Creating the look of Luther Brown's Top 14 group number

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  “We wanted to go sexy and opulent with purples and golds, and crazy hair,” choreographer Luther Brown says about the look of the Top 14 group piece.
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  “It’s a hip-hop-ified Tudor-style. We took out all of the structure of the original period dresses, the heavy fabrics, petticoats and hoop skirts, and added in patent leather,” says wardrobe designer Lee Kinoshita-Bevington.
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  Lee explains the fabric of the period: "Damask is a tone-on-tone pattern woven into the pattern. Brocade is more three-dimensional, with bubbly, puckering textures, and often has metallic thread woven in to the fabric."
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  “The tops all have boning in them, to keep the corseted look, but we used a light, flexible material so everything moves," Lee says about the girls' tops.
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  The detail on the dancers is amazing.
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  Lee shows off the racks of incredible costumes.
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  "We researched the period a lot and really wanted to get a good feel for what they wore, but then we really played with that idea," Lee explains about Danielle's costume.
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  “We had to add in gussets into the arms so the dancers could really move, but we did them in patent leather,” says Lee.
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  Check out the gold braided accents on Claudia's costume.
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  The poofy shoulders on Janick's costume replicates the look from the 16th century.
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  Such incredible makeup on Charlene.
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  “The necklaces look like royal necklaces, but they’ve got skulls and dollar signs. It’s a bit subversive," Lee says.
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  Spray painting some silver...
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  ...and then a stripe of gold.
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  "The guys’ jackets are Velcro-ed down the front, but we had problems with them staying closed. We had to add in extra Velcro at the last minute," Lee explains as he fits Shavar in his costume.
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  Denys laces up his boots. "We put the guys in high boots and the girls are in four-inch heels, but they’re big heavy heels, so they match the period look and they’re pretty easy to dance in," Lee says.
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  Lee says the sleeves look like chainmail under the stage lights.
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  The guys' costumes needed slits along the side to allow them a full range of movement.
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  Jonathan fixes his cuffs.
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  Kloe gets Velcro-ed into her skirt. "All the skirts had to be shortened because the girls were tripping on them," Lee says after a rehearsal on stage. "We took two inches off the bottom."
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  Jeff gets some help lacing up his boots.
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  Such a regal look on Nathalie and Edgar.
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  Mackenzie and Amanda get into character backstage.
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  Sebastian is ready for the stage. And Lee notes they used a lot of silk in the costumes. "Because it breathes," he explains.
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