Aside from an item or two, including a vintage Courrèges coat on Hudson, Atwood and her team custom-made the costumes for the principal players; Atwood even delved into her own archive of vintage textiles on occasion, as she did for Cruz’s two curvy sheath dresses — one blood red, the other powder blue and embroidered with blooms. “Thankfully, Penélope’s really small, so there was, within the skin of my teeth, just enough fabric to make those costumes,” she says.
The plot of Nine was rather thin, but the music, choreography, and costumes - amazing. Especially this dress!