Oscar-winning costume designer Colleen Atwood tells EW all about the drop-dead looks she created for the film.
There, she estimates, 5,000 Coque feathers were hand-foiled in gold.
“Charlize looks amazing in and out of clothing.
Giles Keyte
She transforms the costume into something more incredible than what you thought of as a designer.
She elevates every costume.”
“We made this dress out of aluminum fabric,” says Atwood.
Giles Keyte
“The bodice is cut plastic like the tubing they use in aquariumsand silver leather.
It’s a fun combination of odd material, but it marries together in an interesting way.”
The Huntswoman
Chastain’s character, Sara, is an equal to Chris Hemsworth’s titular Huntsman.
Lora Heath/Colleen Atwood
Ready for Battle
Atwood developed Chastain’s wardrobe for the film accordingly.
“She did a lot of action in these clothes,” she says.
“But we still wanted her to be strong and sexy.”
Giles Keyte
Lora Heath/Colleen Atwood
Giles Keyte
Daryl Warner/Colleen Atwood
