in theaters now. Inspired by Disney's animated classic, award-winning costume designers Colleen Atwood, Sandy Powell, Ellen Mirojnick and designer Eduardo Castro created their own spins on the special silver-gray ball gown. Is it freeing to work on a fairy tale? To this day, my copy of Tasha Tudor's Book of Fairy Tales remains on my bookshelf, as a reminder of the many hours my mother spent reading those to me. Noah: Doc, a Dwarf Bird. These corsets are very lightweight, and most of them have stretch built into them for breathability. I have seen all of the modern film versions. Watch Meryl Streep Belt Out an Into the Woods Number in New Featurette. Meryl Streep as the Witch, Anna Kendrick as Cinderella, James Corden as the Baker, and Emily Blunt as the Baker's Wife were all particular standouts. So here's the good news.
What was your starting point for the design process? She did such a good job of keeping them classic but also putting her own spin on them. I have sung along to the soundtrack probably 100, 000, 000, 000, 000, 000 times — I could still sing you every note/word if you asked me (don't ask me). I mean, I came up with ideas for their characters and showed them and we then we had a fitting and it evolved from that. Look for more from Kendrick, Corden, Blunt, Streep and the stars of "Into the Woods" in an upcoming issue of Playbill magazine.
I didn't get to keep it, but yes, I totally want one. Billy Magnusen (Rapunzel's prince):"I had eight different fittings. Watch the Meryl Streep Musical Number That Into the Woods Filmmakers Cut. What are your thoughts on the film and the outfits shown above? Meanwhile Lilla Crawford's 'Little Red Riding Hood' costume is influenced by 1920 and 1930s fairytale illustrations and references. Into the Woods Is a Fairy-Tale Musical Without Much Magic. I have to stop thinking about this music now.
Materials: tulle, Organza, taffeta, synthetic, cotton, steel whales, plastic whales, Carnations. Tammy Blanchard (Florinda): "Oh, my God, it was a metal cage wrapped around my waist and then tied. Could you rock a red cape in real life? 10 Things I Learned While Obsessively Listening to the New Into the Woods Soundtrack.
It was a process, but I got there. My second favorite fiction genre is fantasy, and I love books that are twisted or fleshed out versions of fairy tales. But apparently Sondheim had run out of ideas for melodies, because I REALLY felt like it was one interminable song that never resolved, never crescendoed, never finished, NEVER EVER EVER. Disney Is Killing Off The Fairy-Tale Romance Genre It Helped Invent. Did any of the stars have input into their costumes? So stylistically, it was fun to do parallel universes that work together. Anna Kendrick's Cinderella dress wasn't typical, what was the thought process behind it? Ceci: Princess Jasmine. So yes, I liked very much that Into the Woods was all about the fairy tale mash-up AND the darker side of fairy tales.
I found the characters of Little Red Riding Hood and Jack annoying, but I'm guessing that's probably the character, not the acting. And were the corsets as lightweight as Colleen Atwood says? In the movie, Johnny Depp's version of 'The Wolf' is inspired by the swing era and Tex Avery cartoons with his zoot suit and fur-trimmed fedora hat, whilst his tail is made from a 1920s wig-making technique. Unless a chandelier is going to fall into the audience while mealy girls sing). She had her mother character in the movie that's in the tree, and we sort of wanted to tie her in.
Lucas: Wolf & Humpty Dumpty. Very kind of about taking away, peeling away and getting to the heart of this dysfunctional people and the world they were coming up through, which I think was a really interesting and tricky time in America, the '60s. Sage: Fox, a Minion. And then in our first meeting she kind of had a blue undertone - the Blue Moon, and all that - so we put blue underneath and blue tips on it, which you see once in a while, you'll get a glimpse of it in her hair and in the costume. How did that one come about? This first ensemble is inspired by the witch herself, and while her spooky garb may not seem like a practical look for college girls, we've reinterpreted it into a dark yet glam look. What other projects are you working on now?
But I do remember how much everyone loved it - I lived in New York when it was playing but I was not, in those years, able to afford a ticket [laughs]. Keep things chic and streamlined with opaque black tights and classic black heels. It's not exactly in the best of taste, which is kind of a wink to that suburban vibe that The Witch had in the beginning when she's talking about her neighbors crawling over her fence and all that. Aimee: Melinda, a Stepsister. Finish the look with a green-and-silver pendant necklace. Rowan: Little Miss Muffet. Did you do research on other witches, from The Wizard of Oz, for example?
If you want, you could even tie the ribbon as a headband or a bracelet! Colleen Atwood's costumes were STUNNING, and here is your proof that I'm fine with taking historical costume and having fun with it: I LOVE that she twisted and mashed up eras and sometimes went with pretty and sometimes went with crazy! Marshall also explained that Cinderella's (Anna Kendrick) decision making in "On the Steps of the Palace" actually happens on the palace steps as she is running away from the ball. I'm on the movie the whole shoot, but I dress each person the first day to make sure a dress works. Her priority is function and looking good. Directed by Mark Lamos. Connor: Dopey, a Dwarf Bird. It was heavy, but we had a carabiner inside, which I attached to the hook, so it took the weight off. Lila Crawford (Red Riding Hood): The costumes were beautiful.
AnMei: Princess Winnifred. Atwood: "There are so many witches that I kind of didn't. I mined the texture of her Witch's dress but took it to a whole new -- what somebody would think in that mindset, trying to get inside her head a little bit, what The Witch would think was beautiful - a version of her dress but in blue, with bigger sleeves and a tighter waist and the hair and the makeup and the nails, something she thinks she daughter would think would be beautiful, so she'd be proud of her instead of ashamed of her. I used a textural thing and a pallet that fit in with the woods, and it just happened to work out like a world together. I revisited fairy-tale books for the Baker and his wife, but not from one certain time. Atwood:"The cape is made out of a great fabric that is really light.