Last updated: 26 June, 2010
Gregg Barnes, costume designer, talks about Legally Blonde:
Legally Blonde Costume Directory
Omigod! dress. Elle is trying this strapless, empire-waisted dress on in the store when we first meet her. It is a white satin dress with pink accents and bows. Article Gallery
Serious dress. Elle eventually settles upon this spaghetti-strap, empire-waisted dress. It is a pink floral knit.
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"Shame Spiral" robe. She wears this after being dumped by Warner. It's a fluffy white robe with whimsical appliques.
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Pink Tracksuit. She wears this under her robe, and during the What You Want sequence where she begins her application to Harvard. It's a two-piece medium pink velour tracksuit. The sleeve length varies from production to production.
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Cheer Outfit. She wears this in her final bid to get into Harvard, when she performs a song and dance number for the admissions committee. It's a heavily beaded jacket, shirt, and shorts combo which she wears over white heeled boots.
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First Day At Harvard. Elle wears this ensemble for Harvard Variations / Positive. It is composed of a pink jacket/blazer, a pink tank with "HARVARD" across the front, jeans, and a phenomenal pair of go-go boots. In the West End production, Sheridan Smith wears a white blouse under the tank, making it more of a preppy vest look. Article Gallery
Playboy Bunny. Elle wears this costume to what she thinks is a costume party. (Spoiler: it's not!) It's a pink heavily boned bodice with a collar, cuffs, and bunny ears.
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Chip On Your Shoulder. Elle changes into a casual outfit after Emmett walks her home. Varying with nearly every actress, it's a pink top, jeans, and heels, with a jacket she throws on (and then takes off) midscene.
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So Much Better. Elle wears a denim jacket, lavender cami, and an awesome pink houndstooth skirt for the closing number of Act I. My personal favourite! Article Gallery
Pink & Navy Suit. Elle wears this pink & navy pinstriped suit over a white blouse and heels to visit Brooke Windham in jail. Later, she takes Emmett shopping.
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Bend & Snap. Elle wears a black short sleeve sweater over a white blouse & black skirt while getting her nails done at Paulette's.
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Legally Blonde Suit. Elle wears this basic belted navy suit & skirt when Callahan hits on her. It's very simple, significant in showing how much Elle has had to change herself to "fit in".
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Remix Coat. Elle wears this long flared coat over her Remix dress before Vivienne convinces her to stay.
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Remix Dress. Elle wears this pink dress to the final trial. In the US, this is a long sleeved, a-line pink knit dress. In the UK, Sheridan Smith wears a a close-fitting, short sleeved dress. Article Gallery
Graduation Robe. Elle, the Harvard valedictorian, throws this robe on over her Remix dress for her address, and then to propose to Emmett. Article Gallery
Curtain Call. Elle wears this bedazzled version of the Remix dress for her curtain call. It's so pretty and sparkly!
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Other outfits:
SF Photoshoot. Laura Bell Bundy wears this two piece magenta wool suit for some early promos. It's very Laura Bush, IMO.
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Album Cover. LBB wears this pink houndstooth dress on the cover of the LBTM album.
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MTV Photoshoot. The top five contestants on The Next Elle Woods did an Elle-inspired photoshoot.
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West End Promo. Sheridan Smith wears this ornate foofy dress in some Legally Blonde promo stuff.
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"This dress has to seal the deal--make a grown man kneel--but it can't come right out and say 'bride'!"
White empire-waisted above-the-knee dress with scalloped edges, pink embroidery, over pink trim.
She wears her Tiffany's bracelet & necklace set, sparkly crystal earrings
GLITTER SHOES!!!
IMO, it's supposed to be strapless, but since it's worn over the Serious Dress, the straps show under.
I can't find any major differences between LBB, Bailey, and Becky's versions of this gown—shocking, I know. In the promo shots, Bailey's looks a little brighter in colour than LBB's, but I think that's the difference in quality for the pictures.
The main over-fabric of the gown is white—I think it's chiffon, because I like everything to be chiffon, but it's white, heavyish, and it seems pretty stand-alone in the sideshots.
The underneath fabric (not the Serious dress, but the part that shows underneath the scalloped edges) is the same shade of pink as the embroidery on the scallops, and is a silky and ribbed fabric.
The edges (neckline and hemline) are scalloped, and the pink embroidery gives it an eyelet effect: I totally thought they were until I looked at Bailey's major high-rez shots.
SHOES: these are different, I'm pretty sure.
Becky's are magenta, sparkly and glittery and have an ankle strap (showing here)
LBB's are about the same colour as the trim on the dress, and are closed-toed with no strap
Bailey's are pink and sparkly, and have an ugly elastic band across them so she won't kick them off ala LBB in SF.
