Costume
designer
and
stylist
Komal
Shahani,
who
has
worked
with
Ilayathalapathy
Vijay
for
the
third
time
in
forthcoming
Tamil
actioner
Theri,
says
the
actor
has
rocked
each
of
the
three
different
avatars
he
has
sported
in
the
film.
"Vijay
sir
has
this
ability
to
easily
mould
into
any
look,
and
he
does
that
with
panache.
In
'Theri',
he
sports
three
different
looks,
which
he
pulled
off
so
comfortably,
while
giving
me
all
the
freedom
to
experiment," Shahani,
who
had
previously
worked
in
Vijay's
Thuppakki
and
Jilla,
told
IANS.
In
Atlee-directed
Theri,
Vijay
plays
a
police
officer
and
he
will
also
be
seen
as
a
doting
father.
"For
his
police
look,
I
customised
and
tailored
the
shirts
that
go
with
Canali
pants.
In
the
father's
role,
he
will
be
seen
in
much
softer
colours," she
said,
assuring
that
a
legion
of
Vijay
fans
are
going
to
love
the
different
looks
in
the
film.
Shahani
had
exclusively
created
a
look
book
for
Theri.
"For
every
scene
featuring
Vijay
sir,
I
had
designed
a
look.
There
was
never
going
back
and
forth
on
deciding
any
look,
because
most
of
the
time
he
liked
what
I
chose
and
was
equally
willing
to
create
a
new
trend," she
said,
and
added
that
Vijay's
sunglasses
will
be
the
trend-setting
element
of
the
movie,
which
hits
the
screens
worldwide
on
April
14.
"All
the
sunglasses
were
imported,
and
we
used
brands
like
Oliver
Peoples,
Ray-Ban
and
Ferrari,
besides
handmade
reflectors
from
Spain.
I
travelled
a
lot,
shopped
in
places
like
Los
Angeles
and
Spain,
to
put
together
the
right
look
for
each
avatar,"
she
said.
For
the
songs,
Shahani
had
to
work
harder,
as
the
designing
part
was
time-consuming.
"Except
'Raangu',
I
styled
Vijay
sir
in
all
other
songs.
For
one
of
the
tracks
called
'Chellakutty',
a
dream
song,
I
customised
draped
pants
with
a
long
cardigan.
The
song
also
features
Vijay
sir
in
black
embroidered
jacket
and
dhoti
pants.
It
took
a
month
to
detail
the
looks,"
she
said.
All
the
jackets
Vijay
has
used
in
the
songs
were
sourced
from
Los
Angeles.
"We've
used
international
brands
such
as
Dolce
&
Gabbana,
Armani,
G
Star
and
Diesel,"
said
Shahani,
who
feels
actors
across
industries,
not
just
Bollywood,
have
become
fashion
conscious.
"It's
not
just
actors,
but
even
directors
want
their
actors
to
look
good
on
screen.
Atlee
was
so
supportive
on
this
project
and
was
open
to
experimenting
with
new
looks,
she
said.
Shahani,
who
hopes
to
work
with
Vijay
again
in
his
next
project,
has
also
worked
with
Akshay
Kumar
and
Aishwarya
Rai
Bachchan
in
advertisements.
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