Women's Sweeney Todd's Mrs. Lovett Dress, Demon Barber Nellie Lovett Halloween Fancy Dress Costume

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Elaine Paige portrayed the role in the 2004 opera at the New York City Opera, for which she was nominated for the Drama Desk for Best Leading Actress in a Musical. The Crinoline time period had a very special silhouette, smaller at the top with a large flared out skirt.Lovett’s disheveled charm by donning a tousled black wig that perfectly captures her untamed spirit. Elevate your ensemble with a captivating black lace corset top, reminiscent of the elegant Victorian era. Patti LuPone has played the role on two occasions: in concert (2000 and 2001) and on Broadway (2005). Making its first appearance as a villain of the Victorianpenny dreadfulserial The String of Pearls, in 1847, his tale became an urban legend in London.

Costume designer Franne Lee’s efforts fundamentally contributed to the development of the characters throughout the course of the story. Lovett is a captivating character from the renowned musical “Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street. Lovett initiates a plan for Todd to send the corpses of his victims down a chute that leads to her bakehouse. In the torso of this beautiful blue dress, one can clearly see the structural work done with seams and stitching. The costume designer, Colleen Atwood, took Tim Burton’s dark themes and color palettes and definitely played with the dark side of Crinoline.In the original "penny dreadful" serial and George Dibdin Pitt's 1847 stage play, The String of Pearls; or, The Fiend of Fleet Street, however, this soft side does not extend to her "assistants", whom she imprisons in the bakehouse and often works to death.