Padmé Amidala | End Dress AKA The Water Gown | Revenge of the Sith
“My favourite costume that Trisha designed for the prequel trilogy is the one Natalie wears in her funeral. It’s a very moving shot in which her open coffin slowly glides under the camera. I remember asking Trisha why she chose the specific fabric and colour for that dress. She looked at me in bewilderment, and very gently explained that the colour – this beautiful azure blue – and the rippled fabric matched the ethereal and melancholy landscape of the Naboo lake retreat at Lake Como, where Padmé and Anakin fell in love. This is where Padmé had wanted to escape with Anakin, and the funeral gown symbolises her spiritual return to that lake.”
– Producer Rick McCallum