One of the best 2010 movies I’ve seen is the Black Swan. It’s a psychological thriller played by the ever-beautiful Natalie Portman.
The Black Swan is a story about a ballerina, Nina Sayers, who dreams of coveting the lead role for her New York City ballet company’s production of The Swan Lake, but finds difficulty playing both the White and Black Swan. Although she perfectly fits the White Swan, her stiffness and perfectionism prevent her from embodying the Black Swan, which suited Lily (Mila Kunis) more, her understudy.
In the process, Nina displays a number of psychotic symptoms, including strong delusions and elaborate visual hallucinations. She begins to feel paranoid that Lily is determined to take the lead away from her. Her teacher, Thomas (Vincent Cassel), meanwhile, becomes increasingly critical of Nina’s “frigid” dancing as the Black Swan, and tells her that she should stop being so perfect and simply lose herself in the Black Swan role (Wikipedia, 2010)
which she did eventually (hence the poking black feathers) to the point of compromising her own life. I DIDN’T POST THIS TO TALK ABOUT THE FILM THOUGH. I watched and thoroughly enjoyed it, and I think you should experience it as well. After Inception, The Black Swan is the only film of the year that is really disturbing, and that’s a good thing. IT’S SO GOOD.
One of my dreams when I was a child was to become a ballerina. Ballerinas look very divine and pristine to me; they exude grace and beauty. And it is even more emphasized by the cute tutus they wear. In the movie, Natalie Portman is required to wear two different costumes to suit her double character. Below are photos of the two designs opposed to how they actually look in the film:
The White Swan
The Black Swan. I adore her crown!
All sketches and designs were made by sisters Kate and Laura Mulleary. Tavi, owner of the style rookie blog, gave good reviews about the costumes saying:
The sisters have mastered the act of combining fantasy with a harsher and disturbingly familiar reality, and were perfect to help Nina blur the lines between herself and her role. Along with suiting Swan Lake so well and helping to parallel the story of the swan with Nina’s own breakdown, the costumes also accentuate her darkness once she indulges most fully. She experiences the consequences of this indulgence while back in the white costume, giving us a contrast that defines her idea of perfect.
Trailers were released in July of last year (I think):
And the film certainly has inspired our local fashionistas. Notable of which is Joanna Ladrido (JL), co-owner of the Glitterati line, who single-handedly made and wore a Black Swan gown to a Halloween party. Talk about genius:
Hey there! My name is Daphne and I am based in Tampa Bay, Florida.
This blog has been my digital home since 2010. I initially created Metamorphosis as an outlet for my thoughts but eventually focused on my (questionable) style, beauty routines, and adventures.
