Hello Alicia fans! Bluffton just shared an interview with Sandy Powell, the costume designer for Alicia’s upcoming movie “The Glorias: A Life on the Road” (set for a 2020 release). In addition to describing the different aspects of Powell’s job, it also gives us new information on the film, which co-stars Julianne Moore, Janelle Monáe, Bette Midler and Timothy Hutton.

Bluffton Today – From the bustling floors of a 1950s New York City department store to early 1700s aristocracy in Great Britain to a high-flying nanny in 1930s London, to say Sandy Powell has an outfit for every occasion is an understatement.

Now the three-time Oscar winner, nominated this year for two films, is in Savannah crafting a look for the 1960s and ’70s feminist movement as “The Glorias: A Life on the Road” films in town. The designer is excited to sink her teeth into the material and the charm of the Hostess City.

Starring Julianne Moore, Alicia Vikander, Bette Midler and Janelle Monae, the film is based on feminist icon Gloria Steinem’s bestselling memoir, “My Life on the Road.” It tells the story of her itinerant childhood’s influence on her life as a writer, activist and organizer for women’s rights worldwide.

For Powell, the biggest challenge is keeping up with the time period they are covering on a given shooting date; the film ranges from Steinem’s upbringing in the 1940s and goes all the way up to the present day, the designer said.

“Sometimes we’re switching decades several times during the course of one day,” Powell said.

Not only decades, but actors as well. Four different actors, including Moore and Vikander, are portraying Steinem at points in her life, and with the shifting period of time comes a shift in costume design.

“The adult Gloria, she gets a style (and) starts developing a look, starting with Alicia and transitioning into Julianne,” she said. “Because the actors are so completely different as well, they sort of wear it different, but it all adds up to the same thing — the essence of Gloria.”

As Powell dives into the life of Steinem, she is also juggling two of her other “children” at this year’s Academy Awards — “The Favourite” and “Mary Poppins Returns” — which are up for best costume design at this year’s ceremony. While it would seem like a luxury to have two nominations for your work, Powell said it initially is very exciting until you realize you are “literally competing against yourself.”

“They are both designers’ dreams, really. I was very lucky,” she added.

“The Favourite,” which played at the SCAD Savannah Film Festival last year, stars Olivia Colman, Emma Stone and Rachel Weisz and tells the story of Queen Anne in early 18th-century England and the rivalry between two of her closest advisers.

“Mary Poppins Returns” features Emily Blunt in the role originated by Julie Andrews, coming back to the Banks home to help the children (played by Emily Mortimer and Ben Whishaw), who have now grown up and forgotten the initial lessons she imparted.

Powell said “The Favourite” was a treat, as it carries the look of a conventional period piece but also has an edge to it. “It definitely does have its own distinct style. It has a really modern feel even though it is steeped in period accuracy,” she said.

Powell hopes to bring that same degree of period accuracy to “The Glorias,” as Steinem has been a famous figure going on more than 50 years, but Powell said because of that fact, the research process takes on a much more precise facet as getting each element correct is paramount.

“What’s frustrating about (the heavy documentation) is that because it is so well-documented, you want to make it exact and then that’s not really possible,” she said. “Because you don’t have the budget to be able to make everything from scratch, so you have to find things that are as close as possible.”

Helping her are members of the Savannah College of Art and Design, which has more than 45 students, faculty and alumni working on the film. “At the moment they are doing a bit of everything, which is obviously why we have them working with us, but they are hard workers,” she said.

Powell will take a detour to Hollywood for the Academy Awards on Feb. 24, but plans for the long haul in Savannah, as “The Glorias” expects to film the majority of the narrative in the area. Parked in the Historic District, Powell said she is excited to explore the Hostess City, which marks her first visit.

“I’ve been working so hard, I’ve hardly seen any of (Savannah) so far,” she said. “I just hope I get to see a bit more of Savannah, that’s for sure.”

