Why Fashion Fans Will Love Maleficent

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When you have an iconic actress (Angelina Jolie) playing an iconic storybook character (Maleficent, of Sleeping Beauty fame), you need a wow-worthy costume to match. We’d say Disney nailed it. And there’s so much for the fashion aficionado to love, too! From the intricately detailed collars to the hauntingly beautiful jewelry, Maleficent’s modern look is a brilliant marriage of fantasy and couture.
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Rob Goodwin was one of three specialists brought in to work on the Maleficent costume. “We were there to really give it a harder edge, sort of couture look,” Goodwin says. “We wanted to steer away from some of the clichés that you can sometimes get in fantasy films, and make her attractive, yet scary and relevant.”
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“We tried to exaggerate certain parts of her bone structure and anatomy to again make her look super human or other-than human.”
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“They brought Manuel Albarran over from Spain, who is excellent at making armor and body pieces. He made a spine that then formed into a collar, which felt almost lizard-like.”