Tuesday, August 30, 2011

Glenn Close Cruella de Vil costumes from 101 and 102 Dalmatians...

In the 1996 live-action version of Disney's classic 101 Dalmatians animated feature from 1961, Glenn Close stars as the iconic villain 'Cruella de Vil', re-imagined as head of a designer high-fashion brand, the 'House of de Vil'.

Costumes, props and sets from 101 and
102 Dalmatians live-action movies
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Cruella de Vil dragon dress 102 Dalmatians
To celebrate the 50th anniversary of the animated classic, the Treasures of the Walt Disney Archives exhibit at Disney's D23 Expo had this special display featuring costumes and an actual set from the live-action films on August 19, 2011.
101 Dalmatians movie poster
101 Dalmatians movie poster
First up is this zebra print inspired outfit worn by Glenn Close as Cruella de Vil in 101 Dalmatians. The lady really does love her fur and there's nothing she'd like better than a Dalmatian fur coat.

Cruella de Vil zebra print costume worn by
Glenn Close in 101 Dalmatians
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This eccentric outfit and the costumes from this movie were designed by Rosemary Burrows and Anthony Powell.

House of de Vil movie set from 101 Dalmatians
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Production Designer Assheton Gorton and Set Decorator Joanne Woollard worked on both of the live-action Dalmatians movies.

101 Dalmatians movie poster
101 Dalmatians poster
Finally, enjoy this intricate dragon dress worn by Glenn Close in the 2000 sequel, 102 Dalmatians, featuring a feathered veil headpiece and wonderfully ornate 'dragon head' muff hand-warmer.

Cruella de Vil dragon dress costume worn
by Glenn Close in 102 Dalmatians
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Cruella de Vil dragon dress 102 Dalmatians
It really was amazing to see this spectacular costume up close, it's a real show-stopper.

For the sequel, Anthony Powell was Costume Designer and Rosemary Burrows was Costume Supervisor.

102 Dalmatians movie poster
102 Dalmatians movie poster

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