Friday, March 11, 2016

Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation movie costumes on display...

Last year Tom Cruise returned to play IMF's 'Ethan Hunt' for a fifth outing in Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation, and this time his team was targeted by the deadly rogue international Syndicate. When his team is dismantled and he's forced on the run by the CIA, he's helped by Britain's MI6 agent 'Ilsa Faust' (Rebecca Ferguson) who's been tasked with infiltrating the Syndicate.

Original Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation film costumes
Mission Impossible Rogue Nation film costumes
Mission Impossible Rogue Nation movie costumes
Mission Impossible Rogue Nation film costumes
The costumes from the spy film designed by Joanna Johnston were photographed on display at the FIDM Museum in Downtown L.A. on February 12, 2016.

You can also see the Costume Designer's work in these Lincoln movie costumes, War Horse movie costumes, Love Actually film costumes and Back to the Future Part III costumes.

Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation movie billboard
Mission Impossible Rogue Nation billboard
As a fugitive, Ethan Hunt predicts that an attempt will be made on the Austrian Chancellor's life at the opera Turandot in Vienna.

Emperor Altoum opera costume worn by Martin Nelson
in Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation
Emperor Altoum opera costume Mission Impossible Rogue Nation
Emperor Altoum costume Mission Impossible Rogue Nation
Mission Impossible Rogue Nation Emperor Altoum opera costume
Puccini's opera Turandot is set in China and I bet designers love it when they get to design flamboyant costumes from a different period and culture, flexing those creative muscles, even if they don't appear on screen for that long.

Turandot opera costume worn by America Olivo
in Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation
Mission Impossible Rogue Nation Turandot opera costume
Turandot costume Mission Impossible Rogue Nation
Turandot movie costume Rogue Nation
These elaborate 'Emperor Altoum' and 'Turandot' costumes certainly did add some drama to the 24th Art of Motion Picture Costume Design Exhibition.

For me Rebecca Ferguson was breath of fresh air in this fifth installment in the espionage franchise based on the popular Mission: Impossible 1960s and 1970s TV series. She was almost like a female 'James Bond', or in this case a female 'Ethan Hunt', but better.

Opera costumes worn by Rebecca Ferguson as Ilsa Faust
and Tom Cruise as Ethan Hunt in Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation
Rebecca Ferguson Tom Cruise Rogue Nation opera costumes
Rebecca Ferguson Rogue Nation Ilsa Faust opera gown
Rebecca Ferguson Rogue Nation Ilsa Faust opera dress
Tom Cruise Mission Impossible Rogue Nation costume
This beautiful opera gown certainly didn't stop the MI6 agent from wielding a sniper rifle in the film.

If you're a fan of the movie, you can also take a closer look at this BMW motorbike used in Rogue Nation, plus if you're a fan of the movie franchise, be sure to also check out these Mission: Impossible- Ghost Protocol film costumes from the fourth installment.

Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation film billboard
Mission Impossible Rogue Nation film billboard

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