Cinderella has heel 15 and the wicked stepmother is wearing a super parure, in Swarovski crystal. Yes slipper, gowns, magic wand and accessories can make even more lavish and contemporary the fairy tale by Charles Perrault in the movie directed by Kenneth Branagh for Disney with Lily James in the title role. That’s why the Austrian giant not only provided 1.7 million crystals to make the costumes, including slippers taking approximately 150 hours of work and featuring 221 facets in a light-reflecting Crystal Blue Aurora Borealis coating, but also opened its archives jewelry to Sandy Powell and her team: the Academy Award for costume design has borrowed more than 150 vintage pieces, including tiaras and ornaments, to give a touch of glamor to the movie, especially to to the ballroom scenes. And to embellish the wicked stepmother, Lady Tremaine, played by Cate Blanchett, with a collection of antique style jewelry, leaves shaped adorned with crystals baguette in emerald green or gold.
