How Austin Butler Was Transformed Into Elvis | Vanity Fair
Costume designer Catherine Martin and her husband Baz Luhrmann have created incredible cinematic magic together. For their latest film ‘Elvis,’ Catherine was tasked with recreating iconic moments that took the world by storm in the 1950s. From Elvis’ black leather suit to the infamous pink and black hues that highlighted the King of Rock and Roll’s sexuality and rebellion, Catherine breaks down the ins and outs of transforming Austin Butler into Elvis.
Baz Luhrmann’s ELVIS is in theaters June 24, 2022. https://elvis.warnerbros.com/
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@candido7491
November 8, 2026 at 9:13 pm
If Elvis had never learned to read or write and … then wrote a book – I'd read it .
He never claimed to be more famous than the Beatles … or Chuck Berry .
@beverlycurry4370
November 8, 2026 at 9:13 pm
This was an amazing movie, you all did great 💯👍❤
@jessicaclarity
November 8, 2026 at 9:13 pm
what a joke. not one mention of MANUEL who created the jumpsuit?
@m.l.lovasz1612
November 8, 2026 at 9:13 pm
…the director, the entire crew…and of course the main character, who is an amazing talent, created a miracle.
@debisigrest8673
November 8, 2026 at 9:13 pm
This is fascinating! Awesome!
@CarolLaPlante-z1r
November 8, 2026 at 9:13 pm
Austin does not look like elvis. He has a long face like mr. Ed the horse
@BellinghamYorkshire
November 8, 2026 at 9:13 pm
Just watched the movie. She did a great job. Austin Butler was brilliant. He should have won the Oscar.
@randomelvis3359
November 8, 2026 at 9:13 pm
It’s your mind that says “That looks like that “….. side by side Austin looks absolutely NOTHING like Elvis…. I repeat. NOTHING like Elvis.
@lisamannmann5559
November 8, 2026 at 9:13 pm
it was fantastical
@naydenlover
November 8, 2026 at 9:13 pm
UH!! I CANNOT BELIEVE THEY DIDN'T WIN BEST COSTUME DESIGN!!! she was robbed!!!!! these costumes were amazing!!!!!!
@steve334
November 8, 2026 at 9:13 pm
This lady really knows her stuff
@whedonobsessed
November 8, 2026 at 9:13 pm
I could listen to Catherine talk for hours about her craft, I can't believe that was only 9 minutes.
@jennylam8090
November 8, 2026 at 9:13 pm
👍💯👍💯👍💯👍💯👍💯👍💯👍
@vivianle5396
November 8, 2026 at 9:13 pm
📽️👍👍👍🕺🏻😘😘😘😘
@colleenevans8002
November 8, 2026 at 9:13 pm
I was so upset. Austin Butler did not win a Oscar
@ontheground09
November 8, 2026 at 9:13 pm
She just lost the Oscar to Wakanda Forever xDD. I can't believe this injustice.
@UknownWarrior1876
November 8, 2026 at 9:13 pm
That movie was a disgrace. Couldn't even keep the Era right lol I don't remember doja cat being in the 50s.
@wanderinlife68
November 8, 2026 at 9:13 pm
What a brilliant woman and great interview.
@CHIBILLZ1
November 8, 2026 at 9:13 pm
I was born in the 80’s I know Elvis was loved and one of a kind when I saw the movie it made me look back at the comparisons they did a amazing job and so did the actor who played him u can tell he studied his shows and interviews
@msmcginn4574
November 8, 2026 at 9:13 pm
Costumes were great. Huge Elvis fan but not a huge fan of this movie. Props to Austin for some of the performance scenes but the movie itself is so off on some things I was disappointed.
@irenazhura6856
November 8, 2026 at 9:13 pm
Austin and chatherin deserves Oskar 👏
@MariahWhiteOak
November 8, 2026 at 9:13 pm
"Multiples of the leather suit is very important"🙃
@BlåKlockan
November 8, 2026 at 9:13 pm
Very interesting, and the beautifully designed outfits and textiles alone make the film worth watching. But WHY is this costume design genius wearing such a horrible, ill-fitting dress for this interview???! Not to mention the backdrop???
