![]() ![]() "I loved the sort of click in my and my assistant's brains the moment we figured out how and what we were going to make," she said. "The other part of caution tape is like, 'Don't f- with me,'" said Benach.īenach said this outfit was her favorite one to create. Though feeling like a fun party, which is very much in line with Harley's personality, the caution tape is also supposed to add another level of subtext. I'm independent now and I'm going to go party,'" said Benach of the symbolism behind the jacket. "She would be able to maybe make that jacket and come up with that idea and just say, 'I've broken up with The Joker. It made so much sense to me that she would take that symbol and essentially deface it and take it on as her own."īenach said the caution tape wings are supposed to have a do-it-yourself sensibility. "Caution tape is the scene of a crime and the establishment. "Harley, she's anti-establishment," said Benach of the inspiration for the colorful jacket. Harley wears the caution tape jacket with a see-through back early in the film as she blows up Ace Chemicals and then runs through the streets of Gotham City in an attempt to outrun the cops and some of Black Mask's men. Harley debuts a colorful see-through jacket with sleeves covered in fringe in "Birds of Prey." It was just a light bulb moment and then it hit and I told Cathy and Cathy was like, 'Brilliant. "I remember the moment where I just went, 'Oh my God, the best idea is just to take the exact Marilyn outfit and put her in pants, turn it into pants,'" she told Insider. "I was sitting in the Western costume research library, sort of trying to come up with ideas of maybe similar time period design ideas from the Marilyn era," said Benach. Inspiration for the look came to Benach while considering different looks worn by Monroe. "There were talks of it being something totally different and new, like way more Harley." "It wasn't even really on the page or decided amongst us that it would be the same Marilyn outfit," said Benach. When Black Mask interrogates Harley she drifts off into a quick musical number featuring her character dressed up like Marilyn Monroe's character from 1953's "Gentleman Prefer Blondes." Instead of a full pink gown, Harley has an updated version of the outfit with pants. Harley Quinn channels her inner Marilyn Monroe in "Birds of Prey" during a dream sequence. Still, the design of Renee's outfit is a nice reminder of just how much Harley's fingerprints will be visible all over Birds of Prey.Account icon An icon in the shape of a person's head and shoulders. Some probably recall that Suicide Squad gave an even more explicit shout-out to Harley's classic jester costume by briefly showing her wearing it while she danced with the Joker in a flashback (or possibly a dream sequence - it's always hard to tell with Harley). It's a fun nod all the same, and even provides a subtle visual indicator that Renee has more in common with Harley than she might like to admit. In all likelihood, this detail will probably amount to little more than one of the many easter eggs for comic book fans to spot in Birds of Prey. ![]() As you can see in the gallery below, the pattern of Harley's classic jester suit has actually been incorporated into Montoya's clothes. ![]() Naturally, Birds of Prey has a presence at the ongoing NYCC, and the costumes for Black Canary, Huntress, Cassandra Cain, and Renee Montoya are all on display, along with one of Harley's many, many zany outfits from the film. Related: Birds of Prey Shows How 'Different' Can Be Good for DC ![]()
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