The animated film is so well-loved that creating costumes for the live-action version required refining, not redoing.
Here, she explains the vibrant new variations.
And it’s not meant to be an exact replica of its hand-drawn predecessor.
Designs by Jacqueline Durran
If you look closely at Belle’s accessories, they too evoke the Beast’s dwelling.
Even the Beast’s beard was a challenge.
As Durran puts it, “Collars are not problems you usually deal with.”
Design by Jacqueline Durran
Ruffly neckwear how beastly!
It was one of my favorite things in the film’s costumes."
Madame de Garderobe
Audra McDonald’s dress wasn’t as delicate as Stanley Tuccis outfit.
Design by Jacqueline Durran
Not that this poseur has ever been in the line of fire, of course.
“Because he’s so vain, he keeps having to add details to himself.
He’s always kind of pumping himself up and making sure he looks the most extraordinary.”
Design by Jacqueline Durran
“He’s absentminded, and Kevin wasn’t uncertain about his interpretation,” Durran says.
“At one point I think he kept two pairs of glasses on.
He’s a lovable eccentric.”
Design by Jacqueline Durran
“He couldn’t really aspire to have any of the fashionable or military details.”
“He did a lot of singing,” she says with a laugh.
“Comic, operatic singing.”
Design by Jacqueline Durran
Design by Jacqueline Durran
Design by Jacqueline Durran
Design by Jacqueline Durran
Design by Jacqueline Durran
Design by Jacqueline Durran
