Bridget Jones is back. ‘Mad About the Boy’ costume designer talks about dressing Renée Zellweger in old and new styles for the film: ‘Authenticity was so important’

Brijet Jones: crazy about boy A new chapter of life sees the reputed character as a 50-widowed mother of two who return to the dating scene.

Long fans of franchise -based franchise based on Helen Fielding’s best -selling book series will not only get acquainted as a bridges in the performance of Renee Zelweger, which he has been played for 24 years, but in the signature style of the character.

Costume designer Molly Emma Rowe told Yahoo Entertainment for the fourth film, “It is so rare that a film has met the same person, who plays the same character with decades in the middle.” “It creates such a unique kind of situation and is so reliable.”

Well -worn penguin pajamas, that gray hooded coat from turkey curry buffet and a tiffany heart pendant bridge has only a few of the classic wardrobe Crazy about boy – But they are not only one.

“We lay quite Easter eggs,” Rowe said.

Rowe began a journey of its costumes by watching “all films repeatedly”, which has the intention of honoring the last three costume designers “who has made the Bridget so far,”, but a meeting with Zelweger during preproduction The biggest inspiration was.

“Reni is one of the greatest actors of our time,” Rowe said. “He created this iconic character 25 years ago – and he is very sure who the bridges are. So it was really important for me to understand who is the bridges.”

He said that Zelwear, which he has described as a “powerhouse”, which is all in two scenes in the film, “so much included, so certain (of character) and colleague and kind and interested. I very lucky and lucky. Received the privilege that Renee wanted to find new bridges together.

Rowe said that during the process “Authenticity was very important to all of us”, and she was a real surprise for the Academy Award winning actress. He tracked some of the basic clothes of the bridge and props from the Universal Pictures Archive.

“I didn’t tell Renee, and when he saw them, it was really emotional,” Rowe said. “We opened this box which had a diary and gray hooded coat from the first film. We are all Bridge Jones Superfans in our department, so we were really excited and overwhelmed, but it was amazing to see those things again by looking at Reni. He said, “There is DNA here from the first film.”

The first outfit wears bridges Crazy about boy Gray is coat. This is an indication to meet the future husband Mark Darcy played by Colin Farth in the original film. The film is about life after Darcy, which is not a spoil on reading a 2013 book of fielding or watching the trailer.

There are other style nodes for Darcy. Bridget’s heart necklace, which is the only jewel she wears, the “D” pendant joins the pendant. Rowe also dressed the widow, which she and Zelwear decided that Darcy would have old clothes, including a comfortable gray sweaters and a dressed button-down shirt.

Rowe said about the shirt, “I had made his beginners monogram on it.” “I don’t think you also see it on-screen, but it was for Renny (to join with the story). He is very small, it was a little bit.

Some could not track the Rowe, which was Bridget’s red penguin pajamas, which was last seen in the third film (only bottoms), so they were careful remakes. Rowe called him “a big legacy to be right”.

“Who knows where (original), but Reni and I was liked, she has been robbing them for 20 years,” so they had to fade properly. After discovering the right shade of red color, the winning fabric “washed and washed,” continued to row. “I had an incredible textile department’s job on all costumes to ensure that clothes are increased and shoes are worn. There is nothing new in the Bridge Jones. Everything is done through this living process. ,

In Crazy about boy, The audience will only spot the pajama top, which wears a school run with the bridges track pants and birconstox.

Later in the film, Bridget again looks for love – small man Roxster (Leo Woodle) and his children’s teacher, Mr. Walkar (Chivatel Egiofore) – and this change is also reflected in his style. (Hugg Grant’s Daniel Clever is also back for this installment.)

“She starts in her pajamas, tracks the pants – dressing in a lot of control,” Rowe said. “Then we bring back the color, and we bring back the mini skirt of the bridge.”

Rowe said a lot of views “What a 50 -year -old woman should wear?” She decided that “Bridget is Bridget, so she would wear a mini skirt with tights and shoes and little cardigans. We wanted to prepare it very authentically, but also to prove that women their 50, 40s What we wear in the decade.

Brijet Jones: crazy about boy Starts streaming on peacock on 13 February.