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Working onFXsPistolwith director Danny Boyle drove costume designer Liza Bracey a bit mad.
The contentious foursome John Lydon a.k.a.
Its all very fast, and being done there and then, which makes it tricky to re-create.
Even trickier, Boyle wanted to use real footage of the Sex Pistols throughout the series.
Our artistic license went completely out the window.
I didnt want that responsibility!
The showstopping look was based on something the real Jordan had worn.
(Williams wore a prosthetic to cover her own breasts.)
Jordan told us the raincoat was kind of a nicotine color but not really brown, Bracey says.
Most important, Jordan stressed it had to be completely clear.
Its true punk, really.
Shes sticking it to the patriarchy by saying,This is me.
(Even harder, knowing Lydon was definitelynot a fan ofPistol.)
(Taking a page from Johnny Cash, the Sex Pistolsperformed at the jailin 1976.)
When I saw the pictures of him in it.
I was like,We have to do it.
The colors so great!
Maybe it was a note to someone?
Or lyrics he didnt want somebody to see?
Its a mystery, so it can really be whatever we want it to be.
She then stuck a few cotton balls in the tip of the cone.
I think on the first fitting it was a bit, like, droopy, she says.
We needed to put a little bit more padding in the bra to make it perky.
The points couldnt be going in different directions.
Chrissies got a mask on in the photo, but you might tell its her, Bracey says.
She didnt grow into that coolness, she just always had it.
Its a real struggle to get on.
It can rip quite easily if you get your nails in it.
Otherwise youll still be wearing it the next day.
The first fabric we got, the squares were too big, she says.
You get a bit of movement, but its essentially a very straight suit with a skirt on it.
He definitely dressed for how he wanted to be seen, she says.
He was the manager.
Its quite narrow on the hips so it doesnt look like a big long dress.
Sid had a fight every time he walked into a bar, she says.
So hed get blood all over his waistcoat.
Sids leather jacket was an eBay find Bracey customized after talking to Jones.
It was quite hard to do, she says, but I really wanted to do it.
I mean, Steve told me the story!
Despite it being a marriage of convenience, Vivienne decides Chrissie needs a dress to celebrate the sham occasion.
The minute Bracey read this, she got nervous.
I dont do wedding dresses, she says.
But Westwood does, most notablyCarries iconic gownfrom theSex and the Citymovie.
One day I had a WhatsApp message from Murray and its this little drawing hed done.
He said, Oh, I was a bit bored and did this sketch, she says.
We couldnt have it all white, itd be a bit boring, she says.
It needed that pop.
