Award-winning costume designer Jacqueline Durran joins writer frances_sola to discuss the costumes of Pablo Larraín’s new film, Spencer. Spencer
was unlike anything else she has done in her impressive 22-year career. Instead of using her creativity within the constraints of a historical time period , to stay true to the late Princess of Wales' style, Durran had to draw from the vast library of images and then narrow it down to select looks.“There is just a picture that tells you exactly what she wore on each day,” Durran tells. “It's quite overwhelming that there is that much information about her.
, for which Stewart is an ambassador, Durran was able to go through the house’s archive for originals of pieces worn by Diana, as well as modern jewelry, handbags, and accessories. One example is the look seen in the movie’s poster, in which Stewart wears a red coat that Durran sourced from the Chanel archives. For this scene, Durran nodded to a similar look that the late Princess wore to Christmas Day service at Sandringham, but in 1993, as well as another red coat that she wore in 1998.
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