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Swarovski announced today that it has collaborated with BAFTA-nominated costume designer Julian Day to bring show-stopping shine to Rocketman (June 20), the new musical fantasy film from Paramount Pictures based on the life of Sir Elton John. Day incorporated more than one million Swarovski crystals into his imaginative designs to illuminate Elton’s extravagant style.
Directed by Dexter Fletcher, Rocketman traces Elton John’s extraordinary breakthrough years, from student prodigy to pop-rock sensation. Taron Egerton as Elton performs his greatest hits and wears ever-more fabulous costumes designed by Julian Day in this fantastical retelling of the true highs and lows of stardom. Elton John is executive producer on the film from MARV Films, Rocket Pictures, and New Republic Pictures. Producing are Matthew Vaughn, David Furnish, Adam Bohling, and David Reid. Rocketman also stars Bryce Dallas Howard, Jamie Bell and Richard Madden.
Day collaborated with Swarovski, Official Crystal Partner of Rocketman, to design the costumes, including 64 different looks for the character of Elton. One million crystals embellish the costumes and accessories, bringing to life the extraordinary showmanship of Elton John in Rocketman.
Four key crystallized costumes form part of Elton’s flamboyant wardrobe:
The ‘Dodgers’ costume – a fully-crystallized baseball kit – is a stunning reimagining of the iconic costume worn by Elton to perform at his legendary Dodger Stadium concerts in Los Angeles in 1975. The shimmering design worn in the film by Egerton was created using 140,000 Swarovski crystals to be even more dazzling than the original.
The dramatic ‘Devil’ costume was designed for a moment when Elton feels unloved, so Day surrounds him with love in the form of a fiery-red jumpsuit with heart-shaped wings. The costume blazes with bespoke crystal flames, a headdress and sunglasses all glowing with over 60,000 hand-embellished Swarovski crystals.
The ‘Yellow Brick Road’ costume brings to life Elton’s much-loved album, with design details to represent characters from The Wizard of Oz. The blue suit with crystal red lapels and the iconic ruby crystal slippers symbolize Dorothy, and the fur coat, silver shirt and straw hat characterize each of her companions: the Lion, the Tin Man and the Scarecrow.
Directed by Dexter Fletcher, Rocketman traces Elton John’s extraordinary breakthrough years, from student prodigy to pop-rock sensation. Taron Egerton as Elton performs his greatest hits and wears ever-more fabulous costumes designed by Julian Day in this fantastical retelling of the true highs and lows of stardom. Elton John is executive producer on the film from MARV Films, Rocket Pictures, and New Republic Pictures. Producing are Matthew Vaughn, David Furnish, Adam Bohling, and David Reid. Rocketman also stars Bryce Dallas Howard, Jamie Bell and Richard Madden.
Day collaborated with Swarovski, Official Crystal Partner of Rocketman, to design the costumes, including 64 different looks for the character of Elton. One million crystals embellish the costumes and accessories, bringing to life the extraordinary showmanship of Elton John in Rocketman.
Four key crystallized costumes form part of Elton’s flamboyant wardrobe:
The ‘Dodgers’ costume – a fully-crystallized baseball kit – is a stunning reimagining of the iconic costume worn by Elton to perform at his legendary Dodger Stadium concerts in Los Angeles in 1975. The shimmering design worn in the film by Egerton was created using 140,000 Swarovski crystals to be even more dazzling than the original.
The dramatic ‘Devil’ costume was designed for a moment when Elton feels unloved, so Day surrounds him with love in the form of a fiery-red jumpsuit with heart-shaped wings. The costume blazes with bespoke crystal flames, a headdress and sunglasses all glowing with over 60,000 hand-embellished Swarovski crystals.
The ‘Yellow Brick Road’ costume brings to life Elton’s much-loved album, with design details to represent characters from The Wizard of Oz. The blue suit with crystal red lapels and the iconic ruby crystal slippers symbolize Dorothy, and the fur coat, silver shirt and straw hat characterize each of her companions: the Lion, the Tin Man and the Scarecrow.
The extravagant ‘Elizabeth’ costume is worn during a wild stage performance. Bursting with crystal and Swarovski Crystal Pearl embellishment it plays on Elton’s penchant for theatrics as well as his reputation as rock royalty. The show-stopping star headdress was inspired by Hedy Lamarr’s Swarovski original in the 1941 film Zeigfeld Girls.
Day also worked closely with Swarovski’s design team to create more than 750 bespoke crystal transfers to accent his outfits, including 91 personalized ‘Elton John’ patches. Day designed a red jumpsuit with an ‘Elton John’ patch emblazoned across the back for Elton’s 1970 performance at the Troubadour in Los Angeles – a pivotal moment when he transforms into the Elton John we know and love.
For the final flourish, Day adorned numerous glasses – a signature Elton John accessory – with Swarovski crystals; as well as shoes, accessories and jewelry for added rock-star glam. Swarovski has previously partnered with Day on costumes for Oscar-nominated Bohemian Rhapsody (2018).
Julian Day commented: “I’ve used Swarovski crystals on numerous films and they are very much part of the idea of showmanship. What they do is elevate and exaggerate an outfit - let’s say my designs are 110%, Swarovski crystals make them 150%. Wherever we could find a place for a crystal in this film, we put it there – Swarovski and Rocketman is a perfect partnership.”
Nadja Swarovski, Member of the Swarovski Executive Board, commented: “We were thrilled to collaborate once again with Julian Day on the stunning costumes for Rocketman. Embellished with over one million glittering Swarovski crystals, Julian’s inspired redesigns of Elton’s most famous outfits perfectly capture the magic, energy and impact of one of the world’s true musical icons.”
Day also worked closely with Swarovski’s design team to create more than 750 bespoke crystal transfers to accent his outfits, including 91 personalized ‘Elton John’ patches. Day designed a red jumpsuit with an ‘Elton John’ patch emblazoned across the back for Elton’s 1970 performance at the Troubadour in Los Angeles – a pivotal moment when he transforms into the Elton John we know and love.
For the final flourish, Day adorned numerous glasses – a signature Elton John accessory – with Swarovski crystals; as well as shoes, accessories and jewelry for added rock-star glam. Swarovski has previously partnered with Day on costumes for Oscar-nominated Bohemian Rhapsody (2018).
Julian Day commented: “I’ve used Swarovski crystals on numerous films and they are very much part of the idea of showmanship. What they do is elevate and exaggerate an outfit - let’s say my designs are 110%, Swarovski crystals make them 150%. Wherever we could find a place for a crystal in this film, we put it there – Swarovski and Rocketman is a perfect partnership.”
Nadja Swarovski, Member of the Swarovski Executive Board, commented: “We were thrilled to collaborate once again with Julian Day on the stunning costumes for Rocketman. Embellished with over one million glittering Swarovski crystals, Julian’s inspired redesigns of Elton’s most famous outfits perfectly capture the magic, energy and impact of one of the world’s true musical icons.”
