All of the worlds are much expanded inDune Two, West tellsVogue.We had our hands full.
West, who attended Catholic school as a child, was captivated by the nuns and their habits.
I love that image and I tried to recreate that throughDune Twowith silhouettes.
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Still, her costumes were far from simple.
West called on costumer Matt Reitsma to hand-print the Fremen alphabet onto Lady Jessicas robes.
West referred to Princess Irulan as the warrior princess.
Rebecca Ferguson as Lady Jessica
A close-up look at Pughs chainmail headpiece
Fergusons Jessica cuts a stark contrast from Margot, Lady Fenring.
Seydoux is pictured in a velvet, jewel-toned habit-esque covering.
They have that one silhouette thats very nun, she says.
Léa Seydoux as Margot, Lady Fenring
Lady Fenrings is one of my favorite costumes of the movie for its simplicity.
She looks so rich, but yet shes still a nun.
I relied on oldBalenciagafor my inspiration there.
Florence Pugh as Princess Irulan
But the real diversion is Pughs Princess Irulan, whom West describes as the films voice of reason.
Irulan is often seen in smaller, metallic headpieces, which West likens to armor.
Shes the moral compass inDune Two.
West referred to Princess Irulan as “the warrior princess.”
She sees through that and shes playing the long game, she says.
Shes seen beyond the manipulations of Bene Gesserit, so I kept her out of that a bit.
Still, she managed to incorporate the nun look into Pughs costume.
A close-up look at Pugh’s chainmail headpiece
I remember when I was a little girl, how the nuns habits framed their face.
I thought I could do that best with headdresses.
The Harkonnens are sartorially linked by lots of black, leather, and spandex.
Details on the Harkonnen costumes
There’s a vampire quality to it.
I drew a lot from the art of Geiger.
Its very, very, very gothic, West says.
The Harkonnens
I drew on really dark medieval images, like dark nights and dark armor and all the embossed leather.
It is quite bondage-y.
Frank Herbert always said to understand the future, you have to look at the past, she says.
And I think Dune is the world starting over after some kind of apocalypse.
