With all the excitement over the new Twilight dress, I couldn’t resist doing a post on other dresses from the movies. Im not sure any of them have had quite as much attention as Bella Swans (ok except maybe the Vera Wang gowns from Bride Wars) but there are some gorgeous dresses to take inspiration from and with the budget even buy!
I love the back of this Carolina Herrera dress which was designed especially for the film but I’m not convinced by the front. Taking inspiration from the descriptions in the book and Kirsten Stewart, Carolina created a dress which fit the scene perfectly, and what a beautiful wedding scene it was. To those of you who are big fans of this dress you’re in luck as you can buy a replica from Alfred Angelo for around £800. Bella for the day anyone?
The Designer Bride
There have been quite a few dresses that have caught my eye in films over the years. Below are some great shots from each film and even a few catwalk photos.
Above we have…
1. Julia Roberts in Run Away Bride
2. Katherine Heigel in 27 Dresses wore this stunning dress by Amsale
3. Krysten Ritter in Confessions of a Shopaholic and the scene was shot in Kleinfield store in NYC
4 and 5. Anne Hathaway and Kate Hudson in Bride Wars who both wore Vera Wang
6. Carrie Bradshaw played by Sarah Jessica Parker in the Sex in the City movie in a flamboyant Vivienne Westwood dress
7. I love America Ferrera in this gorgeous Monique Lhuillier dress from the film Our Family
8. Malin Akerman in a lovely Amsale gown from the film 27 Dresses
9. Jennifer Garner wearing Manuel Mota in Ghosts of Girlfriends Past
10. Rachel McAdams in The Time Travellers Wife wore a strapless Lee-Ann Belter Bridal dress
11. Rashida Jones in I Love you man wore a dress off the high street and looked great in this dress from J Crew
The Vintage Bride
It must be great fun to be a costume designer and work on beautiful dresses like those seen in Star Wars, Young Victoria and My Fair Lady. The vintage look is so popular at the moment and these dresses fit right in!
These fabulous vintage beauties are…
1. Emily Blunt in Young Victoria wore a creation by costume designer Sandy Powell
2. Audrey Hepburn’s famous Givenchy dress in Funny Face
3. Audrey Hepburn in the classic My Fair Lady
4. Princess Amidala in Star Wars played by Natalie Portman wore a dress designed Trisha Biggar
5 and 8. Rachel McAdams in ultimate chic flick The Notebook
6. Sandra Bullock wore a custom dress by the costumer Cat Thomas in The Proposal
9. Angelina Jolie’s dress in the Good Shepard is by costume designer Ann Roth
Hello do you know where I can find the vintage looking dress(or a replica) Julia Roberts was wearing in the post you have for movie brides from Runaway Bride?
Hi Nekeisha! The dress was designed by Albert Wolsky, he is a costume designer so unfortunately the dress isn’t available to buy. It’s always worth trying a dress maker if you want a specific look though. There are a few designers who have done similar stripped styles, check out Junko Yoshikia (try the Juno Dress http://junkoyoshioka.com), David’s bridal do a short style (http://www.davidsbridal.com/Product_Short-Dress-Featuring-3D-Floral-Appliques-ES9895_Bridal-Gowns-Shop-By-Silhouette-Short) and Pronivia do lots of striped gowns so worth taking a look. Hope this helps.
Where can I get a replica of the vintage dress Rachel McAdams wore in the notebook
Hi Niki, you could always try a dress maker or approach http://lea-annbelter.com who made the original dress.