《灰姑娘》礼服解密

I knew the dress that transforms Cinderella into a beautiful princess needed to be big – very big. It had to be a showstopper.

Sadly, there was no real-life fairy godmother to conjure it up. In fact, it took a team of 20 people 4,000 hours to create eight versions of this very special gown.

The result? Rave reviews when the film, directed by Kenneth Branagh, opened in the UK a week ago.

Vanity Fair called it ‘genuinely magical’, while fans have said the dress is one of the most spectacular costumes ever.

But how do you go about creating the ultimate fairytale gown – and making it look truly magical on screen?

Cinderella – played by Downton Abbey’s Lily James – has to dance and run away into the night, and I wanted the dress to look as light as air, a watercolour in motion.

Costume-maker Jane Law and I achieved that with the choice of fabric and by using many different shades of shimmering blue.

Cinderella 灰姑娘

showstopper 令人印象深刻的事物

godmother 教母

conjure it up 使如变魔术般凭空出现

gown （女用）长礼服

Rave 盛赞的

Vanity Fair 《名利场》（Vanity Fair）是一本美国文化、时尚和政治杂志 更多介绍戳这里

spectacular 壮观的

go about 处理

fairytale 童话式的



Downton Abbey 英剧《唐顿庄园》

watercolour 水彩画

fabric 织物

shade 色调

shimmering 微微发亮的，闪烁的

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