By Leslie De Rosas
Beautiful dresses, tiaras, jewels and a life that goes beyond fairy tales, that is the British monarchy, a story of kings and princesses of the real world, as human as people who do not carry a title of nobility, with successes , with errors, with concerns, virtues and defects.
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All this Netflix wanted to show in its acclaimed series The Crown, one of the series that swept 7 Emmy Awards on Sunday, September 19 of this year. At the award ceremony, the awards that the series took were the following:
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Best drama seriesnBest Leading Actor (Josh O’Connor)nBest Leading Actress in a Drama (Olvia Colman)nBest Supporting Actor in a Drama (Tobias Menzies)nBest Supporting Actress in a Drama (Gillian Anderson)nBest Screenplay in a Drama (Peter Morgan)nBest Directing in a Drama (Jessica Hobbs)
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Since the premiere of the series on November 4, 2016, the production obtained a resounding success and great acceptance from the public, becoming one of the favorites of the platform and also one of the most expensive with a budget that is around 6 and $ 13 million per episode, the first season alone surpassed a record of $ 130 million for its completion.
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Part of that huge budget for its realization is destined to the costumes and the question is who has not fallen in love with the dresses and suits that appear in the series? Carefully studied and made in such a way that they are very close to those worn by the real members at the time, becoming one of the most important things in the series, something that allows us to be transported to the times shown in each chapter and that helps us to learn more about the personality of each of the characters.
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The setting of each set product of the ingenuity of Adriano Goldman who acts as director of photography, together with the costumes that range from the beginning of the reign of Elizabeth II to go through history to the present time, under an exhaustive investigation of the events and what data would be used to capture them on the screen.
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The costume designer for the first season was Michele Clapton and for the third and fourth seasons, Amy Roberts took over with the help of Sidonie Roberts (costume assistant) and Sarah Moore (costume supervisor). Each one has managed to captivate us with each design that, in addition to being almost a replica of the originals, let their imagination run wild to add some details of their own in each look.
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The team represented what was the fashion of those yesterdays, the dress of Princess Isabel at that time whose details were replaced by pearls, sequins and diamonds, which cost approximately 37 thousand dollars and 7 weeks to make.
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The English tailoring and the looks that the same designer declared as daring in Prince Charles, Lady Di’s wedding dress that carried 95 meters of fabric and 100 meters of lace, the outfits that the Queen used to travel to Balmoral and fashion eighties; capturing its essence at the right moment, making the series a benchmark for fashionistas.
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Even the actors themselves have declared that the costumes have helped them a lot when it comes to embodying the character they played, giving their viewers iconic scenes in real life, here are some examples between the photographs and real moments, with those of the productions :
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The secret of the costumes is the selection of colors for each character and the accessories that they will wear, of course, all that will depend on the style of who they are going to represent. There is no doubt that this eye and attention to detail is what allowed the series to give quality and success.
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Among the cast we have found great figures such as Olivia Colman, Gillian Anderson, Helena Bonham Carter, Vanessa Kirby, Tobias Menzies, John Lithgow, Emma Corrin Claire Foy, Josh O ’Connor, among others who make up the cast allowing an exceptional series to be made.
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Much has been said about the division of opinions that the royal family has had regarding the series, the truth is that the Queen has seen some chapters as well as Princess Eugenia, who has shown her support towards the realization of the biography of her grandmother.
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For now, we know that the series will have 6 seasons, so let’s not lose sight of it because I am sure that there will be more iconic moments in the history of the crown embodied in its production and costumes.
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