@kellymcphaul2793
November 8, 2026 at 9:13 pm
Not really relative, but I love her hair.
@jenniferjuteram5145
November 8, 2026 at 9:13 pm
👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
@ryanamari2233
November 8, 2026 at 9:13 pm
The costumes are characters… Austin made them come alive …
@deerheart87
November 8, 2026 at 9:13 pm
She’s incredible
@pinkey943
November 8, 2026 at 9:13 pm
Austin is Beyond phenomenal.
@pinkey943
November 8, 2026 at 9:13 pm
Catherine Martin should get a Oscar for Costume Design
@Rebecca1982-Angel
November 8, 2026 at 9:13 pm
I feel like this is over engineered why so f… Technical elvis didn't have loads of different trousers to move in a suit is a suit it either fits u or it does not elvis moved in it without all these different trousers changes jesus 🙄
@lindaandres7841
November 8, 2026 at 9:13 pm
AI and meat physics people
@ForeverInLuvRA
November 8, 2026 at 9:13 pm
She's genius! Details beyond….wow! She needs to win a major award.
@s3cr3tpassword
November 8, 2026 at 9:13 pm
Omg! I’m so glad she mentioned the differences in the costumes!
I just watched the movie in may then rewatched a bunch of Elvis old clips on YouTube then visited Graceland in September and kept having this feeling about how Austin’s suits were a little different. Just glad I wasn’t imagining it.
@wildlyunrulyadventures3942
November 8, 2026 at 9:13 pm
Costume Designers of this movie should win all awards for creativity during COVID19 and the historical facts. And post COVID19. Every single award!
@syntheticsoup
November 8, 2026 at 9:13 pm
The costumes were brilliantly done. A part of me wonders why they didn’t have a shot in the gold lame suit. Its an iconic piece that worked with baz’s style. Who knows. It might be in the extended version
@user-yl4lf9mh1w
November 8, 2026 at 9:13 pm
This woman is brilliant.
@Growstrong1
November 8, 2026 at 9:13 pm
What a tribute you are to Elvis ♥️
@weendemon
November 8, 2026 at 9:13 pm
could we get a part two? three? yes???
@victoriac847
November 8, 2026 at 9:13 pm
I want to personally thank you for putting Austin butler in those leather pants.
@elysium76
November 8, 2026 at 9:13 pm
Is she going to have a collection, I kind like some
of the clothes that I have seen
@BebeLush2
November 8, 2026 at 9:13 pm
Must have been a dream come true creating these costumes. Elvis is one of the greatest fashion icons of all time. What he wore was just as magical as what he was singing.
@AuntieD2
November 8, 2026 at 9:13 pm
Amazing attention to detail. The costumes in this film are amazing 👏
@FredEstúdio
November 8, 2026 at 9:13 pm
The film is beautiful, very well done, but it sinned in not showing Elvis with his Golden Lame suit in 1957, it was Elvis' most iconic costume! This really made the film poorer, unfortunately…. a pity…
@iamsriracha
November 8, 2026 at 9:13 pm
I want to listen to her explain the design of each costume in the movie
@rachelmadura8050
November 8, 2026 at 9:13 pm
Holy crap thats a lot of outfits!😭😂
@Wheels-4-Steels
November 8, 2026 at 9:13 pm
He is the most un-Elvis looking Elvis actor I have ever seen. Sorry folk, too many Elvis movies already.
@reginavaught9459
November 8, 2026 at 9:13 pm
Awesomeness 🤗❤️
@maridiasrodrigues
November 8, 2026 at 9:13 pm
For this amazing movie, that honors Elvis life, they didn’t had the gut to ask for the original Elvis clothes for Austin to wear, but Kim and other involved thought it was a good idea to wear Marilyn’s original dress to a party 🤡