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The Real-Life Couturiers Who Inspired Phantom Thread
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On the release of a new film on British couture in the 1950s, Phantom Thread, we trace the couturiers who inspired Daniel Day-Lewis’ lead role
TextJack Moss
In preparation for his latest role, Daniel Day-Lewis learned to sew.
He spent a year doing so, absorbing himself in the traditional art of dressmaking under the tutelage of the New York City Ballet’s costume designer, Marc Happel, in a process that was slow, and painful. The year culminated with him recreating a gown by master couturier Cristóbal Balenciaga, made entirely by hand.
Only when the dress was finished, a sheath style in grey flannel wool and lined with lilac silk, could the actor – a man well known for an obsessive dedication to his craft – begin filming.
The role in question was that of Reynolds Woodcock, the fastidious British couturier at the centre of Paul Thomas Anderson’s latest film, Phantom Thread.
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