
“There had to be 80 yards of it, because you need to make like 15 copies for the stunt people or for all the times we’re going to blow it out ,” Benach says. One of the challenges that came with any fabric chosen was finding enough of it. Rosie Perez, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Margot Robbie, Ella Jay Basco and Jurnee Smollett-Bell in “Bird of Prey.” Warner Bros The costume designer considered four color options, but in a test fight scene, the gold popped the most. Harley’s other standout look likely to be co-opted by fans is a gold jumpsuit emblazoned with a diamond pattern. The jacket was originally made with party streamers, but those were replaced with more durable fabric strips. “There’s something so ‘I don’t give a f - - k about it.” “I felt like Harley’s often at the scene of the crime and she would take the tape and use it for herself,” Benach says. It was partially inspired by one singer Karen O of Yeah Yeah Yeahs once wore. One outfit you’re likely to see often this Halloween is a jacket fashioned out of streamers and yellow police “caution” tape. The cackling madwoman also has a childlike side, so Benach thought about what her 7-year-old daughter might like, and included stickers, beads and sparkly aspects in Harley’s wardrobe. “That was helpful.”īenach wanted Harley’s outfits to have a DIY look to them, as she imagined the character would make her own clothes. “She would give direction like, ‘Harley would just walk down the street and stick her hand in a window and pull out anything she wanted,’ ” Benach says.

Margot Robbie and director Cathy Yan on the set of “Birds of Prey.” Warner Bros Harley (Margot Robbie) joins with the Huntress (Mary Elizabeth Winstead), Black Canary (Jurnee Smollett-Bell), Renee Montoya (Rosie Perez) and Cassandra Cain (Ella Jay Basco) to take down a crime boss (Ewan McGregor).īut it’s the gleefully unhinged Harley, first introduced to moviegoers in 2016’s “Suicide Squad,” who gets the most attention, and cosplay love, from fans.īenach, who was also the costume designer for “A Star Is Born,” took inspiration from the comics - as well as Robbie.

Harley Quinn - and her 13 outrageous outfits - are at the center of “Birds of Prey,” a DC Comics-based film about a team of female superheroes that flies into theaters Friday. 1 Halloween costume last year,” says “Birds of Prey” costume designer Erin Benach. “I remember sitting in one of our first big production meetings, and someone said that Harley Quinn was the No.
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