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Juliet from Romeo + Juliet (1996)

Juliet from the 1996 Baz Luhrmann film Romeo and Juliet, is played by Claire Danes. This films follows the classic Shakespearean story Romeo and Juliet, but instead features two rival gangs and an arranged marriage. Romeo and Juliet in this version, meet at a costume ball.

One of the most iconic looks from this movie is the angel costume Juliet wears to the costume ball. To recreate this costume, wear a sleeveless, scoop neck maxi dress, white shoes, a silver cross necklace, and white angel wings.

Romeo from Romeo + Juliet (1996)

Romeo from the 1996 Baz Luhrmann film Romeo and Juliet, is played by Leonardo DiCaprio. This films follows the classic Shakespearean story Romeo and Juliet, but instead features two rival gangs and an arranged marriage. Romeo and Juliet in this version, meet at a costume ball.

Two looks you could recreate from the film are Leo’s blue shirt look and his knight costume. For the blue shirt, replicas are available online with the same bright print like the one linked, with this wear black pants. For the knight costume, also wear black pants and any black undershirt. Over that layer a chain mail shirt, armored sleeves, a belt, a sword prop and belt attachment to hold it.

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Gregory Montague from Romeo + Juliet (1996)

Gregory Montague (Zak Orth) is a minor character in the 1996 Romeo and Juliet, directed by Baz Luhrmann. He is Romeo’s cousin, and a close friend of Sampson. As with the rest of the characters in this modernized retelling of Shakespeare, Gregory dresses in casual, beachy clothes with bright colors.

Sampson Montague from Romeo + Juliet (1996)

Sampson (Jamie Kennedy) is a minor character in the 1996 Romeo and Juliet, directed by Baz Luhrmann. He is Romeo’s cousin who bites his thumb at the Capulets. Unlike the play, Sampson is a Montague. As with the rest of the characters in this modernized retelling of Shakespeare, Sampson dresses in casual, beachy clothes with bright colors.

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Benvolio Montague from Romeo + Juliet (1996)

Benvolio is a character in Baz Luhrmann’s Romeo + Juliet, a 1996 film adapted from Shakespeare’s play. This adaptation reworks the Montagues and Capulets as rival business empires, replacing swords with guns. Benvolio is Romeo’s cousin and closest friend. While affiliated with the Montagues, he tries to make peace between the enemies, but he is unsuccessful. Dash Mihok takes on this reimagined role.

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