The ballroom dress in
Labyrinth is a thing of beauty, if you were a kid of a certain age when this movie came out (and I was.) There aren't too many places to wear an enormous iridescent ballgown, however, so I tried to do a much more casual version. It was kind of frustrating, to be honest, since I already had an exact picture in my head of the pieces I wanted to find. Alas, most of them do not exist (or at least don't exist in the shimmer knit fabric I wanted), so I had to come up with an alternate interpretation. The only thing that's missing from this collage is the perfect hairpiece, which has eluded me entirely.
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| In my dream version, I worked the clock motif into the hair jewelry. It...sounded less insane in my head. |
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| Masquerade scenes in any other movie fall completely short of my expectations because of the fantastic masks used here. (And no one is ever having as good a time, either!) |
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| Even as a little girl, I knew I'd never find another man who could pull off this outfit. |
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| Flawless. |
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| Okay, this guy here in the long mask? Totally spotlighted by the camera throughout the whole scene. It's both kind of freaky and awesome how he progressively becomes a focal point as Sarah's discomfort intensifies. Considering some of the creative team were extras in this scene, I'd love to know who played this guy. |
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| Labyrinth: setting up insanely high relationship expectations, one girl at a time. |
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| I always liked to imagine that these were the goblins' real forms, as if they were all, once, babies Jareth had stolen. |
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| Oh, Brian Froud, you can't hide from me. |
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| No seriously, who is this guy? |
It's such an amazing film! Possibly one of my favourites.
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Paris W
I love this post! Labyrinth is amazing. The first time I saw it I was like 21 but the ballgown still stuck with me! It was all my little girl fantasies in ONE DRESS. I like the more modern approach you took with it too. Especially the shoes.