“50 Shades of Dark”: It’s not sex, what makes women “crazy” is this!
“50 Shades of Darker” is causing a fever because it contains hot love scenes, but for women, what interests them more in the movie is probably… something else!
Based on the best-selling novel series by writer E. L. James, Fifty Shades Darker (Original title: Fifty Shades Darker) is the next film adaptation after the success of the first part called Fifty Shades Darker with box office sales. Tickets reached nearly 300 million dollars after just two weeks in theaters – an impressive number for films in the emotional and romantic genres. Right from the first part, Anastasia’s fashion style has become a trend loved and sought after by both fans and the fashion world. Outfits similar to those in the movie scenes that “actress” Dakota Johnson wears are always out of stock, a series of magazines are full of praise for the sophisticated, trendy and suitable outfit combination. figure. And the costumes in this year’s 50 Shades of Black are no exception to that rule, even more gorgeous and elaborate than the previous ones, creating a fashion “fever” around the world right from the first days after when the movie comes out.
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More than the hot sex scenes, perhaps what the girls are most interested in in the movie is… Anastasia’s gorgeous wardrobe.
As in all cinematic works, fashion always plays an important role in films as one of the most visual means of conveying messages, contributing to portraying personality and reflecting the character’s inner self. . In 50 Shades Darker, the character Anastasia found herself a new job at the newspaper. It was an important transition in Ana’s life. That is partly reflected in this character’s outfit, when she had to take off her casual clothes to put on the professional look of an office worker.
The story of the character’s change is told through costumes
Producer Viscidi said: “For Ana, the outfit will help reflect the changes in her life. When she appeared in the first part – Fifty Shades of Gray, Ana was just a college girl and had just recently started filming. got a part-time job at a small store. But going into episode 2, Ana has graduated from college and got a job at a publishing house. She’s on her way to becoming a professional woman. more and more modern.”
In addition, 50 Shades of Dark also marks Ana’s maturity and more initiative in love. Now Ana is no longer the naive, timid student who was overwhelmed by the elegant billionaire Christian Gray. She is much more confident and beautiful than before and this is also shown very clearly in Ana’s more sexy outfit.
Right from the first meeting, actress Dakota Johnson and Costume Designer Shay Cunlife (costume designer for the films The Bourne Ultimatum, 2012,…) discovered that they had a lot in common in terms of ideas. Costume ideas for the character Ana. To help make Ana’s appearance more gorgeous and natural, the designer chose for the female protagonist many items from famous fashion brands such as Dolce & Gabbana, Dior Paris, Zac Posen, Pucci, Armani…
To be able to play the role of a true “lady Ana” in a lavish ball, Dakota Johnson was given a mysterious and luxurious look by costume designer Shay Cunlife, just like the film’s title. Wear a water-soft silver satin dress with a natural drape at the chest designed by high-end fashion designer Monique Lhuillier. Sharing about the process of finding the highlight dress of 50 Shades of Black, Shay Cunlife shared that she was “tired” of searching all available dress models on the market and even vintage designs. However, after much consideration, Shay decided that only Monique Lhuillier’s silk designs could exude the luxurious style of 1930s Hollywood fashion that she wanted to express.
So through 5 sketches, the silver dress for Anastasia’s masquerade ball was born, meeting both criteria that the designer aimed for: being both gorgeous when photographed and easy to… take off. Adding to the perfection of the outfit is a matching capelet jacket made of ostrich feathers, which represents Anastasia’s impressive self-affirmation when entering Gray’s upper-class world.
In addition, viewers can hardly take their eyes off the feminine office dresses with soft materials that accentuate Dakota Johnson’s slim figure, the mysterious black dress with lace when having dinner with Christian or the two-piece. with the highlight being the impressive bright red color she wore at the engagement ceremony. All costumes in the movie accentuate Anastasia’s sexiness, proving that she has stepped beyond the boundaries of a confused student and is ready to face the challenge called adulthood.
Besides costumes, makeup, especially makeup, is also a very important factor in the film. As a girl who is simple in her dress, Anastasia does not wear heavy or elaborate makeup but only chooses her lips as the highlight of her whole face. Choosing a lipstick color that suits actress Dakota Johnson’s face and matches the character’s outfit is always a challenge for the film crew’s beauty experts.
Red tones always give girls an attractive “magic power” that is hard to explain. That’s why makeup artists have chosen this color as the main color in Anastasia’s lip makeup trend. From the burgundy red color of MAC lipstick that stands out on a silver dress at a party, the rosy red color of ILIA Arabian Knights lipstick, to the cherry red color on the outside combined with the retro red color on the inside of the lips coming from a very matte lipstick. smooth… It all created Anastasia’s sexy lips that Christian couldn’t help but kiss.
If the symbol of the first part of Fifty Shades of Gray is the silver tie Christian uses to tie Anastasia’s hands in the hot love scene, then the symbol of Fifty Shades Darker is the lace mask he puts on the mirror. her lovely face. In the first part, the image of Christian holding a tie shows his initiative, but in part 2, Christian only appears with a gentle appearance standing behind tying the mask for his lover, proving his position in the relationship. This complicated love relationship has completely turned around.
The lace mask used in the movie was actually a product purchased by costume designer Shay Cunlife from an online store for only… 15 USD. But then a series of Swarovski crystals were added and the ribbon was replaced with a higher quality material, creating the final product as a “unique” work. The film crew said that up to ten masks were made for use during filming.
