“Whoever said orange was the new pink was seriously disturbed.”
It’s so on the nose.
It’s so feminine.
Tracy Bennett
Could we do lavender?
Could we do light blue?
Is there another color that we could do?'
Tracy Bennett
When we met all the sorority girls, it had to be pink."
The dinner ends up being a bust as Warner dumps Elle, but the dress was a big success.
“It was much more about ‘Okay, she needs a bikini for this scene.
MGM
Well, guess what?
She’s going to wear a sequin bikini, so let’s go and find that.
What’s that going to look like?”
Tracy Bennett
The designer was able to work that way because she had a lot of creative freedom on the film.
‘Oh, she’s driving?
De Rakoff worked from moment to moment, determining what each scene required.
MGM
How could she be a fish out of water, but still be true to herself?
It was always about, ‘What would Elle want to do in this situation?
How would she dress herself?
Tracy Bennett
What would she think was appropriate?'"
“I love to put a girl in a tie; I think it’ssocute,” she details.
“To me, that was everything that Elle would do.
MGM
I think it came together really well as an outfit.”
This girl has a really unique style."
As for Vivian’s style, she’s very conservative, so pretty opposite to Elle.
Tracy Bennett
She’s all about tradition, she’s “Love Story-ish.”
“That’s partly Reese, though: It’s how she wears things,” de Rakoff notes.
She’s not in crazy shoes.
MGM
And it’s super cheap, like the ears are bent over on the headband.
Turns out the party isn’t actually one for costumes, but Elle still looks great.
“The denim speaks, I think, to Middle America.
MGM
It has that little bit [of] Western feel to it no matter how it’s interpreted.
Paulette really is a mishmash of all different things because her character is so all over the place.
To be fair, you’d be hard-pressed to find someone with Elle’s fashion sense.
Tracy Bennett
“I think fashion designers do what they do and they do it very well.
Who is doing that this season?
Who would Elle be looking at?’
She’d be like ‘Oh, I love that.
I’m going to go and get this from Celine.'”
But she shows off her style while on trial, opting for a newspaper-print blazer.
Altogether, the costumes and film itself have continued to endure.
