Bohemian Rhapsody was the gem of 2018. The lead singer of Queen, who died on November 24, 1991, continues to inspire us with his cult songs, the incredible energy that he emitted on stage, and his hybrid style. Dexter Fletcher managed to reincarnate an almost mystical aura in his biopic, with American actor Rami Malek embodying the legend. A real masterpiece from every point of view, it continues to receive awards: Golden Globes for Best Drama Motion Picture and Best Actor in a Drama Motion Picture for Rami Malek, as well as winning the British Academy Film Awards, Screen Actors Guild Awards and AACTA International Awards in the same category. What is certain is that Bohemian Rhapsody has been able to bring the life and career of the boy exiled from Zanzibar as close to reality as possible.
When it comes to the costumes, in an interview with Vogue, the film's stylist, Julian Day, who also created the costumes for Rush, Inferno and the 2018 Robin Hood's version, unveiled a surprising anecdote: "I think...one of the most iconic [looks of Mercury’s] is the Live Aid look, which looks on paper to be the simplest look of all: jeans, sneakers, a tank, a belt, and an armband, but to get that right was very difficult because there’s so much imagery attached to it... everyone’s seen it, in some ways that was the most important to get right,” he said. “It [the Live Aid scene] is in the film for 20 minutes which is one sixth of the film, so it’s on screen a lot of the time, so that was very important to get right. Adidas remade the boots for us, Wrangler reproduced the jeans for us, we made the tank, and then we got the guys who knew the original guy who made the belt and the armband to reproduce those as well,” added Day. The near perfection of this Doppelgänger (Rami Malek) went right down to the wardrobe.
Translated by Polina Shaykina
