Hand-made Dune costume may be the most expensive ever made

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Dune costume designer Jacqueline West reflects on her work on the blockbuster movie, and in particular the medieval-inspired gown worn by Lady Jessica as she arrives on Arrakis. “We call it the most expensive costume ever made,” says the designer. 

Every link in the chain mail was made by hand and fitted, it took months. “For a while, as [costume maker] Bryony Tyrrell worked on it, I’d go and see the progress and almost every day there was no progress. But finally it all came together. It was kind of a mediaeval masterpiece. But beautiful.”

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Editor, Digital Arts & 3D

Ian Dean is Editor, Digital Arts & 3D at Creative Bloq, and the former editor of many leading magazines. These titles included ImagineFX, 3D World and video game titles Play and Official PlayStation Magazine. Ian launched Xbox magazine X360 and edited PlayStation World. For Creative Bloq, Ian combines his experiences to bring the latest news on digital art, VFX and video games and tech, and in his spare time he doodles in Procreate, ArtRage, and Rebelle while finding time to play Xbox and PS5.