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How ‘Back to Black’ Recreated Amy Winehouse’s Iconic Beehive Hair, Dresses and Used Her Real Jewelry
How "Back to Black" artisans recreated Amy Winehouse's iconic looks and used her real jewelry for the biopic.
Directed by Sam Taylor-Johnson, “Back to Black” is named after Winehouse’s Grammy Award-winning 2006 album, which had a deeply personal yet relatable message about returning to old flames. “Things like the Grammys dress, I remember we sent off the measurements to Dolce & Gabbana and a week later I thought ‘Oh my God, we should maybe add in an inch just because she might be bigger by then’ because she’s adding on weight and you’re constantly guessing,” Williams said. However, the imagery of the last scene of Winehouse in a pink room, with a white streak in her non-beehive hair and lighter makeup tells a story of hope.
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