How Lindsay Lohan Transformed into Elizabeth Taylor for Liz & Dick
When Lindsay Lohan first walked onto the set of Lifetimes Liz & Dick dressed as screen legend Elizabeth Taylor, there was an audible gasp, the movies costume designer, Salvador Prez, tells PEOPLE. Youd swear it was Elizabeth.
Dressed in Taylors favorite styles jewel-toned cocktail dresses, fur coats and those famous gems (well, good fakes) the actress looked remarkably like her screen idol. She just walked into the clothes and became Elizabeth Taylor, says Prez.
Producer Larry Thompson had some of Taylors most famous bling, including the 33-carat Krupp diamond, recreated for the film. Part of the magic is the wardrobe, he says. And Lindsay said she wants to bring magic to the movie. Many of the vintage dresses fit her like a glove, too; Lohans waist measures a tiny 23 inches, while Taylors was a mere 22 inches.
Lohan will wear 66 different looks in the 80-minute biopic, which begins in 1961, ends with Richard Burtons death in 1984 and focuses on their tumultuous relationship (an affair while she was still married, two weddings and two divorces). To prep, Lohan hired a voice coach and even dyed her auburn hair a deep brunette to better match Taylors dark tresses.
Lohans hair and makeup will span all of Taylors looks, from the l! ong lash es and red lips of the 1950s (attained using M.A.Cs Hot Tahiti lipstick) and the Cleopatra-inspired eyeliner and nude mouth of the 60s to her teased 80s bouffant, always with her trademark eyeliner to accentuate her famous violet eyes. (Lohan is wearing opalescent lavender contacts for the role.)
She brings in makeup for me, makeup artist Eryn Krueger Mekash, whos using mostly Chanel, Dior and M.A.C products, tells PEOPLE. Adds the movies hair stylist, Beatrice De Alba, She looks so much like her. There was a moment when she saw her picture on the monitor and said Im her. It was thrilling.
Liz McNeil, with reporting by K.C. Baker