Cate Blanchett as Elizabeth

Here is an image of Cate Blanchett in the role of Elizabeth 1. While eatching the film i noticed that a lot of the hairstyles in the film were actually historically correct and some were almost direct copies from portraits of Elizabeth. Although the images above aren't excactly the same, I think it is clear that these portraits was used as inspiration for this particular scene in the film. I feel like this wig worn by Cate was inspired by both of these famous portraits- the designer has incorporated elements from both. The decoration and shape from the first portrait is very similar to the image of cate, but they have also incorporated the long, zig-zagged strands of hair from the second portrait.












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