Los biopics de cantantes son los nuevos thrillers de acción. Tras el inconmensurable éxito de Bohemian Rhapsody que, dejando a un lado las franquicias de superhéroes, se convirtió en la película más vista en todo el mundo en 2018, el ‘efecto Mercury‘ traerá una nueva ola de ficciones basadas en leyendas de la música. Rocketman, el filme inspirado en la vida de Elton John, será la siguiente en probar suerte en taquilla el próximo 31 de mayo.

The similarities between the two films are indisputable: they tell the stories of two great legends of British music with lives full of excesses, LGTBI icons, are directed by Dexter Fletcher and even share costume designer.Julian Day, behind the spectacular looks of Freddie Mercury, has also been in charge of resurrecting the theatrical styles of Elton John on the big screen.

“For me, Elton's style is more wild and a little less conventional than Freddie's.He went further than anyone and used clothes to hide behind her, like a mask.It could be described as an opeistic, while Freddie would be defined as theatrical one, ”British figurine is fashionable.Day, who also gave life (stylistic) on the screen to other great British icons such as Lady Di (close friend, by Elton John), has let his imagination and talent fly to dress the interpreter of Tiny Dancer or I 'M Still Standing.While in Bohemian Rhapsody did a literal reproduction work of the most famous looks of Freddie Mercury, in Rocketman he dealt with the designs from scratch giving himself to the "musical fantasy", rather than the biopicliteral, which promises to be the film.

"It was a challenge because the garments and accessories had to move in the scenes, so we had to make sure they were light," he explains. In the film you can see an original of Bob Mackie (in charge of much of the singer's costumes inthe 70 and 80 and of artists such as Cher) and an exact reproduction of another of the looks of the rock star.

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The rest are specially designed and made creations for the film.“We have also had pieces of Gucci [Alessandro Michele, creative director of the Italian firm, originally reproduced from the singer in his spring-summer 2018 collection.About five shirts appear and three or four pairs of glasses, ”details the designer.In total in Rocketman you will see the negligible figure of 60 pairs of glasses, one of the most recognizable stylistic signs of the singer with his bright monkeys or his platforms."We create about 30, the rest are original," he says.

To find the inspiration, Day threw the Internet, reviewed Mackie's work and, above all, analyzed the archive of Elton John, a collection of the costumes he used in his performances and many other personal garments located in London.“Some of the garments are auctioned to donate money to charity, but there are still many.I could see your glasses, your shoes, your hats, touch textures, fabrics and appreciate colors ... you can search the internet, but having clothes in front of you helps a lot, ”acknowledges the figurine.

Elton John himself gave him his blessing.“He was touring the United States, but he came to meet the team and observed all the sketches he had created.When I started working in the movie, all I wanted is that when he saw her he was happy with my work. ”The actor Taron Egerton, who plays the music legend - although he repeated insistently does not imitate it - was also involved in the process.

“He loves clothes and creating characters through her.We did about 25 costume tests with him and was very involved making even some decisions, ”says Day.There is no doubt about his alter ego takes all the interpretive and stylistic prominence, but in Rocketman there are also female appearances such as Sheila Eileen, mother of the singer played by Bryce Dallas Howard.“He is a very strong, brave and colorful character, so we wanted to design a costume that was too.We created 50 daring and colorful styles inspired by the 1970s because we think that Bryce's figure and style was better that style than that of the sixties, ”the British describes.

Although Julian Day still received the recognition of academics in the form of awards (he was only nominated for a BAFTA by Bohemian Rhapsody), he can boast of having become the man who resurrects the style of the great stars of music andGreat English pop icons.To close the circle, and go as such to the history of celluloid, he only has to dress the Londindense David Bowie in the imaginary biopic that will undoubtedly end up materializing in the coming years.

“Freddie Mercury and Elton John are unique figures, true rock legends.For me the third would be Bowie ”, the designer drops who knows if as a desire.Of experience to recreate the most eccentric theatricality on the stage is left over in his curriculum.