CLOTHES MAKETH MAN

STAGE costumes have been designed by Julian Day, who did the outfits worn by Rami Malek as Freddie Mercury in Bohemian Rhapsody. Taron Egerton had between 50 and 100 hours of costume fittings. The decision was made not to slavishly recreate Elton’s outrageous stage looks (left), but to create new ones. They include headdresses with devil horns (above) and fabric feathers. Also red and blue platform shoes with wings — which Elton was so taken with that he asked if he could keep them after filming. An outfit for the song Goodbye Yellow Brick Road has ruby red slippers made of Swarovski crystals as a nod to the movie The Wizard Of Oz, a silver shirt for Tin Man, a straw hat for Scarecrow and a fake fur coat for Lion.