The other day when I was showcasing the women's movie costumes I'd seen exhibited in the past year to help provide some
Halloween inspiration, I couldn't help but take a further look back through my archives to highlight some of the favourite movie costumes I've had the good fortune to see up close in the past five years. Here are ten outfits that have really stuck in my mind from my travels to cinemas and costume and prop exhibitions.
Cruella de Vil
One of my all time favourites has to be this captivating flame dress worn by
Glenn Close as the iconic
Disney villain
'Cruella de Vil' in the live-action sequel,
102 Dalmatians. I spied this amazing costume by
Anthony Powell from the 2000 movie on display at the temporary
Treasures of the Walt Disney Archives exhibit
at
The Reagan Library in
Simi Valley last July 2012.
If you like this fabulous garment, be sure to take a look at some of the other elaborate
Cruella de Vil costume designs from 101 and 102 Dalmatians.
Silk Spectre II
Another favourite, especially as it's from the superhero genre, is this super-sleek and sexy latex outfit worn by
Malin Akerman in
Zack Snyder's 2009 adaptation of the critically-acclaimed limited comic book series,
Watchmen.
I loved not only how this costume was exhibited without a display case at
ArcLight Hollywood cinema and how
Costume Designer Michael Wilkinson was able to modernise
Dave Gibbon's comic book design for
'Silk Spectre II' (her mother used the superhero name before her) and still stay true to the original 80's aesthetic.
If you like this cool outfit, be sure to check out the rest of the
Watchmen movie costumes on display in 2009.
Catwoman
Anne Hathaway had big boots to fill in 2012's climax of
Christopher Nolan's Dark Knight Trilogy, not only did she have to honour the memory of such actresses as
Julie Newmar, Lee Meriwether and
Earth Kitt from the camp 60's
Batman TV show, but she also had to outshine
Michelle Pfeiffer as the conflicted
'Selina Kyle' in 1992's
Batman Returns.
I think she did a fantastic kick-ass job and this super-sexy, black skin-hugging catsuit with its killer heels, designed by
Lindy Hemming, certainly helped.
Alice in Wonderland
Of all the costumes I've seen in person, I think I've seen
Colleen Atwood's Oscar-winning costume designs from
Tim Burton's Alice in Wonderland the most in multiple exhibits at
ArcLight cinemas, the
D23 Expo 2011 and even at
Disney's Burbank HQ.
This light-weight
White Knight armour worn by
Mia Wasikowska as the titular
'Alice' is one of my personal favourites from the 2010
Disney movie, as it's equally feminine, heroic and stylish.
If you like the heroine's armour, be sure to take a look at these cool
dresses from Alice in Wonderland too.
Sucker Punch
Meanwhile it's hard to chose between these five outfits that were featured in
Zack Snyder's 2011 action fantasy
Sucker Punch, as they were all so impressive up close and on the big screen.
Be sure to take a closer look at
Michael Wilkinson's 'Babydoll', 'Sweet Pea', 'Rocket', 'Amber' and
'Blondie' costume designs from Sucker Punch, plus lots of original props from the film, here at
Hollywood Movie Costumes and Props.
Evil Queen Narissa
In September 2010 I was lucky enough to travel to
Walt Disney World in
Florida and see
Susan Sarandon's 'Evil Queen Narissa' costume from 2007's
Enchanted on display.
The
Disney musical comedy poked fun at its fairytale heritage, right down to this fabulously dramatic costume design by
Mona May, based on classic villainous
Disney sorceresses like
'Maleficent' and the evil queen from
Snow White.
Take a closer look at this gown, plus
costumes worn by Amy Adams in Enchanted and many more original outfits too.
White Witch Jadis
Speaking of villains, another cool costume I discovered at
The American Film Institute Villains showcase exhibit at
Disney's Hollywood Studios in
Orlando was the battle costume worn by
Tilda Swinton as the
'White Witch Jadis' in the first cinematic installment of
The Chronicles of Narnia - The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe from 2005.
In addition to
Isis Mussenden's fierce chainmail and animal skin outfit, they also had the evil witch's battle chariot on display.
Tron: Legacy Siren Gem
From medieval looking armament to much more futuristic attire and this reflective lightsuit was featured in
Disney's Tron: Legacy from 2010.
I photographed this sexy white costume on display at
ArcLight Sherman Oaks and I believe it was worn in the movie sequel by
Beau Garrett as
'Gem', one of the
Sirens that welcomes
Sam Flynn to the virtual computer world of
Tron. Nine Folies Bergere dancer
Back in 2009 the musical movie
Nine may have flopped at the box office, but I was still thrilled to see the costumes from the movie, like this
Folies Bergere inspired outfit, on display at
ArcLight Sherman Oaks when I went to watch the film.
Be sure to take a moment to check out some of
Colleen Atwood's other costume designs from Nine, worn by
Kate Hudson on the big screen.
Mamma Mia finale costumes
Way back in July 2008, these over-the-top, fun
ABBA-inspired costumes by
Ann Roth from
Mamma Mia: The Movie were some of the first outfits that I had the good fortune to see in person at
ArcLight Hollywood cinema. I certainly think they'd make for a great
Halloween party costume.
If there's nothing here that catches your eye as it did mine, be sure to check out these
10 women's Halloween costume ideas from the movies and TV to see if they can provide you with some inspiration for your look this year.
Stay tuned in the days to come for even more costume ideas from the movies for men.
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