What happens when contemporary fashion designers reinvent or reanimate legendary costume moments from Hollywood history? Here, looks from eight iconic films— Barry Lyndon, Marie Antoinette, Dune, Black Panther, Orlando, Edward Scissorhands, Once Upon a Time…in Hollywood, and The Great Gatsby —meet seven custom looks inspired by the worlds they conjured—real or imagined.

Marie Antoinette, 2006

No one brings imaginary worlds to life quite like the Italian costume designer Milena Canonero, who has four Oscar wins and nine nominations under her belt. In 1986, when she was working on Miami Vice , Vogue noted that when “Canonero costumes a film, ‘costumes’ go beyond compelling visual images. They tell a fashion story.” Although Canonero’s research is extensive, her approach is not tha

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