How Julia Roberts Thinking She Had a ‘Big Butt’ Led This Iconic Item to Her ‘Pretty Girl’ Wardrobe
Roberts recalled fun details about her character’s outfit in the classic 1990 rom-com for British Vogue while talking about her “Life in Character.”
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Julia Roberts is revealing some surprising details about one of her most iconic looks. pretty Woman To British Vogue.
On Thursday, Roberts sat down for a Life in Appearance video segment and recalled how her character Vivian Ward’s ensemble was put together before meeting Richard Gere’s character Edward Lewis.
Vivian played a sex worker in the film and often wore a blue and white dress, which she sometimes covered with a red jacket tied around her waist. But, as Roberts recalled, this extra subject matter was less a function of her character and more of her own insecurities at the time.
“I thought I had a big butt, so I wore a jacket like this in the movie,” Roberts, 56, admitted.
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Julia Roberts in the movie “Pretty Woman”
Roberts also recalled other details of the outfit, which became one of the most memorable in the movie. (Even her niece Emma Roberts paid homage to this Halloween costume!)
“The funny thing about this dress is that I think it cost about $20,” she continued. “I think it was in black and white and the costume designer changed it to make it look a little different.”
Erin Brockovich The star also has distinct memories of shoes. “The boots were really uncomfortable,” she said of the thigh-high black leather boots with a thin high heel.
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However, there were some things about the outfit’s accessories that she couldn’t explain.
“I don’t know why I have a plastic chicken foot as an accessory,” she said at one point, looking at the character’s layered necklaces.
Roberts has only pleasant memories of working with pretty Woman Costume designer Marilyn Vance, who said she designed the iconic red dress that Vivian wears after her transformation, and also made the brown and white polka dot dress from the polo match scene.
“I remember she was very concerned about how I felt in clothes because I don’t really feel comfortable wearing naked things like that, and she was very thoughtful and respectful about that,” Roberts recalls.
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Vivian and Edward eventually fall in love. CinderellaThis is the story of an escort hired to accompany a business man to social events, who saves her, and she immediately saves him.
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But Roberts recently said CBS Morning she doesn’t think Vivian and Edward’s love story had a fairytale ending.
“I think he passed away peacefully in his sleep from a heart attack, smiling,” she told host Gayle King Edward of his fate.
“And now she’s minding her own business” Roberts added Vivian.
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