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Loved for his *extra* aesthetic, our Aussie golden boy has left his unique mark on every medium from opera to adverts and musicals. Together with his wife Catherine Martin’s Oscar-winning costume design, he’s the man behind unforgettable movies from Moulin Rouge and Romeo & Juliet to The Great Gatsby, as well as Chanel ads and more recently, Netflix series The Get Down. Plus, he clearly loves Leo DiCaprio nearly as much as us. “I realised that I couldn’t make [Romeo & Juliet] without him.” And boy are we glad he didn’t.
Let’s take a moment to appreciate the talent that is, Baz Luhrmann.
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Directing Leonardo DiCaprio in Romeo & Juliet (above left) and with Nicole Kidman at the Moulin Rouge premiere in 2001 (above right).
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Nicole Kidman's costumes in Moulin Rouge. Image via Instagram @characterlook
Spring occasions outfit inspo from Moulin Rouge.
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Image via Instagram @characterlook
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Baz Luhrmann doing his thing on the set of Netflix show The Get Down.
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Leonardo DiCaprio and Carey Mulligan as Jay Gatsby and Daisy Buchanan in The Great Gatsby.
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Baz Luhrmann via Getty Images
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