Costume Design for 'The Tourist'

Oscar-winning costume designer, Colleen Atwood, is well known for  creating  outrageous and theatrical  costumes for films like 'Alice in Wonderland',  'Edward Scissorhands', 'Chicago' and 'Nine'. She recently has given the challenge of creating costumes for the thriller 'The Tourist', starring Angelina Jolie as British  Interpol Agent, Elise and Johnny Depp as an American tourist in only ten weeks. She wanted to dress the characters in classic, contemporary clothes that would  compliment and not overwhelm the breathtaking  settings of Venice and Paris.

Her inspiration for Angelina’s lady-like wardrobe were old Hitchcock films like 'Rear Window' and 'Vertigo'... simple and elegant. Their were only twelve main costumes for Angelina in the film. Accessories and jewellery played an integral part in Elise's classic look. Ferragamo designed all of Angelina’s shoes for the film and even created a special limited edition “Elise” stiletto that’s now  available in store. Her jewellery all came from Asprey's of London.

 

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Melissah