Margot Robbie Harley Quinn Outfits

Margot Robbie has worn quite a few costumes as Harley Quinn so far. Each DC movie she does has seen her look evolve bit by bit. Her first appearance as the character was in

, a film from David Ayer. The director has been gaining some attention over the past year as some fans have demanded DC release the director’s cut for his 2016 release. As fans are curious about his early takes, he’s been sharing behind-the-scenes looks at his work, including new concept art with Margot Robbie in an early take on Harley Quinn.

Costume in the photo below for comparison. In the pictures, her hair is similar, though she has short, choppy bangs in the concept work. She’s holding a bat, but a closer look shows that the writing on the weapon is different.

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Margot Robbie is wearing one glove in both pictures, which perhaps hints at the chaos of how Harley Quinn gets dressed. In the concept art, she has “Puddin” written on a cuff around her neck. In

, that’s written as a tattoo on her thigh. Her tattoos are fairly different from concept to the actual movie. For example, the diamonds are large on her thigh in concept, but in

Is probably a little easier to do the stunt work Harley Quinn requires in her movies. The deep V neck in the bodysuit is a little reminiscent of the top she wears in one scene, where she’s dressed in a more laidback fashion.

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While David Ayer started off sharing just one of his concepts for Margot Robbie’s Harley Quinn, he eventually gave in to Twitter users’ questions and revealed a picture showing several more ideas they played with. The photos show that they considered different versions of the deep V bodysuit as well as more takes on the shorts and small tops. You can see that picture below.

Many many different designs and concepts were tried out. A director will be presented multiple iterations, often from several artists. Sometimes multiple wardrobe builds are tested. It’s a long process and requires the labor of many talented collaborators. https://t.co/QFWd97mc2t pic.twitter.com/SZi8fBgKbu— David Ayer (@DavidAyerMovies) November 10, 2021

These early concepts for Harley Quinn don’t have her wearing the ripped-up shirt with Daddy’s Lil Monster written on it. While that shirt isn’t something Margot Robbie’s character wears all the time, and wasn’t seen in her most recent DC appearance in

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, it is something her character has come to be known for. When people dress up as her for Halloween or cosplays, it usually includes the Daddy’s Lil Monster shirt and the bat.

, that tattoo was gone. As it turns out, the actress and filmmaker on that project didn’t like it, so they just cut it out. Over the years, we’ve seen Harley Quinn’s look change, so it’s interesting to see where it got started behind the scenes with David Ayer and the team on

. If the filmmaker does eventually get to release his own director’s cut for the project, it’ll be interesting to see if audiences get a better look at early takes on Margot Robbie’s character, having been quite a success for Warner Bros this year, it’s interesting to look back on its predecessor – David Ayer’s 2016 film

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. The movie was heavily changed by the studio during production, and as a result the finished film was rather negatively received. In fact, even director David Ayer has expressed his disappointment with the finished product. He’s also emphasized his desire to have his original vision for the film restored. And while we’re unlikely to get David Ayer’s cut of

, that hasn’t stopped Ayer from sharing concept art and other behind the scenes glimpses from the film’s production. This now includes the original costume designed for Harley Quinn; and, as it turns out, it was rather revealing.

The concept art does retain a lot of the same colors that are present on Harley Quinn’s final outfit. However, the original Harley Quinn costume is still quite different. In particular, the center of the Suicide Squad costume reveals Harley Quinn’s cleavage. While the final costume was still quite sexualized, albeit differently, it’s still surprising to see what almost could’ve been on screen. Another major difference is the makeup around Harley Quinn’s eyes, which is extremely red and takes up a good portion of her face.

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This look actually did make it into your cut, however brief, no?#ReleaseTheAyerCut pic.twitter.com/QRVuF9wqbL — 🃏Mark Fisher🦔 – #ReleaseTheAyerCut (@cyber10mark) November 9, 2021

Storyboards (and Ayer himself) suggest otherwise the multiple mugshots certainly fit his version of the movie depicting Joker & Harley as abusive; shows how he constantly lets her take the fall pic.twitter.com/rg8Jz7gwVH — 🃏Mark Fisher🦔 – #ReleaseTheAyerCut (@cyber10mark) November 15, 2021

Of course, it’s also clear that the same aesthetic was intended for both costumes. There’s a very particular style about David Ayer’s

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, something darkly glamorous that made its way into most of the character designs. While a lot of this style was dropped for James Gunn’s follow-up

, David Ayer’s impact on the DCEU is still felt to this day. Especially with the inclusion of Harley Quinn, who has been masterfully played by Margot Robbie in all of her live-action appearances throughout the DCEU.