Red vs. Green Costumes

Satine (Nicole Kidman) Moulin Rouge (2001)

The famous red gown, handmade by Baz Lurhman’s wife and Moulin Rouge costume designer Catherine Martin, is the jewel in a particularly dazzling crown of costumes.

To say that Satine is a part-time dancer and full-time prostitute, she doesn’t half get to wear some snazzy get-up. It’s enough to give you a case of the Ewan McGregors.

Is The Dress That Red, Or Is She Just Very Pale? Factor: 10

Using A Fancy Dress To Gain A Higher Price For Your Wares-ness: 9

Cool Costume Factor: 9.5

Thrown up against a bookcase by…

Cecelia (Keira Knightley) Atonement (2007)

Another handmade gown, this time by costume designer Jacqueline Durran, the iconic green dress was voted best movie costume of all time, possibly in a poll of Keira Knightley fans and lovers of the colour green.  

As for the winner, well it’s the Ashes, and there is no way an Aussie dress is going to beat an English one - though we feel the colours should probably be switched…

Yeah, We’d Go To Prison And Then War For That Factor: 10

Distracting Us From Noticing Just How Thin She Is-ness: 10

Cool Costume Rating: 10

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