Hello Alicia fans! Our girl can can be seen on the cover of Vogue España this month (December 2018 issue), which is currently out in stores. I have updated our gallery with digital scans from the feature, both with and without the magazine text – make sure to pick up your own copy if you have it in your area! The spread features a brand new photoshoot of Alicia, which I hope to have HQ outtakes from soon. She looks so beautiful, and it’s quite different from all the previous shoots we have…

We finally have new Alicia photos! She and her husband Michael Fassbender jetted to Shanghai earlier this week, for the Louis Vuitton exhibition ‘Volez Voguez Voyagez’. The event was held on November 15, and Alicia looked absolutely glowing as she walked the red carpet. You can now find 7 high quality photos in our gallery, but I will have additions for you tomorrow! Enjoy the new photos.

Hello everyone! Alicia’s new Louis Vuitton cruise 2019 campaign film is finally online! It was directed by Ujin Lin, and features the song “Fossils” by Ben Chatwin. The label has also released 5 official photos of Alicia modelling the new collection, which have been added to our gallery in HQ. I love this photoshoot! I have also added HD screen captures from the video itself.

You can find more from the campaign at Louis Vuitton’s official website here, including several short clips of Alicia showcasing various pieces from the collection. She looks stunning – what do you think about her new haircut!?

Alicia Vikander for Cruise. The Swedish actress wears the Louis Vuitton Collection in the new campaign photographed by Craig McDean. Music: ‘Fossils’ by Ben Chatwin taken from Staccato Signals, courtesy of Village Green Recordings

Hello Alicia fans! Just as reported yesterday, Alicia was a front-row guest at the Louis Vuitton show at Paris Fashion Week tonight. The label showed off their Spring/Summer 2019 collection designed by Nicolas Ghesquière on historic Cour Carrée at the Louvre in Paris, and our girl shared the front-row with Isabelle Huppart, Léa Seydoux, and Cate Blanchett. Alicia has previously mentioned that Isabelle and Cate are two of her favorite actresses, so I can imagine this was a really fun night for her! She also posed with Delphine Arnault and the designer himself, and we already have almost 100 high quality photos from the evening waiting for you in our gallery.

As you might already know, October 3rd marks our girl’s 30th birthday! I’ll make some updates here at the site to celebrate the big occasion, so make sure to return tomorrow to celebrates with us. I also hope to have several additional pics from tonight’s show!

The first look at Alicia’s “The Spirit of Travel” 2019 campaign for Louis Vuitton has just hit the web! So far we know very little about the collection, but we’ll hopefully soon have the campaign videos and more information.

We have three pictures so far, which have all been added to our gallery for you – Alicia seems to have cut her hair short again, and she looks incredible! I can’t wait to see more of her new look tomorrow at Paris Fashion Week.

Hello Alicia fans! Just a quick event alert. Alicia and her husband Michael have just arrived in France (check out some pics at our twitter below), which means she’ll probably attend the Paris Fashion Week which is currently underway in the capital. The Louis Vuitton show (which is almost certainly the one she’ll be attending) will be held at 8:00 PM local time tomorrow. I will update the site with both photos and videos if available, so make sure you drop by the Alicia Vikander Vault tomorrow evening for full coverage!

Nicolas Ghesquière will present the Louis Vuitton Women’s Spring-Summer 2019 Collection in Paris at the Louvre on Tuesday, October 2nd at 8pm Paris Time.

After four long months without photo updates, we finally have an event appearance! On September 5th and 6th, Alicia attended different Bulgari events in Moscow, Russia. She and other stars – including her “Euphoria” co-star Eva Green – attended parties in Pashkov House as part of the opening of the Bulgari exhibition at the Kremlin Museum. For the big opening on the 6th, Alicia wore a heavenly gown by Louis Vuitton from the Spring 2018 collection (with small alterations), and accessorized it with a Bulgari necklace. She looked beautiful! Our gallery has been updated with photos from both parties, and you can find some videos below the cut.

For the first time in Russia, the Moscow Kremlin Museums will hold a retrospective exhibition, presenting pieces of high jewellery art by world-known Italian Maison BVLGARI, which history dates back more than a hundred and thirty years.

Over four hundred unique pieces of high-end jewellery from the Bulgari Heritage Collection, as well as pieces from the private collections from around the globe, will be on display at two exhibition halls of the Kremlin museums — the Exhibition Hall of the Assumption Belfry and the Exhibition Hall of the Patriarch’s Palace.

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