But for the film, hair designerCliona Fureywanted to ensure Spaeny didnt look like a caricature of Mrs. Presley.
Its about her journey as a young girl growing into a woman in that environment and in that relationship.
There are no photos of those moments available, so I was just careful not to impersonate Priscilla.
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We never see Spaneys natural hair.
Furey offered up some of her own wig collection for the film.
Then I adjusted the color.
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How old was she then?
Overall, it took around 45 minutes to transform Spaeny in both hair and makeup.
[It was] very quick, says Furey, explaining thatmakeuptook about 20 minutes.
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Then she’s back to me.
Her hair is telling a story, says Furey.
I went with a lighter color than I know she had at 14.
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Her hair was quite dark, actually.
She was this little girl, right?
She’s starting to wear makeup when she goes to the casino with him, she’s dating him.
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I knew my second wig was going to be a black wig with the bang, Furey says.
Dark hair always reads darker on camera, says Furey.
This deep brown wig would be used for the marriage scene.
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Finally, theres the last wig, the one Spaney wears when Priscilla leaves Elvis.
I went with a similar color to her first wig, says Furey.
Then we see her transition away from herself and thenbackto herself [once she leaves her husband].
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Furey and Butterworth had zoom meetings about it and would draw new hairlines on photos.
I did the same with Jacob.
When Priscilla had her daughter, Lisa Marie, she went into the hospital in full glam.
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Furey says that Spaeny was in not just a wig but an additional hairpiece to recreate the look.
That has to have been heavy," Furey says.
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