Last Night in Soho's Costume Designer Shares the Secret to Dressing Like a 1960s Bombshell

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Last Night in Soho's Costume Designer Shares the Secret to Dressing Like a 1960s Bombshell
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LastNightinSoho's costume designer had the tricky job of mirroring experiences between the 1960s and 2010s.

"The black lace dress was still her hope and sophistication," Dicks-Mireaux said."I found a picture of a pattern by Nina Ricci and thought, oh, that's great!" The black lace dress particularly worked because it was a combination of two fabrics, much like the peach chiffon tent dress. She used Sandie's dresses as opportunities to create a mirroring effect with Eloise's wardrobe, by using two different types of layered fabric to construct many of the looks.

and local fashion and art students to create Eloise's debut collection. Ellie's final collection included gender-neutral pieces inspired by Sandie's principal looks, but reimagined through a futuristic lens."As a designer, you can't necessarily design everything yourself," she shared."You have to bring in people around you. I had a very young, great team who were buying all the modern clothes. I also had a young girl helping me who's straight out of art school.

A good team might be the best advice from an award-winning costume designer, but Dicks-Mireaux also admitted that"growing up through the '60s" is a massive help. For creating a modern, she suggests making something with paper patterns and checking out one of the numerous £3 fabric warehouses."That's what I did, that's what my mum did. The shapes are relatively simple.

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