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===Costumes, make-up, and props=== In the stage productions, actors generally did their own make-up; however, for the film, the producers chose Pierre La Roche, who had previously been a make-up artist for [[Mick Jagger]] and [[David Bowie]], to redesign the make-up for each character.<ref>{{cite book |last=Hadleigh |first=Boze |title=The Lavender Screen: The Gay and Lesbian Films: Their Stars, Makers, Characters, and Critics |date=1 January 2001 |publisher=Citadel |isbn=978-0-8065-2199-2 |edition=Revised |pages=132β135 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=H7u2PmlUDpwC&q=rocky+horror |access-date=17 November 2021}}</ref> Production stills were taken by [[Rock music|rock]] photographer [[Mick Rock]], who has published a number of books from his work.<ref>{{cite web |year=2011 |title=Mick Rock |url=http://www.mickrock.com/about-mick/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120918045420/http://www.mickrock.com/about-mick/ |archive-date=18 September 2012 |access-date=4 October 2012 |website=Official web site}}</ref> In ''Rocky Horror: From Concept to Cult'', designer Sue Blane discusses the ''Rocky Horror'' costumes' influence on [[punk music]] style, opining "[It was a] big part of the build-up [to [[Punk subculture|punk]]]." She states that ripped fishnet stockings, glitter, and coloured hair were directly attributable to ''Rocky Horror''.<ref name=Miller2011 /> [[File:Columbia top hat and tux.jpg|thumb|A fan-made replica of Little Nell's gold sequined [[swallow-tail coat]]]] Some of the costumes from the film had been originally used in the stage production. Props and set pieces were reused from old Hammer Horror productions and others. The tank and dummy used for Rocky's birth originally appeared in ''[[The Revenge of Frankenstein]]'' (1958). These references to earlier productions, in addition to cutting costs, enhanced the [[Cult film|cult status]] of the film.<ref name="Riley2008">{{cite book |first=Samantha Michele |last=Riley |url=https://core.ac.uk/download/pdf/210600559.pdf |title=Becoming the Wig: Mis/identifications and Citationality in Queer Rock Musicals |year=2008 |isbn=978-0-549-53382-5 |page=22}}</ref> Costume designer Sue Blane was not keen on working for the film, until she became aware that Curry, an old friend, was committed to the project. Curry and Blane had worked together in [[Glasgow]]'s [[Citizens Theatre]] in a production of ''[[The Maids]]'', for which Curry had worn a woman's corset. Blane arranged for the theatre to loan her the corset from the other production for ''Rocky Horror''.<ref name="Siegel">{{cite web |last=Siegel |first=Robert |title=Making The Rocky Horror Picture Show |url=http://www.blu-ray.com/news/?id=7605 |access-date=27 March 2014 |publisher=Blu-ray.com}}</ref> Blane admits that she did not conduct research for her designing, had never seen a [[science fiction film]], and is acutely aware that her costumes for Brad and Janet may have been generalisations. {{blockquote|When I designed ''Rocky'', I never looked at any science fiction movies or comic books. One just automatically knows what spacesuits look like, the same way one intuitively knows how Americans dress. I had never been to the United States, but I had this fixed idea of how people looked there. Americans wore polyester so their clothes wouldn't crease, and their trousers were a bit too short. Since they're very keen on sports, white socks and white T-shirts played an integral part in their wardrobe. Of course, since doing ''Rocky'' I have been to the United States and admit it was a bit of a generalization, but my ideas worked perfectly for Brad and Janet.<ref name=Siegel/>}} The budget for the film was [[United States dollar|US$]]1,600,000, far more than the stage production budget, but having to double up on costumes for the film production was expensive. For filming, corsets for the finale had to be doubled for the pool scene, with one version drying while the other was worn on set. While many of the costumes are exact replicas from the stage productions, other costumes were new to filming, such as Columbia's gold sequined swallow-tail coat and top hat and Magenta's maid's uniform.<ref name=Siegel /> Blane was amazed by the recreation and understanding of her designs by fans.<ref name=Siegel /> When she first heard that people were dressing up, she thought it would be tacky, but was surprised to see the depth to which the fans went to recreate her designs. ''Rocky Horror'' fan Mina Credeur, who designs costumes and performed as Columbia for Houston's performance group, states that "the best part is when everyone leaves with a big smile on their face," noting that there's "such a [[kitsch]]iness and [[campiness]] that it seems to be winking at you."<ref>{{cite news |last=Keppler |first=Nick |date=7 June 2007 |title=The Beautiful Creatures |newspaper=[[Houston Press]] |url=https://www.houstonpress.com/arts/the-beautiful-creatures-6584721 |access-date=28 March 2014}}</ref> The film still plays at many theatre locations and ''Rocky Horror'' costumes are often made for [[Halloween]], although many require much time and effort to make.<ref>{{cite news |last=Jones |first=Melanie |date=18 October 2011 |title=Rocky Horror Picture Show Costumes: DIY Ideas for Halloween 2011 |newspaper=[[International Business Times]] |url=http://www.ibtimes.com/rocky-horror-picture-show-costumes-diy-ideas-halloween-2011-324346 |access-date=15 November 2014}}</ref>
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